I got the D810 refurb from Adorama today. It does not come in a Nikon box, but the box included new accessories that I have verified are the exact complement you get when you buy this camera new. The body looks (and smells) brand new; no scratches or dings or mars or defects on the screen. Shutter count is 710. Absolutely no literature comes with the refurbished camera except a card that refers you to NikonUSA to download a manual. I downloaded it. It's ~550 pages and free. Thom Hogan's Guide to the Nikon D810 is nearly 1,000. I consider this purchase a major success.
I will let you know when the D810 arrives from Adorama. I just looked again at the shipment email and see that it says the camera will be shipped by the end of today, whatever that means. But when it's here I'll answer your questions.
I haven't gotten the D810 from Adorama yet. I just got an email from them that it was shipped today, somewhat disappointing because yesterday around 10 pm in NY when I hit the pay button I included extra $2-3 for "prompt shipment." I'm betting it will take a lot longer to find out than I'm willing to spend.
Unfortunately Nikonusa now prices the D810 Refurbished at $2500. So I bought from Adorama for $2K
And I agree. Just hit the send button on my Adorama order for D810. Thanks
Why would something be more expensive to manufacture in Thailand than in Japan?
I've spent the last hour looking for info on Abe's of Maine. The Consumer Affairs website has an almost unending litany of consumer complaints about the company; all seem to involve bait-and-switch, misrepresentation and just plain old lying. This company looks like your worst nightmare.
I don't think any Nikon cameras or lenses are American made. I think Nikons are made in Japan and more recently Thailand.
Abe's also has advertised a D810 for $3K plus.
Does anybody know if Abe's of Maine is reputable? They advertise a brand new D810 for $2070.
I looked at the link and it was more than helpful. I think I've definitely decided on spending the extra two yards. Thank you.
I'm thinking of buying a refurbished Nikon D800 or D810. There's a $200 price difference between the two on Adorama. Can anyone tell me in a nutshell what I'm gettting (or missing) for the $200?
A 90 day warranty doesn't help if the camera shutter times out six months after you buy the refurbished body. Nikon cameras all have a finite shutter-trip limit. I'm pretty sure that any new Nikon body and it's shutter will last longer than the original warranty, so then you're in uncharted territory. It makes a difference whether you can count on 150,000 shutter actuations or 250,000.
I have gone through a slow process with Nikon cameras, starting way back with a D100. Three cameras later I'm pondering buying a Nikon refurbished D810. Three of the four Nikon cameras I've owned went belly up because the shutter had been tripped more than it's design limits. Does Nikon refurbishing include a new shutter, or (as sketchily described in Nikon's blurb on refurbishing) does the camera that's being refurbished pass shutter muster merely because the shutter works properly? If the camera being refurbished was first owned by someone who, like me, takes bazillions of pictures, then that fact would make such a camera less desirable to me if the shutter merely worked, and if Nikon passed the shutter because of that. In this regard I remember once having a Nikon camera that kept track of shutter actuations but I lost that knowledge years ago.