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Buying a used Canon EF-S 18-135 STM lens. Any advice?

Started Feb 7, 2015 | Discussions thread
davel33 Senior Member • Posts: 2,978
Re: Buying a used Canon EF-S 18-135 STM lens. Any advice?

mtndew wrote:

I just purchased the 18-135mm STM for the extra reach as a walk around lens. It's a white box lens from a kit. Paid $292.00 on ebay. You might want to check the white box out. Mine didn't have the warranty with it but neither would a used lens. How much is the used lens you are looking at? If you decide to go the ebay white box route let me know. I was very happy with the vendor I purchased it from. The white box is $250.00 to $300.00 cheaper than lens sold as new with the warranty and box with graphics. The white box is a new lens, it was just taken from a kit where the camera was sold as "body only."

Because its a white box does not mean it does not have a warranty.  I picked up a white box 18-135 stm from Amazon about a year after release and it came with a Canon USA warranty.  I do think that it cost a bit more money with a warranty.

I have been shooting Canon for 46 years and have never had  a problem with a Canon lens so I am not sure a warranty is worth the extra cost plus its only one year

Dave

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