refurbished cameras: can anyone offer advice on the above, i have just followed an auction for a 60d that sold for £453 that was refurbished, that is quite a saving on a new one, but...

billozz Loc: Birmingham, England

can anyone offer advice on the above, i have just followed an auction for a 60d that sold for £453 that was refurbished, that is quite a saving on a new one, but doeas anyone have experience of a refurbished item.
thanks
bill

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Bit of an odd question, nothing wrong with second hand, cars, houses, cameras etc, most of use have something pre owned, I have lots.

billozz Loc: Birmingham, England

not sure why you think its odd, i agree we all maybe have things that are preowned but not all of them have been refurbished, i have yet to see a refurbished house or car i just wondered about peoples experiences with cameras that have been refurbished, i would imagine they are as good as new but just not sure, looking for

LKincaid Loc: Tampa Bay, Florida

I wanted a second camera and purchased a re-furbished Nikon on Amazon.com. I have never had a problem with it.

billozz Loc: Birmingham, England

thanks for that, its kinda what i thought, if they refurb them they must fix any faults i guess

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Until Jessops stopped selling pre owned I shopped there all the time, this years I have spent many many hundreds with London Camera Exchange, perhaps the best.

As long as you go to a reputable supplier like them and get a guarantee.

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

I often wonderd about that, do they just referbish the part/parts that went bad or do they also referbish the shutter? If they do, that would bring the actuation count to zero.

Danilo Loc: Las Vegas

billozz wrote:

can anyone offer advice on the above, i have just followed an auction for a 60d that sold for £453 that was refurbished, that is quite a saving on a new one, but doeas anyone have experience of a refurbished item.
thanks
bill

Hey Bill
Most refurbished equipment is not really "used", rather it's equipment that has been sold and delivered and subsequently returned for some reason. It cannot legally be sold as NEW, so they (sometimes the factory, be sure to check) clean it up, check all functions, and repackage it. In a sense, it can actually be better than new, because of all this individual attention.
I purchased a refurb Nikon D5100 last year, saved a fair amount of $$ and couldn't even tell the difference from new.
I would determine who did the "refurb" and make sure it carries at least a 90 day warranty with return privileges.

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

Danilo wrote:

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I agree with Danilo but I would add that you should keep in mind that a warranty is only as good as the one who issues it. I'd suggest you only deal with reputable supplies especially when purchasing used or refurbished equipment. Having said that I'd never shy away from refurbished equipment as per Danilo's comments above.

Birdguide Loc: Ormond Beach, FL

billozz wrote:

can anyone offer advice on the above, i have just followed an auction for a 60d that sold for £453 that was refurbished, that is quite a saving on a new one, but doeas anyone have experience of a refurbished item.
thanks
bill

Hi billozz, I am thinking of buying a refurbished 60d from Adorama, I think with any seller who stands behind their equipment it's a pretty good gamble. I notice on Adorama is something is wrong with the camera they state what the problem is. Good way to upgrade and save some bucks.

Kamraman Loc: Canada

Often times these 'refurbished' items are simply returns. Other times refurbished is exactly that. Item stripped down cleaned damaged or worn parts replaced.
I had a refurbished computer that lasted me many years (about 8). When I want/need another camera I would consider a refurbished one especially as I could get better camera for my dollars.

billozz wrote:

can anyone offer advice on the above, i have just followed an auction for a 60d that sold for £453 that was refurbished, that is quite a saving on a new one, but doeas anyone have experience of a refurbished item.
thanks
bill

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

A "Refurbished" camera, speedlight, or lens must have its original packaging, and quite often comes with manufacturer's warranty. Most refurbs were barely used, or never used in the field (demos, immediate returns, etc.) and are basically new, but cannot be re-sold as such.

MtnMan Loc: ID

billozz wrote:

can anyone offer advice on the above, i have just followed an auction for a 60d that sold for £453 that was refurbished, that is quite a saving on a new one, but doeas anyone have experience of a refurbished item.
thanks
bill

Yes. Bought my wife a refurbished Nikon 500 six months ago. Like new and works like a fine clock.

The only downside to refurbished is that they come with a much shorter warranty.

The upside is that they have been worked in past the early failures and refurburished. Your chances of not having a problem are greatly improved.

Some deals sell a supplemental warranty you can buy on refurbed. I saw a Cameta ad recently for a refurb D800 that included their one year warranty.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

billozz wrote:

..... i have yet to see a refurbished house or car

If this was true, half the contractors and auto body shops would be out of business. :-D

MtnMan Loc: ID

OddJobber wrote:

billozz wrote:

..... i have yet to see a refurbished house or car

If this was true, half the contractors and auto body shops would be out of business. :-D

And no one would buy a "used" house...