VietVet Loc: Brooklyn, NY

Canon Referbished warranty is for one year

tcanzano Loc: Bristol, NH

The only problem with using the Tokina lens on a Nikon D5600 is the autofocus does not work because it doesn't have a built-in motor. I purchased a macro so the manual focus is better.

Doug Gaudette

Thanks. I primarily use a Nikon D850 so it should work. My Tokina macro lens works fine on the 850. But it doesn’t on my D5200.

autofocus Loc: North Central Connecticut

just make sure the Tokina lens you're thinking of works on that full frame 850. Our Tokina 11-16mm will not work well at all on our 850 because it's a crop sensor lens, and not designed for full frame bodies

Doug Gaudette

Good point, thanks. The 16-28 is a full frame lens.

ronpier Loc: Poland Ohio

After purchasing several used lenses and cameras I would have no problem purchasing factory refurbs. Up until two years ago I always purchased new but the deals on used stuff are so great.......hard to pass up. Especially sweeter when there is a warranty.

Doug Gaudette

Thanks for the feedback.
Doug

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Well, I guess you will just have to go out and use the lens a lot in the next few months! Tough job, but someone has to do it!

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

I have had very similar results from Nikon's refurbished equiment program. I highly recommend it.

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

I prefer 5 year warranties on my lenses. On manual focus lenses, no need for an additional warranty. Auto focus lenses have lots of electronics and moving parts. I have needed that 5 year warranty on two of my Nikon lenses.
$300.00 out of pocket for 4 years and 9 months of piece of mind is well worth it.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

I would expect a failure in a mechanical lens to show up later after use and an electronic failure to show up fairly quickly. If I have a warranty on an electronic for one year, I feel confident. It is one of the reasons I do not purchase extended warranties on electronics. If an electronic is going to fail for something covered by a warranty, it will occur in the first year. At least that is my experience.
Though you have a point regarding the motors in AF lenses. They are bit more worrisome. I just try to use the lens a lot after purchase to see how it behaves. If it does not feel as smooth in operation as say my 70-200 L (which is fairly old) then I worry.
But as far as costing, if the $300 you mention is for a single lens, the costing out should include the value of the lens(es) for which you have purchased a warranty and needed it vs the cost of all extended warranties for all lenses over that period. So if you have 5 lenses covered at $300 each and you need the repair on only one, the coverage was $1,500 with one lens benefiting. It still might be worth it, depending on the lenses in question. Say a Canon 600 f/4 L at $12,000. But I do not know if $300 would cover the extended warranty on that lens.
On the other hand, if you also managed to purchase accidental damage or loss in the $300 for five years and the lens in in the range of $2,000 ish, it is probably a good deal. Accidental damage is much more likely than a manufacturer defect (one that does not appear in the initial warranty period) but you usually need to by the first coverage before they offer the accidental part. Also you can usually get the second as a rider to homeowners or renters insurance.
Sorry, I just rambled while trying to avoid researching a special education reporting issue.

lightyear

Nikon factory refurbished lenses are better than than 'new' boxed lenses because each refurbished lens is carefully evaluated and adjusted to official 'new' specifications by a technician, while 'new' lenses are largely robotically assembled and do not neccessarily meet narrow quality control specifications . Quality control specs on the 'new' lenses are wider.

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

I am sorry to disappoint you but Nikon refurbished lenses are not carefully evaluated and adjusted to official 'new' specifications by a Nikon technician. Where did you hear or see that? They are tested the same way new lenses are evaluated by robot or quickly looked at by technicians working for Nikon or subcontracted. I worked for Nikon for over 5 years and lenses that were returned by customers were usually returned because, "they did not like there COPY of the lens", 999 times out of 1000 there was nothing wrong with the lens, usually operator error. The one out of 1000 received further evaluation by a technician who returned to to factory specs, if they could not accomplish this quickly the lens was usually discarded.
I can not believe what folks put on this site.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

if it's on line must be true LOL. Google wins all the time,ugh

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Yeah, they are clearly thinking Canon. Canon refurbished are tested individually against original factory specs.