Sale on Canon Refurbs: I shoot primarily Sony now, but I thought you Canon shooters might be interested. I owned a couple of Canon refurb lenses and they were a great deal.

rwoodvira

I shoot primarily Sony now, but I thought you Canon shooters might be interested.

I owned a couple of Canon refurb lenses and they were a great deal.

https://www.canonrumors.com/big-refurb-sale-eos-r5-2399-eos-r5-c-3199-and-lots-more/

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

The SX50 Bridge had defective rubber on the eye pad and 17000 were recalled, I bought two at $150, a new eye pad, and a wonderful camera at a fraction of the price.

rwoodvira, the Canon people should thank you... me, yep Sony... and a vast number of Minolta lenses to fit.

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

rwoodvira wrote:

I shoot primarily Sony now, but I thought you Canon shooters might be interested.

I owned a couple of Canon refurb lenses and they were a great deal.

https://www.canonrumors.com/big-refurb-sale-eos-r5-2399-eos-r5-c-3199-and-lots-more/

Interesting, the Canon R5 is listed as a refurb for 2399, B&H currently has that on sale for 2999, now I know that's 600 bucks difference.
But for me, a longer warranty?, an actual BOX and all accessories will allow the new buyer to get higher resale value on the new camera over the refurb without a new box?. So, as a result, down the road, there may be only a difference of 300-400 dollars difference.
Is that important to you?, only you will know. I believe Canon gives a shorter warranty on refurb's than new, but I could be wrong, which would not be a surprise.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.

rwoodvira

dpullum wrote:

The SX50 Bridge had defective rubber on the eye pad and 17000 were recalled, I bought two at $150, a new eye pad, and a wonderful camera at a fraction of the price.

rwoodvira, the Canon people should thank you... me, yep Sony... and a vast number of Minolta lenses to fit.

My pleasure to help out - that's what this forum is all about.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

billnikon wrote:

I believe Canon gives a shorter warranty on refurb's than new, but I could be wrong, which would not be a surprise.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.

Canon refurbs purchased directly from Canon carry the same warranty as new.

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

47greyfox wrote:

Canon refurbs purchased directly from Canon carry the same warranty as new.

That is really nice. Nikon is only 3 months.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

billnikon wrote:

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Same warranty as new in box. I have bought several bodies and lenses from the Canon refurb store over the years. Box contains the same stuff as a new in box version. Zero problems with any of them.

Most of the "refurbs" are actually returned merchandise from stores or ones that were used as demos/displays at shows by Canon reps. And individually they get a tougher inspection than the ones coming down the assembly line.

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

robertjerl wrote:

Same warranty as new in box. I have bought several bodies and lenses from the Canon refurb store over the years. Box contains the same stuff as a new in box version. Zero problems with any of them.

Most of the "refurbs" are actually returned merchandise from stores or ones that were used as demos/displays at shows by Canon reps. And individually they get a tougher inspection than the ones coming down the assembly line.

Nice warranty service on refurbished. Wish Nikon would do the same.

flathead27ford Loc: Colorado, North of Greeley