{"id":650,"date":"2021-09-15T01:15:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T01:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.queidea.com\/?p=650"},"modified":"2021-09-15T01:15:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T01:15:57","slug":"new-vs-used-camera-gear-which-should-you-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/?p=650","title":{"rendered":"New vs Used Camera Gear: Which Should You Buy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/08\/30\/New_vs_Used_Camera_Gear_Which_Should_You_Buy.jpg\" alt=\"New vs Used Camera Gear Which Should You Buy image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/08\/30\/New_vs_Used_Camera_Gear_Which_Should_You_Buy_2.jpg\" alt=\"New vs Used Camera Gear Which Should You Buy 2 image \" width=\"500\" height=\"372\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/08\/30\/New_vs_Used_Camera_Gear_Which_Should_You_Buy_3.jpg\" alt=\"New vs Used Camera Gear Which Should You Buy 3 image \" width=\"280\" height=\"500\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/02\/19\/mpb.png\" alt=\" image \" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/08\/30\/new_vs_used_camera_gear.jpg\" alt=\"new vs used camera gear image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/08\/30\/used_camera_gear.jpg\" alt=\"used camera gear image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/08\/30\/new_camera_gear.jpg\" alt=\"new camera gear image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/08\/30\/buying_used_camera_gear.jpg\" alt=\"buying used camera gear image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 5px auto\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/08\/30\/buying_used_camera_gear.jpg\" alt=\"buying used camera gear image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\" img-rounded\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Photo byMarioGutivia iStock<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, we each have our own needs and wants (and budgets), so really, this new vs used camera gear debate comes down to individual differences.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I&#8217;ve had excellent luck buying used gear over the years. But I also know some folks that have had a nightmare of a time with used gear they purchased online.<\/p>\n<p>By the same token, some folks have the funds to buy brand-new gear, so used cameras might not be something to even consider.<\/p>\n<p>If you do buy used, heed the advice to buy from a reputable source like MPB. And if you buy new, shop around for the best possible prices. Either way, you want to maximize your bang for your buck.<\/p>\n<p>Learn More:Best Used Cameras for 2021 How to Sell Used Photography Gear <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo byMarioGutivia iStock At the end of the day, we each have our own needs and wants (and budgets), so really, this new vs used camera gear debate comes down to individual differences. Personally, I&#8217;ve had excellent luck buying used gear over the years. But I also know some folks that have had a nightmare of a time with used gear they purchased online. By the same token, some folks have the funds to buy brand-new gear, so used cameras might not be something to even consider. If you do buy used, heed the advice to buy from a reputable source like MPB. And if you buy new, shop around for the best possible prices. Either way, you want to maximize your bang for your buck. Learn More:Best Used Cameras for 2021 How to Sell Used Photography Gear<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[294],"class_list":["post-650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography","tag-db"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}