Canon 350d?

[Hixle]

Hi guys, been offered one of these at a very good price but don't know much about them...

Anyone have any opinions? Been after a DSLR for ages and this seems a good beginners one

Ta

 

[McBunny]

how much and that will say how much of a bargain it is

good camera but i like the 400d more

 

[unofficialPete]

For someone with no prior knowledge its a good little starter, I cringe when I hold mine now but its still a very capable camera none the less

How much is it being offered for, presume its with the 18-55 kit lens?

 

[Marky_]

I've got one as my first dslr. Can't fault it.

 

[Hixle]

For someone with no prior knowledge its a good little starter, I cringe when I hold mine now but its still a very capable camera none the less

How much is it being offered for, presume its with the 18-55 kit lens?

I have lots of knowledge, just no way of putting my knowledge into practise:star:

It's going for £200, good? And yeah its with the 18-55 lens, which i hear is pretty pony tbh.

 

[unofficialPete]

Sounds like a reasonable price, I'd be happy to shift mine for that.

Ask for an f/22 picture of the sky first though, as my sensor is a mess I'd check to see if this one needs a clean. Could be up to £60 for a clean at a local store or £20-30 for all the parts to do it yourself. Also see if they can estimate the shutter count, they may or may not have kept track of the IMG number though.

 

[McBunny]

200 hmm depends how much use its had tbh

 

[Hixle]

Cheers Pete, will find out

 

[unofficialPete]

Just had a browse around POTN and this 400D + other bits had a £200 reserve..

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=532226
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....PageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=011#ebayphotohosting

Or for another 100 notes you can get a 30D body only..

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=532074

 

[JJ!]

Shutter count can be found using:

For shutter actuations you just need to get one photo from the camera and use this little program. Thanks to ukaskew for showing me this one!

http://drchung.new21.net/previewextractor/

 

[Marky_]

Just for Nikon?

 

[Hixle]

Cheers for the info guys.

However, after thinking about it I think I'll give it a miss and save up for the 400d instead. Good choice?

 

[McBunny]

id go 40d or 5d tbh

 

[unofficialPete]

Shutter count can be found using:

For shutter actuations you just need to get one photo from the camera and use this little program. Thanks to ukaskew for showing me this one!

http://drchung.new21.net/previewextractor/

Great piece of software.... if you shoot Nikon, no finding the shutter count on any XXXD Canon's unless the user keeps the IMG numbers in order...

Oh and yeah be worth going for the 400D or 30D over the 350D, the AF isn't the best.