I did buy a refurbished non- Olympus 35mm camera once about 15 years ago and
it is still working fine, but it was before the days of the all-electronic
wonders.
That said, even though I had a good experience, I usually avoid at all costs
refurbished electronic items. My theory is, a 'good' unit will give you years
and years of reliability, but a 'lemon' that needs repairs under warranty
will nag you forever. I do think the manufacturers do try to do a thorough
job when they repair them, but we all know that electronic problems can be
quite intermittent and some of the problems may not make themselves apparent
when being tested, and may be sent out that way.
Just my opinion and experience...
George S.
> Okay, I'm seeing E-10s on the Evil Thing for less than $1000.
> They've been refurbished by Olympus USA and have a 90-day Olympus
> USA warranty, plus a five-year warranty by the seller, which
> probably means next to nothing since the seller may well be on the
> FBI's 10 most wanted list this time next year. John H. posted
> something about this yesterday, but I took it mostly as a warning
> to non-US of A folks because of the warranty.
>
> I have a friend whose theory is that refurbished or factory-
> rebuilt stuff is usually better than new because, instead of just
> being slammed in a box at the end of the assembly line, it's
> actually been fixed and checked out by a supposedly competent
> human being and meets all specs. Maybe so. Makes sense, sort of,
> but I don't know.
>
> What say you all, y'all? To buy or not to buy? Is that a
> question or what?
>
> This was Mike V's suggestion, and it's now become option number 4.
> This is all getting to be very confusing.
>
> Walt Wayman
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