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Sony a5000 camera with kit lens £143.10 from Sony outlet (Refurb)
£143.10Sony Outlet (closed) Deals
Sony A5000 mirrorless compact camera with 16-50mm kit lens £143.10 after applying OUTLETJULY15 voucher, refurbished with warranty.
Large sensor, interchangeable lenses, compact size.
Also higher spec A6000 £341.10
Large sensor, interchangeable lenses, compact size.
Also higher spec A6000 £341.10
I'd jump on this if it wasn't because I have a RX100 already.
OK, but the dslr sony 50mm f1.8 lens (plastic) is only £88 ie half the price, as it uses onboard camera image stabilisation. I'm a sony dslr owner with 3 bodies and a lot of lenses, and onboard ISS built into the body, so any lens connected takes advantage of it. You can increase ISO to get faster shutter speeds to make up for lack of ISS, but increased ISO brings noise.
Main isssue for me is no viewfinder on the a5000, so you are holding the camera out to take a shot rather than having it against your eye, effectively making it a more stable platform to shoot from.
Odd the code doesn't work for any of the other cameras though
depends
On?
Just a word of warning, I've had issues with Sony Outlet cameras, bought an a6000 this January, returned it when it arrived absolutely wrecked, in the end had 6 exchanges, each one was either physically damaged, scratched screen, broken top dial, diopter not working, damaged and scratched kit lens, etc, etc, etc or the sensor was scratched and / or covered in gunk.... Most of the cameras I received had no box, and I'm pretty sure they returned the same camera to me on more than one occasion, still with exactly the same fault.
this whole process went on until April when I returned a silver one asking for a refund as I bought a new one instead... I received my Paypal refund last week, in July... So, from making first payment to receiving my refund took seven months.
Sony Outlet cameras usually used to come almost like new, not any more. I wouldn't buy from them again.
If you have the option, always select the Royal Mail delivery option, rather than the next day courier.
These are usually £179-199 at sony outlet so I hope they aren't the dregs of the dregs.
Yes, severe doubts after reading Mikeyfive's experiences.
I had heard refurbs are excellent. Mikey's was far from "excellent" - very concerned actually, now
I genuinely wouldn't worry, you can return them for a refund if you have any problems.
Maybe I just got unlucky.
I used to buy a lot of refurbished cameras and lenses from them, I've probably been happy with 50% of them... The main problem I have with Sony refurbished is that I don't think the items are actually refurbished, I think they just sell the ones that are returned and tested and seem to be okay to the technicians... A few years ago I bought a NEX 5R which was perfect in every way other than an oil-spattered sensor, I chose to return this to be repaired rather than to get a refund, I returned it twice, it was returned to me with exactly the same fault on both occasions.
Even I can clean a sensor, you'd have thought Sony's repair department could have done similarly.
Don't worry about it though, the worse thing that can happen is that you have to return it for a refund.
I hear Sony's after sales, technicians, repairs etc are top notch all round the world except here (and maybe Russia going by comments I read - old Soviet mentalities).
Usual British avoid work at all costs mentality, and thinking buyer is as dumb as they are in passing off no work done and expecting to get away with it, as very few complain direct
That was my exact thought when looking at the £40 drop in price from last time
Body is unmarked - shutter count 700+. Used a different battery and up and running fine.
How can I check "shutter count" ?
nice, how are you finding the screen?
I have an old nex 5, which only works with manual lenses, and an f3 - both 920k screens - so it is just noticeable. I think I'll miss the down articulated screen for overhead shots more and still have to work out how to remote shutter, if poss.
I started out with crummy e-pl1 230k screen !! That was noticeable . The 460k screen on my e-pm2 is acceptable.
Shutter count - tools.science.si/ind…php
thats good then, had seen a few users complaining about it but was never mentioned in reviews
remote shutter is easy using a phone and the smart remote app (make sure update it) though range is only a couple of metres (reliably) and i guess will affect battery
Just curious whether my hesitation over the sellers lack of feedback, and being new was making me lose out !
.....or dodge a bullet !
Link doesn't work
I've edited earlier post.
I've got a few old manual lenses up to 300mm which I use with cheap adapters so I'm not rushing to get the 55-210mm but cex give a years warranty and you can always just return under distance selling regs.
uk.webuy.com/pro…63A
I'm really happy with it and will update the firmware and thoroughly check it over the weekend.
I hope everyone else was similarly fortunate with their refurbs.
I'm really happy with it and will update the firmware and thoroughly check it over the weekend.
I hope everyone else was similarly fortunate with their refurbs.
Delighted with my a5000. How do you update the firmware ?