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I agree with baywing. I generally prefer reconditioned with electronic gear since new seems always to break once.

At least buy it with a credit card that doubles the warrenty period. Six months would feel a lot better. Minmium charge for a repair (other than cleaning) appears to be $150-190 and LCD can be more.
Baywing said:
Bob said:
Any opinions on buying a 'reconditioned' Coolpix thru the Nikon Mall ?

http://www.thenikonmall.com/

Thanks, Bob
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Bob said:
Any opinions on buying a 'reconditioned' Coolpix thru the Nikon Mall ?

http://www.thenikonmall.com/

Thanks, Bob
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Bob,

I recently purchased a Nikon Coolpix 4500 from Nikon Mall and it was DOA.. I called Nikon and they had the camera picked up by UPS and it's replacement is on the way.. I also think that in most cases electronic equipment will fail early so I am will to go with the 90 day warranty especially for $369, if the camera lasts for 12 months with no failures then I will have come out way ahead of the game if on the other hand it should fail after 90 days and before 365 days I will probably end up paying what a new one would have cost me.. Plus I have had real good luck with my other Nikon Coolpix cameras (950ME,995,5700) So I'll take the gamble... Don

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Cameta Camera out of Amityville, NY sells a lot of Nikon Reconditioned equipment via their Ebay auction site. I purchased a couple of lenses from them and could not tell them from new. They have had several 4500s over the last few weeks. The good part of buying through Cameta is you get the Nikon 90 day warranty plus a one year Cameta warranty. The downside is that people tend to bid them up to high levels. Whereas Nikon gets $370 for a recon 4500 with a 90 day warranty, the same thing through Cameta usually gets bid up to $450-470.
Bob said:
Any opinions on buying a 'reconditioned' Coolpix thru the Nikon Mall ?

http://www.thenikonmall.com/

Thanks, Bob
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a 990. I also use it to scan slides for the net, and the D100 shots, the few that there are, have the exif data showing that.
Thanks for the kind words.
Bob said:
Baywing said:
It's probably better than a new one, it's gone through a more
rigorous testing. From what I am seeing these days, buying new is
a real cr*p shoot, the quality of manufacturing isn't what it used
to be. The downside is the shorter warranty.
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Thanks Bay,

I took a look at your pics, Excellent !

What are you using ?

Bob
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stephen99 said:
Cameta Camera out of Amityville, NY sells a lot of Nikon
Reconditioned equipment via their Ebay auction site. I purchased a
couple of lenses from them and could not tell them from new. They
have had several 4500s over the last few weeks. The good part of
buying through Cameta is you get the Nikon 90 day warranty plus a
one year Cameta warranty. The downside is that people tend to bid
them up to high levels. Whereas Nikon gets $370 for a recon 4500
with a 90 day warranty, the same thing through Cameta usually gets
bid up to $450-470.
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stephen,

Excellent point .... I found the same thing. It seems
people on EBay tend to OVER BID and really push prices up.

Also the points made by others here about recons is great advice for a novice like me !

Bob
 
auroraproject said:
I ordered an 885 last week from them, it'll be here Monday. I'll
let you know how it goes.
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auroraproject ,

So your the one !

I was looking at them ( $189 ) but they are now out of stock.

Definitly let me know how it goes.

Also why the 885 ( price ? ) are you not concerned about the
RED problem that everyone talks of ?

Thanks, Bob
 
Bob said:
nikon171891 said:
I ordered an 885 last week from them, it'll be here Monday. I'll
let you know how it goes.
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auroraproject ,

So your the one !

I was looking at them ( $189 ) but they are now out of stock.

Definitly let me know how it goes.

Also why the 885 ( price ? ) are you not concerned about the
RED problem that everyone talks of ?

Thanks, Bob
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I wanted a cheap point and shoot to carry when I don't want to lug the D100 with me, plus I'm off to Hawaii in October and the wife will use the 885. I'll fix the red in Photoshop if needed.
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So the 885 arrived today, in 1 piece. Inside the box was the camera body, lens cap, wrist strap, 16mb compact flash card, battery & charger, usb cable, video cable, owners manuals, warranty card, and software. It was all well packed and in great condition. Looking at my 885, I can hardly tell it was ever used, after charging the battery I took a few quick snaps of my D100. While I have not had much time with it yet, the results seem decent so far. Something I'm unsure of though, it makes a clicking-ticking noise while focusing, is this normal? The focus works fine, so I'm probably worrying about nothing. If you have any questions let me know, I'm happy with my purchase at this point (as long as it doesn't break in a week!). Here's a pic from my 885:



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On my 880, I had the same noise. It turned out to be "continuous AF". Look under "Auto Focus Mode" and there are two choices: Continuous AF or Single AF". If you choose Single AF, the focus is turned only when you have press the shutter-release button halfway. Hope this is the answer.
Shirley
auroraproject said:
So the 885 arrived today, in 1 piece. Inside the box was the camera
body, lens cap, wrist strap, 16mb compact flash card, battery &
charger, usb cable, video cable, owners manuals, warranty card, and
software. It was all well packed and in great condition. Looking at
my 885, I can hardly tell it was ever used, after charging the
battery I took a few quick snaps of my D100. While I have not had
much time with it yet, the results seem decent so far. Something
I'm unsure of though, it makes a clicking-ticking noise while
focusing, is this normal? The focus works fine, so I'm probably
worrying about nothing. If you have any questions let me know, I'm
happy with my purchase at this point (as long as it doesn't break
in a week!). Here's a pic from my 885:



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D100 User & Pbase supporter.
Film? I don't need no stinkin' film!
http://www.pbase.com/digifan
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Shirley Schweizer said:
On my 880, I had the same noise. It turned out to be "continuous
AF". Look under "Auto Focus Mode" and there are two choices:
Continuous AF or Single AF". If you choose Single AF, the focus is
turned only when you have press the shutter-release button halfway.
Hope this is the answer.
Shirley
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Turns out it's normal. I do have it set on continuous af, just a little weird to hear a camera making those noises, I'll get used to it. Thanks.
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auroraproject said:
Turns out it's normal. I do have it set on continuous af, just a
little weird to hear a camera making those noises, I'll get used to
it. Thanks.
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auroraproject ,

I've read in many reviews that it's 'normal' ... (clicking)
as someone already stated it's the AF.

Could you take a pic containing 'Reds' in it, and post it 'as is' without
any correction/touch-up.
I'm very curious to see what this is (the red problem) all about.
I have seen many 885 pics, but I'm unsure if they were
'color corrected' before being posted ...

Thanks, Bob
 
Bob said:
I've read in many reviews that it's 'normal' ... (clicking)
as someone already stated it's the AF.

Could you take a pic containing 'Reds' in it, and post it 'as is'
without
any correction/touch-up.
I'm very curious to see what this is (the red problem) all about.
I have seen many 885 pics, but I'm unsure if they were
'color corrected' before being posted ...

Thanks, Bob
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As requested:



Out of camera except for a resize, here's a link to the original non pbase compressed version:
http://www.pbase.com/image/20308730/original

How long is the battery supposed to last on these? I charged it yesterday and took maybe 100 pics, now it's totally dead. I guess they don't give you a new battery with a refurb camera, another $40 tomorrow!
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