refurbished cameras

Are these cameras as good a deal as they seem? I am looking at buying one but
just not sure,

Thanks

73
G. Doughty

 

I have purchased a refurbished camera from Nikon: they were good about
replacing it. Twice.

 

I have a refurbished Nikon F100. No issues with it in 3 years. I
wouldn't hesitate to buy another one. I also have a refurbished Nikkor
300/4, it has been problem free as well. If you can, try to look at
them. I had them pull out 3 F100's and I looked at them all very
carefully, tested them with lenses. They all had a different feel, some
seemed more worn than others. I chose the one that "felt" the newest.

JR

 

A problem is that "refurbished" may mean almost anything.

For example, a purchaser may have had "buyer remorse" and returned a camera
to the store even though nothing at all was wrong with it. The camera cannot
then be resold as "new," but is returned (to the importer or whatever) who
presumably checks it out. Eventually these cameras are sold as "refurbished"
and they may be essentially new, and extremely good deals. On the other
hand, a "refurbished" camera may be one that was a lemon from the start, and
may or may not have been brought up to perfect working condition. Or it may
be an "open box" item that's been around for quite a while, perhaps handled
and mishandled by a thousand people.

So it's sort of pot luck, I would say. If you can actually *see* the
particular camera being sold, and it looks and feels like it's in perfect
condition, has all its parts and docs, etc., and carries a decent warranty,
then it's probably worth taking the chance.

Neil

 

I've been buying refurbished gear for years. None of it has ever been bad. If it has a warranty, why not?

The only refurbished/used/ebay items I would never buy is digital media-- hard drives, media cards, etc.

 

Ok. Thanks alot. I picked up a refurbished maxxum stsi on ebay. Hopefully, I
did not get robbed.


73
G. Doughty

 

Who refurbished the camera and did it come with a wararntee?

 

Minolta Canada and it comes with a 90 day warranty

Not good?
73
G. Doughty

 

Sounds ok. I didn't see the auction.

 

G. Doughty said:

I once bought a Canon 20mm f/2.8 EF USM "refurb" from B&H. When I got the
lens the only thing distinguishing it from new was the sticker on the box
that said "refurbished".

Best $320 lens I ever got.

 

I agree with everyone else. I bought a "factory refurbished" EOS 3 &
1D from B&H and haven't had a problem with either.

Mike