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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
I ordered some not inexpensive Canon E6NH batteries (read: DSLR batteries) from a well known camera retailer a while back.
They didn't mention no-one in Oz had any in stock.
It took 3 months.
That said, while I might have got them sooner from foreign shores, I was more than happy to wait and get a local warranty.
These puppies were going into a new $6K camera and $60 after-market substitutes were not going to cut it.
I suspect many IIS'ers don't fully appreciate how strong Australia consumer laws are.
If you order online from a foreign supplier, it often goes well...but when it doesn't....you do you often end up in a world of hurt or do your dough....
and then some... if the cheaper/faster option trashes your expensive gear.
Given the current east-cost weather...waiting is hardly fatal.  |
You make some excellent points. I have heard of manufacturers of carious types of equipment - photographic, astronomical - who will only warranty items in the country that they were purchased in. FOr example, you could have purchased equipment overseas that is identical to what you might purchase here in Oz, but it will not be covered under an Australian warranty.
None of us likes the delays in getting the items to set up correctly for observations or imaging, but sometimes the wait is worth it in more ways than one.