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So I bought my Canon 7D from Panamoz, knowing full-well that it would be a grey import. Who cares? Reputable company, one year warranty with them as standard and all for a unbeatable price. I knew therefore that the Camera would most likely come without a UK serial. Well I checked the sticker on the bottom of the camera where the serial number is located. Firstly, the sticker is slightly askew, which leads me to believe someone at Panamoz has tampered with the sticker. Anyway I registered the product with Canon no problem.
Today I checked the serial number of the sticker against the serial number included in my exif data and they are completely different! Why would Panamoz go through the hassle of sticking a UK serial sticker onto the bottom of a grey import camera? Surely Canon check the digital serial number when dealing with warranty claims... I'm not sure that this is a particularly bad thing to have discovered about my camera. I'm just hoping the camera wasn't used before I bought it!
Today I checked the serial number of the sticker against the serial number included in my exif data and they are completely different! Why would Panamoz go through the hassle of sticking a UK serial sticker onto the bottom of a grey import camera? Surely Canon check the digital serial number when dealing with warranty claims... I'm not sure that this is a particularly bad thing to have discovered about my camera. I'm just hoping the camera wasn't used before I bought it!