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Sony itself and Sony partner Secondipity have a new Stock of refurbished Sony stuff. And the great news is that you get the [shoplink 29382 ebay]Full Frame A7 for $999 only on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. I think this is the first time you get a Full Frame camera (although refurbished) for under $1,000!
These are the other great new refurbished deals:
Sony FE 70-200mm for $1.199,99 at [shoplink 29380 ebay]eBay US[/shoplink].
RX100m2 with bag and SD card for $474 at [shoplink 29381 ebay]eBay US[/shoplink].
Sony A77 for $618 at SonyStore.
Sony A77 with kit lens for $787 at SonyStore and on [shoplink 29383 ebay]eBay US[/shoplink].
SonyA77m2 for $899 at [shoplink 29384 ebay]eBay US[/shoplink].
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I never understood this “refurbished” racket. My first experience with such a thing was back in the old days of Epson printers. They had a nice refurb store with great deals. Now everybody is doing it.
It sounds like a clever way of saying something worse… like “used and returned”. What does “refurbished” mean exactly?
What do you think it means? Daaaaaaaaaaaaa
make.believe
Manufacturer refurbished : Seller Notes: “This item has been refurbished by the manufacturer of this product or an approved refurbisher. It is fully functional like a new item but may have light scratches. Your item may not come in original packaging. This item comes with the manufacturer warranty (see details in listing).”
He needs this broken down into simpler terms, it’s beyond his comprehension level.
Well, in my case I got sorta lucky on the ZA24. This lens has a history of so-called ‘bad copy’ but it was less than a thousand, so I took a chance. It turned out being very sharp with no signs of damage or scratches that I could find. Just because I’m careful I added the 2yr Accident/Service Warranty to be sure, and still made out!
The down side is that it came with the wrong lens hood and pouch. Sony is making it good, but not before sending me another wrong hood. I’m still waiting on the correct hood. Even so, there was an added perk they tossed in, so when I finally receive the correct parts I’ll be way ahead. This is the first time I purchased a ‘refurb’ but I’d do it again with all considered.
If you can read, it’s in the dictionary
Contrary to what people are writing below… It’s not in a brand new state… It’s been sent back to the manufacturer and they usually do some standard cleaning and if it was broken, they fix it. They don’t replace all parts so half faulty parts and used bits are still in your refurbished product. So chances are it’s gonna die again real soon – why do you think warranty is so short on these? Ever had something like a motherboard repaired/refurbished? It’s always screwed since there’s so many complex parts to it.
D600 with the same sensor, faster focusing, faster shooting and many more and much cheaper lenses are available on ebay below that.
Plus it includes the automatic sensor oiling system at no additional charge!
I’d put a thousand dollars towards the 50mm Zeiss f/1.4 ZA.
I did just that, but sadly I paid full ticket plus the 4yr Accident/Service Warranty. Oh well, at least I’m saving 15-percent or more on my car insurance’.
How much better is than the standard model.
Maybe this pic from my front-yard will help. Of course it doesn’t look very good when converted to jpeg, so follow my link to see a better sample.
http://sienavine.smugmug.com/Nature-Wildlife/Cactus/i-7RdnFxx/2/L/DORTEGO_2014_00001-L.jpg
Maybe this pic from my front-yard will help. Of course it doesn’t look very good when converted to JPEG in this forum so follow the link to see a better sample.
http://sienavine.smugmug.com/Nature-Wildlife/Cactus/i-7RdnFxx/2/L/DORTEGO_2014_00001-L.jpg
Everybody knows that. 😉
Love that lens. Zero regrets and simply superb.
They replace the bad shutter, at no additional charge. For some, they replaced the whole camera, with D610. It is not 2012 anymore.
The “cheaper lens” comment is just daft.
Quality costs money and to compare you really should compare lenses of the same quality and the lenses for the A7 series are (mostly) very good quality. Even so, if you want to use cheap lenses on an A7 you can and in fact I usually use old manual lenses costing under £50 and the A7’s peaking and magnified view make them a dream to use.
pretty sure you just agreed with what peevee said 😐
Ancient lenses are nowhere near quality of, say, Nikon 85/1.8 ($400). How much Sony FE 85/1.8 costs? How much Sony FE 24-70/2.8 cost? How about Sony FE 14-24/2.8? Oh, wait, there are no such things… OK, Nikon 50/1.8, $200. Sony 55/1.8, $1000. About the same quality (Nikon 50 is not Canon 50). Sony 35/2.8 – $800. Nikon 35/2, a whole stop faster – $300.
Great sensor, plastic body, cheap shutter, so so focusing system and a reputation for fouling the sensor with oil spots. Not recommended.
The body is better than A7, controls are better, focusing system is better (Sony does not even have OSPDAF for its large lenses to move quickly and cannot track at all), and oil spots is a problem of the past.
Here comes Nikon troll….
I don’t even own a single Nikon. Just giving a better advice for people not get suck in into Sony’s Gillette scam.
i want to see the A7s refub prices!
Great price for a great camera. I just got an a7r for $1300 the other week, otherwise I would have jumped on this. Thanks admin!
A7r? for 1300? Where?
yeah where?
That’s VERY interesting! I’m really thinking about upgrading from my NEX-5T to the A7. That help me decide…
http://ilovehatephoto.com/
Aggghh…give me good deal on A7s. 😀 But, i’m considering the A77M2, though.
Why the hell…
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Damn it, I’m not living in north korea wtf ebay…
I want to get one…
Dang, missed it.
It’s sold out now (noon Pacific, 27 Sep)… But maybe more, later, as the refurb-line refills…?
Wouldn’t buy anything from Sony at any price, until they stop with the antics and make up their mind.
Either release an FE 24-70 f/2.8, or A99-II and A-Mount roadmap.
Until then, investing into either of Sony’s systems is a dead end.
Yeah i agree…only the geeks that want the latest and greatest gadgets are buying Sony…
Anybody serious about photography have to use alternative brands because of the insecurity of their product lines.
I too would invest money into the Sony A7 system….except it is not a system as there is so much missing from it…and i don’t like the way they are keeping the A-mount guys hanging on in limbo…
I would worry that they would do that to the E-mount system if some other new technology came along…
you know that e-mount has adapters to every other mount (including nikon/canon) ?
So? Native f/2.8 zooms are needed for reportage, not manual focusing 3rd party glass via adapters
“f/8 and be there”! 😉
The Canon 16-35 mm 2.8was the most used lens by the AP last year. So yeah, 2.8 lenses seem to be needed in photojournalism.
Thats because last year was the first year in the history of photojournalism?
agree with you duott!!
I am now waiting for admin to post A-99II’s spec and also waiting for Sony’s A-mount road map. I used to be a big A-mount fan, and have convinced few friends to join A-mount (even though they then jump to Canon), but now I really lose confidence on Sony’s A A-mount.
Remember when there were cheap dodgy deals on ebay for the Nikon D610 and you said that Nikon must be desperately trying to sell their products because they are in deep financial trouble???
Does the same apply to Sony with these cheap refurb deals on ebay then?!!!
Idiot admin!!!!
How much can these Toy Cameras actually cost to produce? A 100.00 bucks or so…
Yes, all cameras only cost $100 to build. You have to be an idiot to spend any more that that. That makes you an idiot.
you don’t pay for the parts, you pay for the sony engineering, the cost of developing sensors, the cost of R&D, the cost of doing business. Products don’t ever sell for their parts cost. You think you car costs the sum of its parts? This is such a naive and idiotic thing to say. If you’re going to say stupid things, people will just disregard anything you might have to say that actually has a valid point because you’ve already been branded a fool. All cameras as toys in an idiots hands.
Price of large sensors doesn’t fall quickly even though designs of sensors don’t change much, this suggests there is major share of production costs.
Say what you like about Apple, they know how to do refurbished.
I’ve heard that buying Sony refurbished kit is essentially a lottery – stories of items being sent out in terrible condition. Not sure if I’d take the risk.
I have bought several refurb products from the sony store online and they have always been in impeccable condition. They do put a refurbished sticker on the lenses, i don’t know why but they are easily removed.
used the link, it was ONE camera for $1000, no stock and sold. Thanks!