EOS Rebel T7 New vs Refurbished

[Wes66]

Good morning, I am a beginner and was advised by my brother (who is a Nikon guy), to purchase the canon EOS t7. He thought it was an all-around decent camera to learn toggery fee, techniques, and still remaining in my budget. With that said, he advised me NOT to buy used/renewed/refurbished. He’s pretty much a conservative consumer. Any advice from you wonderful folks out there? Thanks!

[normadel · Accepted solution]

The term "refurbished" can mean just about anything, from simply repackaging a returned/used camera to actually going through it and thoroughly checking operation and fixing things. I see the term "Ebay refurbished" a lot, with no idea what that consists of. Same for Amazon. A private seller can use the term to mean nothing at all.

Get a refurb from Canon, or a used camera from one of the big good used dealers, like UsedPhotoPro.com, MPB.com (both of whom I've used extensively) or KEH.com. They rate their items and provide warranties of up to six months.

[Wes66]

I’m learning a great deal of information! I appreciate your input, but for now I’ll stick with dslr as it works within my budget. I will also order a refurbished camera only from Canon. The one for $219 from what I gather, is a really good price. I can always get lenses down the road as I learn more about photography. I greatly appreciate your feedback!

thank you 

[shadowsports]

Thanks Demetrius...  Yep a typo. T and R next to each another on the keyboard.   I corrected it.

[Mike79]

I sort of like "Toggery fee" - sounds like something out of the days of the Boston Tea Party (no, I wasn't invited), English tariffs on colonialists, and the closing of the Boston harbor to commerce. 

But, if your AI on your phone screwed up - well, that's not so glamorous...     ;  )     ;  )

[Tintype_18]

I bought the T7 just after it came out. I'm well pleased with it. I bought a kit which, if I had known about the community, I would have purchased the body and a couple of lenses separately. I have the 75-300mm lens and it serves the purpose. My signature will show what else I have. Th tutorial looks good plus, download the manual which is about 326 pages and start at the beginning. I skip the parts that don't interest me as video and toy type photos. Nice thing about DSLR, you can experiment and don't worry about wasting film. Also, I have a book that was made specifically for me...Digital Photography for Dummies by Julie Adair King. Very helpful. Now you have committed to share some photos to the community.