Refurbished/renewed?
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Fred Kingston_RIP
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Send the seller an email and ask... if they're not clearly stated as Nikon Refurb... Some Nikon Dealers extend the Nikon 90 day Refurb Warranty with their own in-house warranty up to a year... Roberts Camera in Indianapolis does that... Other old line Nikon dealers do the same...
TwistedThrottle
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Amazon renewed and Amazon refurbished is not the same as Nikon refurbished. You must buy the camera from an authorized Nikon dealer in order for it to be "Nikon Refurbished". I bought my Nikon D7500 refurbished through Adorama, who is an authorized Nikon dealer. No issues.
I purchased my D7100 refurbished directly thru Nikon. It only had 39 actuations on it. Gotta say it is the sharpest Nikon DSLR body I've used without doing any AF tuning. No issues ever with it.
Ask to see a pic of the box. Refurbished Nikon DSLR's come in a white box. Plus a genuine refurbished lens or body has a little indented dot on each side of the serial number.
I never heard of a renewed Nikon and certainly wouldn't trust its quality.
Ask to see a pic of the box. Refurbished Nikon DSLR's come in a white box. Plus a genuine refurbished lens or body has a little indented dot on each side of the serial number.
I never heard of a renewed Nikon and certainly wouldn't trust its quality.
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bluzman
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I bought my now-sold D5600 kit from Amazon as a "Renewed" item. I also bought a D750 kit from Amazon as a "Renewed" item. My D7500 body was purchased from B&H as a "Refurb" item. The shutter count on the D5600 was 108, 4 on the D750, and 150 on the D7500. In each case, the cameras looked like new and operated flawlessly.
Whiskeyman
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I would refrain from purchasing a "renewed" camera, and would advise all others to do the same.
When it comes to "refurbished' items, I'll say to only look at an item refurbished by the manufacturer. But before you buy, look at your savings by buying refurbished over new. Some times it is a very small savings, and some times, it isn't a deal at all. For instance, right now, at this very instant, you can purchase a brand new Nikon D850 from an authorised US dealer for about $2499. And right now, at this very instant, the price of a refurbished Nikon D850 on NikonUSA.com is about $2799. Why pay $300 more for a refurbished camera over a new one? The dealer with the new product for $2499 is selling refurbished models for $2399. To me, this is not enough savings to make the case for purchasing the refurbished model over the new one.
My experience with purchasing Nikon refurbished products isn't as good as others' on this site. I will refrain from the refurbished market in the future.
WM
When it comes to "refurbished' items, I'll say to only look at an item refurbished by the manufacturer. But before you buy, look at your savings by buying refurbished over new. Some times it is a very small savings, and some times, it isn't a deal at all. For instance, right now, at this very instant, you can purchase a brand new Nikon D850 from an authorised US dealer for about $2499. And right now, at this very instant, the price of a refurbished Nikon D850 on NikonUSA.com is about $2799. Why pay $300 more for a refurbished camera over a new one? The dealer with the new product for $2499 is selling refurbished models for $2399. To me, this is not enough savings to make the case for purchasing the refurbished model over the new one.
My experience with purchasing Nikon refurbished products isn't as good as others' on this site. I will refrain from the refurbished market in the future.
WM
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Personally I never trust Amazon for cameras, batteries, and SD/memory cards. They've had many problems with counterfeit/grey market versions of these products.
That said, I DO buy much of my camera equipment used/refurbished through B&H and have always been very happy. Both my D90 and my D850 bodies were "used" from B&H. The D90 had around 300 actuations and the D850 had only 6! BTW my "new" D7200 from BestBuy had 8 actuations, so I guess going by that my used D850 was actually newer
That said, I DO buy much of my camera equipment used/refurbished through B&H and have always been very happy. Both my D90 and my D850 bodies were "used" from B&H. The D90 had around 300 actuations and the D850 had only 6! BTW my "new" D7200 from BestBuy had 8 actuations, so I guess going by that my used D850 was actually newer
David_K1944
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Right now the D850 is on sale for 2499 and the refurb is 2175. This is on NikonUSA.com. I would be interested in your opinion.
Clovishound
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I'm not a big fan of Nikon's refurbished gear. I have bought 3 refurb items and am batting 1 for 3. The first lens I got was fine. I got another and it was bad out of the box. I had to return for refund and reorder, and the next one died less than a year out with very light usage.
I've had better luck with used.
If you are looking at upgrading, have you considered mirrorless? I don't know what equipment/lenses you currently have, but mirrorless has many advantages over DSLRs. Of course, they aren't necessarily for everyone. It took a little while to get used to the EVF and some of the features, but after a couple weeks, I couldn't imagine going back. Nikon will no longer be introducing any new models of DSLR cameras or lenses. They continue to manufacture many of the current DSLR bodies and lenses, but they are dropping models from the line from time to time.
I've had better luck with used.
If you are looking at upgrading, have you considered mirrorless? I don't know what equipment/lenses you currently have, but mirrorless has many advantages over DSLRs. Of course, they aren't necessarily for everyone. It took a little while to get used to the EVF and some of the features, but after a couple weeks, I couldn't imagine going back. Nikon will no longer be introducing any new models of DSLR cameras or lenses. They continue to manufacture many of the current DSLR bodies and lenses, but they are dropping models from the line from time to time.
Whiskeyman
Senior Member
Unless it is unaffordable at 2499, but affordable at 2175, I'd get the new one if I were in the market for a D850. That amount of savings isn't worth the risk to me; one repair, if needed and not covered under warranty, could easily erase the difference in the price.
But while the D850 is still a great camera, if I were going to spend that amount of money on a camera, I'd go mirrorless.
BF Hammer
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I'm likely writing this too late for consideration. But here goes.
Refurbished means it was given basic tests following a customer return, repaired if they actually found an issue, and repackaged to sell. Many refurbs go back for sale after passing the quick tests without any repair. My feelings are that they were returned for a reason by somebody, so you take your chances on these.
Buying used gear carries the "as-is" conditions normally, so a perceived higher risk. I contend the risk is lower because this is gear that was presumably kept and used for some length of time, then sold or traded-in working fine. Reputable resellers of camera gear will check function before offering for sale.
$325 discount is not a good-enough incentive for a $2500 purchase with that kind of risk. You can buy used for significantly less. Under $2000 on the high-end, and closer to $1800 on average.
Refurbished means it was given basic tests following a customer return, repaired if they actually found an issue, and repackaged to sell. Many refurbs go back for sale after passing the quick tests without any repair. My feelings are that they were returned for a reason by somebody, so you take your chances on these.
Buying used gear carries the "as-is" conditions normally, so a perceived higher risk. I contend the risk is lower because this is gear that was presumably kept and used for some length of time, then sold or traded-in working fine. Reputable resellers of camera gear will check function before offering for sale.
$325 discount is not a good-enough incentive for a $2500 purchase with that kind of risk. You can buy used for significantly less. Under $2000 on the high-end, and closer to $1800 on average.