Refurbished lens concern...

swiftparkour94 · Sep 29, 2012

I went on Canon's website to browse refurbished lenses. I loved how you can get them so much cheaper...but does it come at a cost? They NEVER have a description for each lens as to what was wrong with it and how it's been fixed. Is it practically new, are their still defects, or would I be running into problems in the future if I were to get one? I wouldn't cough up the cash for a marked down lens if it won't last a long lifespan

fjrabon · Sep 29, 2012

Usually refurb'd lenses are as good or better than new. Refurb'd means that a technician has checked it out and okayed it. New could be off and nobody ever noticed.

swiftparkour94 · Sep 29, 2012

fjrabon said:
Usually refurb'd lenses are as good or better than new. Refurb'd means that a technician has checked it out and okayed it. New could be off and nobody ever noticed.

Ah I like that. Thanks for the info!

nmoody · Sep 29, 2012

The biggest difference is the warranty. They are typically much shorter on referb units.

swiftparkour94 · Sep 30, 2012

nmoody said:
The biggest difference is the warranty. They are typically much shorter on referb units.

Yea, my heart broke when most were saying "out of stock"

480sparky · Sep 30, 2012

fjrabon said:
Usually refurb'd lenses are as good or better than new. Refurb'd means that a technician has checked it out and okayed it. New could be off and nobody ever noticed.

Yuuup. New may mean they check 1 out of every 100 or 200 or 500..... who knows. Refurb generally means each one is checked by a human.

PlanetStarbucks · Sep 30, 2012

Yeah man...manufacturer refurbs are solid in the camera world. I've purchased a few refurbs already (both bodies and lenses) and yet to have any issues.

swiftparkour94 · Oct 1, 2012

PlanetStarbucks said:
Yeah man...manufacturer refurbs are solid in the camera world. I've purchased a few refurbs already (both bodies and lenses) and yet to have any issues.

Alright cool! Is there another website other than Canon that legitimately sells refurbished lenses, and perhaps camera bodies?