Another warnings is beware of buying cameras on Ebay. I've gotten two lemon cameras on Ebay and would never again. Go do a google search on cameras and sometimes you might find an awesome deals. Newegg.com and sears usually send coupons or have speicals.drgnfrc13;4345815; said:Well since it was from Adorama and was refurbished by Nikon, I figured it probably wouldn't be a problem, but I'll heed your warnings anyway and just get the d3000. And since it's cheaper, I'll be able to get it sooner, too.
Would you buy a refurbished camera (dslr)?
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I think I would be happy with either camera, I just figured that since they were so similar in price, I'd just save a little more to get the better of the two, but I'll be fine with the d3000 (I'm upgrading from a Canon PowerShot SX120, so it would be a pretty big upgrade either way).phillydog1958;4345820; said:
drgnfrc13;4345846; said:
Ive had luck on ebay three times now with used cameras, knock on wood, but i know there are a few people on this site that swear by their d3000, plus in my experience as well, going from a point and shoot to dslr i dont think you will complain or ever say that you wished you had a nicer camera, except the other day I was talking to a guy with a canon 50d, shoots 9frames per second, I lost some of my contentness with my 10d lol. I was also talking to a professional sports photgrapher and he was saying how lenses are much more important than camera bodies, when it comes to equipment.
from the reviews ive read when making my dslr choice the d3000 is more or less the same as the d5000 so i would go with a new d3000 too.
the only time i would go with a refurb is if the cam was hugely superior to the brand new lower model, which the d5000 isnt.
the warranty plays a part in the decision too, a year or more with a brand new one or a very occassional max of 12 months in a refurb (usually 3-6 months though).
There is another consideration here in the UK but im unsure if you have it or something similar in the US: should a new camera fail after the initial obligatry 12 months guarantee and a failure in parts is to blame, wear and tear excluded, then you can contact the maufacturer to get the camera fixed at labour costs only as you can reasonably expect goods costing that amount to last a defined length of time, up to 6 years in England & Wales but 5 years in Scotland.
the only time i would go with a refurb is if the cam was hugely superior to the brand new lower model, which the d5000 isnt.
the warranty plays a part in the decision too, a year or more with a brand new one or a very occassional max of 12 months in a refurb (usually 3-6 months though).
There is another consideration here in the UK but im unsure if you have it or something similar in the US: should a new camera fail after the initial obligatry 12 months guarantee and a failure in parts is to blame, wear and tear excluded, then you can contact the maufacturer to get the camera fixed at labour costs only as you can reasonably expect goods costing that amount to last a defined length of time, up to 6 years in England & Wales but 5 years in Scotland.
