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Reconditioned from Asia???
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I was looking around on Ebay for a Speedlite, and I came across some that seem to have originated in Asia, and are more than likely reconditioned.
Has anyone had any experience of buying something reconditioned?
Is there really much of a difference?Nicola
Hey,
I bought a reconditioned 5D body in from the States about a year ago with about 6000 actuations on.
I didnt come with an original box but a CANON spurious box.When I took it out of the box it was like brand new (I could compare it as my brother had recently
bought a new one here in ireland).
I think everything wearable was replaced like the hotshoe, external panels, base, etc.etc.Few things I was a bit miffed about was the AMERICAN battery charger and the selector dial
on the back panel didnt work properly, in some settings I couldnt adjust the shutter or aperture.It came with a MAC international warranty, so I sent it away to CANON UK and it was sorted in about 3
weeks, a bit of an inconvienence but got there in the end.The camera including inport duty/tax cam to about €2100.00 and the warranty help up so the repair
only cost me the postage to UK.My brothers 5D cost him about €2650 in Dublin after much shopping around and haggling.
My 5D is still going strong approaching 10,000 actuations!
If you cannot afford a new model its well worth considerating especially if it comes with a warranty you can
use!A
Thanks for the reply!
I will look out for the warranty, thats a good tip.
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