Just received my Nikon factory refurbished Nikon D7200 camera and the shutter count is.. (Page 3): Good Luck with the new camera.

Nikon_DonB Loc: Chicago

Good Luck with the new camera.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

jederick wrote:

I have bought several factory refurbished cameras and never an issue...each one had fewer than 50 for shutter count.

When I got my refurb D7100 last year, through Amazon (seller was Adorama), the shutter count was “599”. But since I’d read that anything below “2000” was considered good, I didn’t complain. I’ve been very happy with it. I couldn’t tell at all that it had every been previously touched by human hands. Not a blemish on it. Looked new.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

billnikon wrote:

And, if one were not worried about price, would they buy new or REFURBISHED?

Because, new camera bodies are only randomly checked, or every so many cameras, on the assembly line. Whereas EACH and EVERY camera that goes back for “refurbishing” is checked by a technician. So your NEW camera may not have received a checkout before you bought it, and it may have an issue or two. Your refurb will not. It will be as close to perfect as it can get.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

joer wrote:

Not knocking refurbs but its not like a new camera. They just turn the counter back.

That’s BS.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

dasgeiss wrote:

Some years ago, maybe 5 years, I bought a refurbished Canon XTi camera. The pictures came out blury. My neighbor happened to have the same exact camera/lens and so we took the same exact picture with the same exact settings from the same exact positions. His picture came out sharp and crisp while mine was blury. I returned the camera and got a new one. Problem solved! I for one will never buy a "refurbished" camera again.

Doc

You probably didn’t buy a “factory” refurbished camera. Yours was probably refurbished by sone unknown (to you) third party.

klaus Loc: Guatemala City, Guatemala

joer wrote:

Not knocking refurbs but its not like a new camera. They just turn the counter back.

Ah yes, there's nothing like the rush of buying full retail!

The rest of us poor schmucks will have to make do with a plain white box (Oh, the horror!) and that cheap but otherwise just the same looking camera that was tested and calibrated at an authorized Nikon repair facility before it was sold to us.

Since everything looks the same and works the same I have to assume that the shiny black and gold cardboard box those new Nikon's come in must be worth at least several hundred bucks!

BTW, all of my refurbs had minimal to extremely low mileage and I guarantee you the counter was not turned back on any of them.

klaus Loc: Guatemala City, Guatemala

kb6kgx wrote:

When I got my refurb D7100 last year, through Amazon (seller was Adorama), the shutter count was “599”. But since I’d read that anything below “2000” was considered good, I didn’t complain. I’ve been very happy with it. I couldn’t tell at all that it had every been previously touched by human hands. Not a blemish on it. Looked new.

The shutter count rating of a D7100 is 150,000 cycles so I think you are safe.
The other good news is that Nikon repair facilities often put several hundred shots on a camera to adjust and align everything to factory specs.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

klaus wrote:

The shutter count rating of a D7100 is 150,000 cycles so I think you are safe.
The other good news is that Nikon repair facilities often put several hundred shots on a camera to adjust and align everything to factory specs.

Oh, I’m not complaining at all! Very happy that I saved $400 and didn’t have to buy a new one at Best Buy or some other retailer. Plus, should it ever be needed, I’m fortunate enough to live and work about 15 minutes from an authorized Nikon repair facility.

doctp Loc: ny

Where do you buy the refurbished nikons, directly from Nikon or an authorized dealer?

Tom

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

doctp wrote:

Where do you buy the refurbished nikons, directly from Nikon or an authorized dealer?

Tom

Nikon carries them on their web site and B&H also has them and the A store. Usually you can find them on the NikonUSA site. I do not know if you get the same warranty with a refurbished as you do with a new body. A new body carries a 1 year warranty, I do not know if you get a 1 year FROM NIKON on refurbished.

wapiti Loc: round rock, texas

kb6kgx wrote:

That’s BS.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

billnikon wrote:

Nikon carries them on their web site and B&H also has them and the A store. Usually you can find them on the NikonUSA site. I do not know if you get the same warranty with a refurbished as you do with a new body. A new body carries a 1 year warranty, I do not know if you get a 1 year FROM NIKON on refurbished.

Cameta gives 1 yr warranty on factory refurbished.

Pretty sure you can get additional warranty from Nikon.

Standard from anyone is 90 days.

Adorama and Amazon offer 3rd party extended warranties. Square Trade, etc.

authorizeduser Loc: Monroe, Michigan

joer wrote:

Not knocking refurbs but its not like a new camera. They just turn the counter back.

Nikon NEVER resets the counter even when a shutter is replaced.

BebuLamar

Rongnongno wrote:

Newly wed with a camera???

I hope your better half is not reading any of this....

But I am afraid the marriage doesn't last long.