What exactly is "refurbished" at Adorama?

www.SGphoto.uswww.SGphoto.us Registered Users Posts: 86 Big grins
edited April 14, 2011 in Accessories
i'm looking at buying a "refurbished" lens from Adorama, but i'm just curious as to what the refurbished standards might be. do they just wipe it down real good and twist the zoom a couple times to check to see if it still moves ok? or is there more to it than that. Anyone know?
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2011
    All refurbs I have purchased cams and lenses, have been taken apart, cleaned, adjusted and lubed and also anything that might cause a problem was replaced.....and then give the asme warranty as a brand new one.....when something is refurbed, in the photo world, it is my understanding that it is much better inspected than when it goes out the door for the 1 st time......I could be wrong.......I have never had a prob with a refurb, cause saving money is never a prob with me....
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2011
    I'll shoot this post to Helen from Adorama.
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  • jgoetz4jgoetz4 Registered Users Posts: 1,267 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2011
    Art Scott wrote: »
    All refurbs I have purchased cams and leses, have been taken apart, cleaned, adjusted and lubed and also anything that might cause a problem was replaced.....and then give the asme warranty as a brand new one.....when something is refurbed, in the photo world, it is my understanding that it is much better inspected than when it goes out the door for the 1 st time......I could be wrong.......I have never had a prob with a refurb, cause saving money is never a prob with me....

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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,133 moderator
    edited April 13, 2011
    Here is Helen's response from a previous thread:

    http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=1151003&postcount=8
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  • www.SGphoto.uswww.SGphoto.us Registered Users Posts: 86 Big grins
    edited April 13, 2011
    thx for the responses! just wanted to know what i'm buying. guess i'll be placing my order then!
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  • PupWebPupWeb Registered Users Posts: 166 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2011
    Never had a problem with refurbished.
    www.SGphoto.us wrote: »
    thx for the responses! just wanted to know what i'm buying. guess i'll be placing my order then!

    I will probably continue to purchase refurbished Nikon's from Adorama in the future. You can purchase their extended warranties also.
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  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2011
    I know that they are at least my Nikon P100 was factory refurbished the same that they list on the Nikon Site. Manufacturing process is always flawed to a certain extent quality control or something coming loose during shipping happens. Camera or lens goes back and gets closer attention than it got on the assembly line. I would buy again if the item I was looking for was available.
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  • www.SGphoto.uswww.SGphoto.us Registered Users Posts: 86 Big grins
    edited April 14, 2011
    good stuff
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  • HelenOsterHelenOster Registered Users Posts: 173 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2011
    Andy wrote: »
    I'll shoot this post to Helen from Adorama.

    Thank you for the Tweet, Andy!
    ziggy53 wrote: »
    Here is Helen's response from a previous thread:

    http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=1151003&postcount=8

    Thanks as always, Ziggy


    Stuart - If you need any additional info, or after-sales support, please don't hesitate to email me directly: Helen@adorama.com
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  • www.SGphoto.uswww.SGphoto.us Registered Users Posts: 86 Big grins
    edited April 14, 2011
    thx folks
    My Website:www.SGphoto.us
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