would you buy a refurbished DSLR?

[Muse]

it depends who does the refurbin' - if its a 3rd party that refurbishes it, then maybe not.. but if it, say gets refurbed from canon themselves, then that would be no problem

In my case, I didn't buy direct from Canon but from a seller through Amazon who said it was certified Canon refurb. I have fingers crossed it really is. It shipped yesterday. I'm hopeful because the seller said exactly:

Certified Refurbished from Canon!!

Hope it also has all the standard accessories!

 

[kalrith]

I bought a Canon T2i directly from Canon through their loyalty program. It came with the same warranty as new and looked brand new as well. That was about 1 1/2 years ago, and I've had no problems. At the time it was about $140 cheaper than the best deal new.

 

[Renob]

I bought a Canon lens from Adorama recently and it might as well be new. I've never considered a refurb body.

Why? Just curious.

 

[Throckmorton]

How do you find refurbs? I went to Adorama, and it's not obvious. At or near the top of my wishlist right now are:

Pentax K-x
Sony A330

Choosing is another thread, but I couldn't find a way to see if they have refurbs for them at Adorama. How might I go about finding them?

Why Sony A330?

 

[Muse]

In my case, I didn't buy direct from Canon but from a seller through Amazon who said it was certified Canon refurb. I have fingers crossed it really is. It shipped yesterday. I'm hopeful because the seller said exactly:



Hope it also has all the standard accessories!

Arrived yesterday. It's genuine Canon refurb, looks as new to me, complete with all accessories. Canon ELPH 100 HS.

 

[Muse]

Originally Posted by Muse
How do you find refurbs? I went to Adorama, and it's not obvious. At or near the top of my wishlist right now are:

Pentax K-x
Sony A330

Choosing is another thread, but I couldn't find a way to see if they have refurbs for them at Adorama. How might I go about finding them?

Why Sony A330?

I don't remember, I went ahead and bought the Pentax K-x, am very happy with it. It wasn't a refurb, but probably weren't any available at that time. The camera was pretty fresh on the market.

 

[zenit55]

here is a thread about my refurb experience. In other words, I would not do it again..

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2264772

 

[Scooby Doo]

There's been a few cases like that for canon too, but usually they will take it right back and give you another one.

 

[alkemyst]

here is a thread about my refurb experience. In other words, I would not do it again..

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2264772

your experience esp. with Adorama is very rare.

Normally one wouldn't do a review at the point you did and would have called and explained your situation.