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Is £70 for a Canon 1000d a good price

beamer3.6m

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brantuk

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Here's one at MBP Photographic where I got mine some time ago now:

http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/used-equipment/used-digital-slr-cameras/used-canon-digital-slr-cameras/canon-eos-1000d-1

I guess if the one you've been offered has a low photo count in general good nick and matches the description of the one in the link - then it does sound like a deal worth considering. Hth :)

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Alien 13

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The 450D is a good camera for AP and is likely to offer more in camera features but whatever model you choose try and make sure it comes with the software disk although third party support from APT etc is usually very good.

Alan

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Alien 13

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The SW disc contains EOS utilities and DPP and is camera or range specific and not that easy to get hold of from Canon but these are only needed if tethering or using lens correction data.

Third party software like BYEOS, APT and Photoshop can do similar functions though so its not a deal breaker.

Alan

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Psychobilly

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why are the discs important?

Can you not download the software or use a general disk from someone else etc.

You just need a valid Canon camera serial number to download the individual pieces of software or even the full CD ....

Here's where you need to start from... (camera selection screen)

http://www.canon.co.uk/support/consumer_products/product_ranges/cameras/eos/

Peter...

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JamesF

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The shutter mechanism wears out slowly.  10,000 actuations for a 450D is fairly low though.  Mine has tens of thousands.  I'd say that for £100 that's a fair deal.

Regarding the software, I'd grab it from Canon's site and make sure you keep a copy in case they ever decide to remove support for your camera.  I've done that and make sure I grab the latest every few months.  You do indeed need a serial number from the camera to get access to the download area, but that's what google is for :D

James

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Alien 13

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Why is the shutter count so important?. Is it a bit like mileage on a second hand car?.

Very much so and like a car I would be a bit suspicious of a very low count on an old camera, the normal life is something around 100k of shots and like anyone with a new toy I hit 3000 ish within the first few weeks but its settled down a bit now.

Astro use does hammer the shutter count especially for planetary with multiple stills.

Alan

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LukeSkywatcher

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Very much so and like a car I would be a bit suspicious of a very low count on an old camera, the normal life is something around 100k of shots and like anyone with a new toy I hit 3000 ish within the first few weeks but its settled down a bit now.

Astro use does hammer the shutter count especially for planetary with multiple stills.

Alan

If i was to ever sell my 450D it would come with a sticker saying "One previous careful owner". Ive had it about 5 yrs now and i'm guessing a shutter count of about 2000 (if even that).

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Psychobilly

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Don't buy a used DSLR from me ...   1-2k shots is a normal togging day with occasion 5-10K days thrown in for good measure... 

They are tools and get used... Saying that the cost of changing a shutter module is a smaller percentage of the total cost with the higher end bodies and...

Peter...

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Alien 13

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Don't buy a used DSLR from me ...   1-2k shots is a normal togging day with occasion 5-10K days thrown in for good measure... 

They are tools and get used... Saying that the cost of changing a shutter module is a smaller percentage of the total cost with the higher end bodies and...

Peter...

I do love my camera to bits what is the sort of cost to replace the shutter mechanism?

Alan

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RichM63

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Although I do have the discs for the 400D I've not bothered to install them as the 700D installation works just fine with both cameras.

Personally I'd discount a second hand battery as being only good for around the garden. They can only take and retain charging so many times and flat batts when out and about are very annoying.

£70 to £100 for these lower end cameras is worth a punt IMHO, although IIRC you can't check the shutter count without hooking up to the interweb for a 3rd party check via USB, at least you can almost be certain that the camera won't have been in the hands of a Pro' or dedicated 'Naturist'. ;)

Check for obvious signs of heavy use, has the plastic been 'polished' shiny indicating that it has been well used, do the switches etc all work....

Budget also for replacement batteries and an SD/CF card adapter if the camera is equiped with a CF card slot. 64 Gig SD cards are very cheap, CF cards can be mega bucks. (although I think that the 1000D has SD).

Best of luck.

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