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Refurbished Cameras? Good deal or junk?
I've been shopping for a camera for my husband for Christmas... and it's got me feeling like I wouldn't mind an upgrade to my own camera, which I could then resell and pay for some of the new camera's price. What I'm thinking I might like and can possibly afford, is an Olympus C-5050. Does anyone know if it uses the same size CLA tube and 43-46 step up ring that the C-3030 does? I've noticed that Olympus is selling refurbished cameras on eBay with a 90 day warranty. So, what are the pitfalls of a refurbished camera? Would I be buying a can of worms or possibly get a nice camera? Is a 90 day warranty long enough for any major problems to surface? Please feel free to share any experiences you have about refurbished digital cameras, especially from Olympus. Cynthia |
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When a person is hired to build digital cameras they get a bit of training
in doing one part of the process. If all these trained monkeys do it right you get a good camera. When one messes up you get one that doesn't work. It's then sent to be repaired by the best technicians in the shop and everything is tested. Only after being individually repaired and tested by a real tech does it get marked as refurbished and sold for less than one that has not been tested. In many cases there was nothing wrong with it at all...it was just bought by someone who changed their mind. I buy refurbished whenever I can....no problems so far. "Cynthia P" wrote in message ... I've been shopping for a camera for my husband for Christmas... and it's got me feeling like I wouldn't mind an upgrade to my own camera, which I could then resell and pay for some of the new camera's price. What I'm thinking I might like and can possibly afford, is an Olympus C-5050. Does anyone know if it uses the same size CLA tube and 43-46 step up ring that the C-3030 does? I've noticed that Olympus is selling refurbished cameras on eBay with a 90 day warranty. So, what are the pitfalls of a refurbished camera? Would I be buying a can of worms or possibly get a nice camera? Is a 90 day warranty long enough for any major problems to surface? Please feel free to share any experiences you have about refurbished digital cameras, especially from Olympus. Cynthia |
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Gene Palmiter wrote: When a person is hired to build digital cameras they get a bit of training in doing one part of the process. If all these trained monkeys do it right you get a good camera. When one messes up you get one that doesn't work. It's then sent to be repaired by the best technicians in the shop and everything is tested. Only after being individually repaired and tested by a real tech does it get marked as refurbished and sold for less than one that has not been tested. In many cases there was nothing wrong with it at all...it was just bought by someone who changed their mind. I buy refurbished whenever I can....no problems so far. Hi... The only possible downside is that you won't get any 3rd party software that was included in the package originally - like elements, for instance. Ken |
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Cynthia P wrote: I've been shopping for a camera for my husband for Christmas... and it's got me feeling like I wouldn't mind an upgrade to my own camera, which I could then resell and pay for some of the new camera's price. What I'm thinking I might like and can possibly afford, is an Olympus C-5050. Does anyone know if it uses the same size CLA tube and 43-46 step up ring that the C-3030 does? I've noticed that Olympus is selling refurbished cameras on eBay with a 90 day warranty. So, what are the pitfalls of a refurbished camera? Would I be buying a can of worms or possibly get a nice camera? Is a 90 day warranty long enough for any major problems to surface? Please feel free to share any experiences you have about refurbished digital cameras, especially from Olympus. Cynthia Hi Cynthia... You got it wrong HE's supposed to buy YOU a new camera for Christmas Fair is fair! Ken |
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Cynthia P wrote: I've been shopping for a camera for my husband for Christmas... and it's got me feeling like I wouldn't mind an upgrade to my own camera, which I could then resell and pay for some of the new camera's price. What I'm thinking I might like and can possibly afford, is an Olympus C-5050. Does anyone know if it uses the same size CLA tube and 43-46 step up ring that the C-3030 does? I've noticed that Olympus is selling refurbished cameras on eBay with a 90 day warranty. So, what are the pitfalls of a refurbished camera? Would I be buying a can of worms or possibly get a nice camera? Is a 90 day warranty long enough for any major problems to surface? Please feel free to share any experiences you have about refurbished digital cameras, especially from Olympus. Cynthia Hi Cynthia... You got it wrong HE's supposed to buy YOU a new camera for Christmas Fair is fair! Ken |
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Ken Weitzel wrote:
Gene Palmiter wrote: When a person is hired to build digital cameras they get a bit of training in doing one part of the process. If all these trained monkeys do it right you get a good camera. When one messes up you get one that doesn't work. It's then sent to be repaired by the best technicians in the shop and everything is tested. Only after being individually repaired and tested by a real tech does it get marked as refurbished and sold for less than one that has not been tested. In many cases there was nothing wrong with it at all...it was just bought by someone who changed their mind. I buy refurbished whenever I can....no problems so far. Hi... The only possible downside is that you won't get any 3rd party software that was included in the package originally - like elements, for instance. The refurbs I have bought came sealed from the (Nikon) "factory", and included the complete kit as if new. One was 300 pictures old, according to what it did to the fresh, new CF card I put in it. The other was on its third thousand, but seemed new, stickers and all. One had a monitor defect and was returned without a problem (B&H). -- Frank ess |
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Ken Weitzel wrote:
Gene Palmiter wrote: When a person is hired to build digital cameras they get a bit of training in doing one part of the process. If all these trained monkeys do it right you get a good camera. When one messes up you get one that doesn't work. It's then sent to be repaired by the best technicians in the shop and everything is tested. Only after being individually repaired and tested by a real tech does it get marked as refurbished and sold for less than one that has not been tested. In many cases there was nothing wrong with it at all...it was just bought by someone who changed their mind. I buy refurbished whenever I can....no problems so far. Hi... The only possible downside is that you won't get any 3rd party software that was included in the package originally - like elements, for instance. The refurbs I have bought came sealed from the (Nikon) "factory", and included the complete kit as if new. One was 300 pictures old, according to what it did to the fresh, new CF card I put in it. The other was on its third thousand, but seemed new, stickers and all. One had a monitor defect and was returned without a problem (B&H). -- Frank ess |
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Note the phrase "individually repaired and TESTED" (emphasis mine). In
the main production run, they don't test every camera. Which do you think is going to have next to zero chance of a DOA product, the one that was individually tested, or the one that probably wasn't? Refurbs do sometimes have cosmetic blemishes though, but when present, which isn't often, they're still small. Lisa Gene Palmiter wrote: When a person is hired to build digital cameras they get a bit of training in doing one part of the process. If all these trained monkeys do it right you get a good camera. When one messes up you get one that doesn't work. It's then sent to be repaired by the best technicians in the shop and everything is tested. Only after being individually repaired and tested by a real tech does it get marked as refurbished and sold for less than one that has not been tested. In many cases there was nothing wrong with it at all...it was just bought by someone who changed their mind. I buy refurbished whenever I can....no problems so far. "Cynthia P" wrote in message ... I've been shopping for a camera for my husband for Christmas... and it's got me feeling like I wouldn't mind an upgrade to my own camera, which I could then resell and pay for some of the new camera's price. What I'm thinking I might like and can possibly afford, is an Olympus C-5050. Does anyone know if it uses the same size CLA tube and 43-46 step up ring that the C-3030 does? I've noticed that Olympus is selling refurbished cameras on eBay with a 90 day warranty. So, what are the pitfalls of a refurbished camera? Would I be buying a can of worms or possibly get a nice camera? Is a 90 day warranty long enough for any major problems to surface? Please feel free to share any experiences you have about refurbished digital cameras, especially from Olympus. Cynthia |
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Note the phrase "individually repaired and TESTED" (emphasis mine). In
the main production run, they don't test every camera. Which do you think is going to have next to zero chance of a DOA product, the one that was individually tested, or the one that probably wasn't? Refurbs do sometimes have cosmetic blemishes though, but when present, which isn't often, they're still small. Lisa Gene Palmiter wrote: When a person is hired to build digital cameras they get a bit of training in doing one part of the process. If all these trained monkeys do it right you get a good camera. When one messes up you get one that doesn't work. It's then sent to be repaired by the best technicians in the shop and everything is tested. Only after being individually repaired and tested by a real tech does it get marked as refurbished and sold for less than one that has not been tested. In many cases there was nothing wrong with it at all...it was just bought by someone who changed their mind. I buy refurbished whenever I can....no problems so far. "Cynthia P" wrote in message ... I've been shopping for a camera for my husband for Christmas... and it's got me feeling like I wouldn't mind an upgrade to my own camera, which I could then resell and pay for some of the new camera's price. What I'm thinking I might like and can possibly afford, is an Olympus C-5050. Does anyone know if it uses the same size CLA tube and 43-46 step up ring that the C-3030 does? I've noticed that Olympus is selling refurbished cameras on eBay with a 90 day warranty. So, what are the pitfalls of a refurbished camera? Would I be buying a can of worms or possibly get a nice camera? Is a 90 day warranty long enough for any major problems to surface? Please feel free to share any experiences you have about refurbished digital cameras, especially from Olympus. Cynthia |
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My own feeling is that refurbished gear is better than new, because it has
been examined individually by a technician. |
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