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Canon SLR
« on: February 18, 2014, 02:21:12 pm »
...is there a market for 2nd hand SLR's nowadays, its a 35mm (OMG!) camera as opposed to digital tho!! its a few years old but in exceptioonal nick, I bought it with some big lenses etc but didnt us it much & i'm now looking to get one of the smaller size digital SLR's.

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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2014, 02:44:38 pm »
There's always a buyers market for these things but you have to find the right kind of place.

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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2014, 08:17:27 pm »
Best time of year to sell would be mid to late sept when all the uni courses have just started. The photography one I did a few years ago panicked everyone into buying 'proper cameras'

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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2014, 09:44:25 pm »
The lenses will potentially be worth something as they "should" fit on a digital body.

The body will be worth peanuts unless it is something exceptional.

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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2014, 11:28:38 am »
I think Hedge is correct there, your lenses should fit Canons DSLR's.  Why not get hold of a DSLR Body and use the lenses  :happy2:
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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2014, 02:55:00 pm »
There's always a buyers market for these things but you have to find the right kind of place.

This.

People still shoot to film these days.
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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2014, 10:01:59 am »

There's always a buyers market for these things but you have to find the right kind of place.


This.

People still shoot to film these days.


....Not me but lots of photographers of all ages shoot film and many even prefer film - It's not just a generational thing. Some shoot both film and DSLR.

The glass quality of the SLR Canon lenses will not have changed and so Hedge's idea of buying a Canon DSLR digital body is a good one depending what sort of photography you want to do. Autofocus is primarily what you won't gain.

If you are after a smaller size DSLR, Canon offer the 100D which is a similar size to a 'bridge' camera. My daughter has one which I have used (I use a 70D with long L lenses) and it's very good indeed in my opinion.

If you have a limited budget and you are happy to join and be active on a good forum such as TalkPhotography you can buy very good condition previously loved gear when you eventually qualify for their Classifieds. Up to you of course, but eBay for camera bodies/lenses is always going to have a higher risk factor in my opinion.


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« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2014, 08:40:27 am »
must admit i hadnt considered that the lenses would fit a digi camera... cheers

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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2014, 08:58:03 am »
Which film camera is it?

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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2014, 09:04:09 am »

There's always a buyers market for these things but you have to find the right kind of place.


This.

People still shoot to film these days.


....Not me but lots of photographers of all ages shoot film and many even prefer film - It's not just a generational thing. Some shoot both film and DSLR.

The glass quality of the SLR Canon lenses will not have changed and so Hedge's idea of buying a Canon DSLR digital body is a good one depending what sort of photography you want to do. Autofocus is primarily what you won't gain.

If you are after a smaller size DSLR, Canon offer the 100D which is a similar size to a 'bridge' camera. My daughter has one which I have used (I use a 70D with long L lenses) and it's very good indeed in my opinion.

If you have a limited budget and you are happy to join and be active on a good forum such as TalkPhotography you can buy very good condition previously loved gear when you eventually qualify for their Classifieds. Up to you of course, but eBay for camera bodies/lenses is always going to have a higher risk factor in my opinion.

To be honest i was surprised when i found this out when i started to get into photography.

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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2014, 05:11:42 pm »

To be honest i was surprised when i found this out when i started to get into photography.

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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2014, 05:35:59 pm »
its a Canon EOS 1000F with the built in flash - old school i know!! It came with a 35-80mm & I got a Canon 75-300 lens as the original intention was to take motrsport pics etc

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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2014, 06:30:35 pm »
its a Canon EOS 1000F with the built in flash - old school i know!! It came with a 35-80mm & I got a Canon 75-300 lens as the original intention was to take motrsport pics etc

Cool. Those current lenses should work then!  :happy2:

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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2014, 02:39:21 pm »
top man! I feel a shopping expedition coming on, lol!!

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Re: Canon SLR
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2014, 07:08:59 am »

To be honest i was surprised when i found this out when i started to get into photography.

Agreed on talkphotography, great forum!


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