How Do You Buy A Good Used Camera Lens?
• Check the seller’s reputability. Purchasing a used camera lens will be helped by knowing the reputation behind the seller. • If you’re purchasing from a store that sells used items, be sure to check their return policies. Ask questions about what they’re prepared to do in the event that the lens doesn’t work or isn’t what you were after. • For online auctions, do your background research. Check the seller’s statistics and ratings, along with comments. If they deal specifically in photography equipment, are the comments generally positive, revealing that this seller knows their gear and is genuinely concerned to help customers? And always check the lens price against the price for a new lens, and against other lenses being sold on the same and other auction sites. • For auction house auctions, do your homework in advance. Take along your camera and try it with the lens. Most auction houses not only encourage this but require it as part of the terms of sale, as you’re buying “as is”. R
