Re: Refurbished *ist D's.

2005-02-16 Thread Jerry in Houston
,,I personally wouldn't buy a refurbished digital camera unless it was a hefty bit less than brand new and came with a warranty period that was pro-rated no less than the price is discounted.>> I have purchased 2 refurbished Olympus digital cameras at about 50% retail (on ebay), both were deliver

Re: Re: Refurbished *ist D's.

2005-02-16 Thread Tom C
ould be wrong. Tom C. From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Refurbished *ist D's. Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:27:55 -0500 (EST) Tom C mused: > > I may be wrong... but I would expect a 'Reburbi

Re: Re: Refurbished *ist D's.

2005-02-16 Thread Rob Studdert
On 16 Feb 2005 at 15:11, Tom C wrote: > I may be wrong... but I would expect a 'Reburbished' / 'As New' camera to > have it's 'frame counter' reset. > > I personally wouldn't buy a refurbished digital camera unless it was a hefty > bit > less than brand new and came with a warranty period that

Re: Re: Refurbished *ist D's.

2005-02-16 Thread John Francis
Tom C mused: > > I may be wrong... but I would expect a 'Reburbished' / 'As New' camera to > have it's 'frame counter' reset. How? We're not talking about the number used as part of the image file name (which *can* be reset by the user), but the total frame count which is kept internally.

Re: Re: Refurbished *ist D's.

2005-02-16 Thread Tom C
was pro-rated no less than the price is discounted. Tom C. From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Refurbished *ist D's. Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:46:26 + > > From: Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date:

Re: Re: Refurbished *ist D's.

2005-02-16 Thread m.9.wilson
> > From: Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/02/16 Wed PM 02:14:39 GMT > To: Malcolm Smith > Subject: Re: Refurbished *ist D's. > > > Tuesday, February 15, 2005, 10:19:12 AM, Malcolm wrote: > MS> I note that Cameraworld in London are selling s

RE: Refurbished *ist D's.

2005-02-16 Thread Malcolm Smith
Hi Frantisek, > Tuesday, February 15, 2005, 10:19:12 AM, Malcolm wrote: > MS> I note that Cameraworld in London are selling some at a fraction > MS> that I bought one new for. It almost looks too good to be > true. With > MS> that in mind, has anyone bought a refurbished digital camera? A > M

Re: Refurbished *ist D's.

2005-02-16 Thread Frantisek
Tuesday, February 15, 2005, 10:19:12 AM, Malcolm wrote: MS> I note that Cameraworld in London are selling some at a fraction that I MS> bought one new for. It almost looks too good to be true. With that in mind, MS> has anyone bought a refurbished digital camera? A second body would be very MS> us

Refurbished *ist D's.

2005-02-15 Thread Malcolm Smith
I note that Cameraworld in London are selling some at a fraction that I bought one new for. It almost looks too good to be true. With that in mind, has anyone bought a refurbished digital camera? A second body would be very useful, but not if I am going to get a lemon. Malcolm