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Refurbished Canon DSLRs
There are always a good number of refurbished Canon DSLRs at
www.adorama.com. Some of them are new models, which has to make one wonder why they need refurbishing so soon. How does Canon come by the cameras it refurbishes and what does refurbishment usually entail? Have any of you bought one of these cameras and have you had any problems? Thanks, SW |
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Refurbished Canon DSLRs
Summer Wind wrote:
There are always a good number of refurbished Canon DSLRs at www.adorama.com. Some of them are new models, which has to make one wonder why they need refurbishing so soon. How does Canon come by the cameras it refurbishes and what does refurbishment usually entail? Have any of you bought one of these cameras and have you had any problems? I was in a Best Buy the other day, all the DSLRs were on display, locked to the counter with no lens mounted... yikes, I can understand why but all the dust & people poking their fingers in the mirror box, sheesh. I think that would be the worst case scenario though. |
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Refurbished Canon DSLRs
On Oct 18, 2:57 pm, "Summer Wind" wrote:
There are always a good number of refurbished Canon DSLRs atwww.adorama.com. Some of them are new models, which has to make one wonder why they need refurbishing so soon. The name is a clue. |
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Refurbished Canon DSLRs
"Rich" wrote in message
ups.com... On Oct 18, 2:57 pm, "Summer Wind" wrote: There are always a good number of refurbished Canon DSLRs atwww.adorama.com. Some of them are new models, which has to make one wonder why they need refurbishing so soon. The name is a clue. There are just as many refurbished Nikon's. SW |
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Refurbished Canon DSLRs
"Bob S" wrote in message
... Not sure about Adorama, a reputable shop, but B&H, another reputable shop, has "used" gear that when rated condition 10 is usually refurbed by Canon. Where they get them is easy. The Canon Sales Reps turn in their sample cases on a regular schedule. The equipment gets a going over by Canon but can not be sold as new. The equipmant may also be store demos. A nice way to get "new" at used prices. I bought my 28-135 IS that way and a friend bought his 10D and maybe his 20D that way. We're both happy with what we bought. Thanks and it does appear to be a good way to save a few bucks. The price difference is not that spectacular, but it does cover the shipping and taxes you'd pay for new merchandise, plus a little more. SW |
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Refurbished Canon DSLRs
On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:57:09 -0500, Summer Wind wrote:
There are always a good number of refurbished Canon DSLRs at www.adorama.com. Some of them are new models, which has to make one wonder why they need refurbishing so soon. How does Canon come by the cameras it refurbishes and what does refurbishment usually entail? Have any of you bought one of these cameras and have you had any problems? Thanks, SW Generally a product marketed as 'refurbished' has been returned for repair. The problem may have been very minor or quite major. The idea is that every subsystem of the product is tested and necessary repairs made. I've heard folks say that they have more confidence in refurbished equipment than new - because of thorough testing. I have no knowledge of canon products, but I've purchased two Kodak refurbished cameras (a DC210+ and a P850) - I've been completely satisfied with both. I have also purchased Epson scanners and printers refurbished - and have been completely satisfied. In all cases I have bought from the corporate online store. |
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Refurbished Canon DSLRs
"ray" wrote in message news On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:57:09 -0500, Summer Wind wrote: There are always a good number of refurbished Canon DSLRs at www.adorama.com. Some of them are new models, which has to make one wonder why they need refurbishing so soon. How does Canon come by the cameras it refurbishes and what does refurbishment usually entail? Have any of you bought one of these cameras and have you had any problems? Thanks, SW Generally a product marketed as 'refurbished' has been returned for repair. The problem may have been very minor or quite major. The idea is that every subsystem of the product is tested and necessary repairs made. I've heard folks say that they have more confidence in refurbished equipment than new - because of thorough testing. I have no knowledge of canon products, but I've purchased two Kodak refurbished cameras (a DC210+ and a P850) - I've been completely satisfied with both. I have also purchased Epson scanners and printers refurbished - and have been completely satisfied. In all cases I have bought from the corporate online store. Let's not use doubletalk. Currently hucksters use terms like pre-owned instead of used. The fact of the matter is a "refurbished" item is a "used" item. You do not know how or where the original user handled the camera or lens. Trying to gloss it over or pretend that it is "more thoroughly tested" is pure hype. |
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"Frank Arthur" wrote in message
... "ray" wrote in message news On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:57:09 -0500, Summer Wind wrote: There are always a good number of refurbished Canon DSLRs at www.adorama.com. Some of them are new models, which has to make one wonder why they need refurbishing so soon. How does Canon come by the cameras it refurbishes and what does refurbishment usually entail? Have any of you bought one of these cameras and have you had any problems? Thanks, SW Generally a product marketed as 'refurbished' has been returned for repair. The problem may have been very minor or quite major. The idea is that every subsystem of the product is tested and necessary repairs made. I've heard folks say that they have more confidence in refurbished equipment than new - because of thorough testing. I have no knowledge of canon products, but I've purchased two Kodak refurbished cameras (a DC210+ and a P850) - I've been completely satisfied with both. I have also purchased Epson scanners and printers refurbished - and have been completely satisfied. In all cases I have bought from the corporate online store. Let's not use doubletalk. Currently hucksters use terms like pre-owned instead of used. The fact of the matter is a "refurbished" item is a "used" item. You do not know how or where the original user handled the camera or lens. Trying to gloss it over or pretend that it is "more thoroughly tested" is pure hype. As the new owner of a refurbished Canon S3 IS, I gotta say... I'm hard pressed to see the difference between refurbished and new. If it didn't come with a refurbished sticker on the bottom, I wouldn't be able to tell. dwight www.tfrog.com |
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Refurbished Canon DSLRs
"dwight" wrote in message ... "Frank Arthur" wrote in message ... "ray" wrote in message news On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:57:09 -0500, Summer Wind wrote: There are always a good number of refurbished Canon DSLRs at www.adorama.com. Some of them are new models, which has to make one wonder why they need refurbishing so soon. How does Canon come by the cameras it refurbishes and what does refurbishment usually entail? Have any of you bought one of these cameras and have you had any problems? Thanks, SW Generally a product marketed as 'refurbished' has been returned for repair. The problem may have been very minor or quite major. The idea is that every subsystem of the product is tested and necessary repairs made. I've heard folks say that they have more confidence in refurbished equipment than new - because of thorough testing. I have no knowledge of canon products, but I've purchased two Kodak refurbished cameras (a DC210+ and a P850) - I've been completely satisfied with both. I have also purchased Epson scanners and printers refurbished - and have been completely satisfied. In all cases I have bought from the corporate online store. Let's not use doubletalk. Currently hucksters use terms like pre-owned instead of used. The fact of the matter is a "refurbished" item is a "used" item. You do not know how or where the original user handled the camera or lens. Trying to gloss it over or pretend that it is "more thoroughly tested" is pure hype. As the new owner of a refurbished Canon S3 IS, I gotta say... I'm hard pressed to see the difference between refurbished and new. If it didn't come with a refurbished sticker on the bottom, I wouldn't be able to tell. dwight www.tfrog.com Was there a significant price savings? |
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Refurbished Canon DSLRs
Where they get them is easy. The Canon Sales Reps turn in
their sample cases on a regular schedule. The equipment gets a going over by Canon but can not be sold as new. The equipmant may also be store demos. There aren't enough sales reps to account for the huge number of refurbished Canons and Nikons. I suspect a lot of them come from returned cameras and store demos. They are carefully gone over and returned to factory specs. Most of them probably need very little work done. I own a refurbished Nikon D80 which looks exactly like new and performs perfectly. Got a one-year warranty from the store, too. My local camera store owner says he'd rather buy a refurb than a new camera. |
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