Hello, everyone. I'm having a difficult time with verifying that my Nikon D4S is a USA model. I have the camera on eBay now (trying to upgrade to the D5) and a user questioned the region of my camera. I purchased the D4S from Amazon in February of 2014 and have the receipt to prove that. And on the Nikon box, my model number is listed as "D4S(U)" which, based on my research, means it's a USA model. The serial number sticker on the box matches the one on the camera. Based on me living in Pennsylvania and purchasing it from Amazon.com in the USA, I know it's a USA region camera.
But in light of other grey market cameras out there, how is a person to know if it's a true USA model? This would be handy for my listing on eBay.
I did some additional research and found the Nikon "code" for regions (2=Japan, 3=USA, etc.) but I also found that this code doesn't apply to Nikon's top end cameras like the D4S. My serial number starts with a 2.
I contacted Nikon and they are being ridiculous in my opinion. They said they have no way of verifying the serial number without a physical inspection of the camera. So they're basically asking me to pay to ship it to them (shipping plus insurance), pay for a "repair", and then pay to ship it back. They keep stating that the tech would need to "physically examine" the camera. I made it very clear that I didn't want any testing, cleaning, adjustments, etc. to the camera AT ALL. I would gladly pay say a $20 fee to verify this online or over the phone, but requiring me to physically send this in to repair is ridiculous!
Any thoughts on how this can be done WITHOUT having to ship my camera somewhere?
Thank you!
Has anyone run into this issue before?