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What to do with my old Canon 500N

  • 19-01-2008 9:36pm
    #1
    King Kelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 278 ✭✭


    I suppose like most of the contributors on this board my first camera was a film slr - a Canon EOS500n in my case. I came across it today - still pristine but lying unused in its original box since I went digital 3/4 years ago.

    I was just wondering what you have done with your old cameras. Are they all gathering dust? Its hardly worth putting on ebay has it probably has little monetary value. Do any people use them as second bodies? Is there any charitable organisation that could use a perfectly decent camera thats just been overtaken by technology?


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  • #2
    elven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭elven


    I gaze at it with the half finished roll of velvia longingly now and aain, then go out and shooot handheld at iso 400 and forget about it :rolleyes:

    Just can't bring myself to use it again, but can't get rid of it either. Maybe one day...


  • #3
    Ricky91t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,281 ✭✭✭Ricky91t


    Maybe just pu it on the shelf and when you going out taking photo's glance at it and remember the older days :D


  • #4
    DotOrg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭DotOrg


    i sold my last film eos and now wish i hadn't for the low amount i got for it. keep it and when you get sick of digital once in a while, stick a roill of film through it


  • #5
    Hugh_C
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,852 ✭✭✭Hugh_C


    King Kelly wrote: »
    Ia perfectly decent camera thats just been overtaken by technology?

    the digital vs film debate anyone?


  • #6
    pete4130
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,944 ✭✭✭pete4130


    I've still got my F100 and would never sell it. For one, I wouldn't get the monetary value for it and secondly it was the best darn camera I've ever held in my hand. Everything was where it should be. I'm still waiting for F5's to go down in value to grab one of them!


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  • #7
    tnkrbell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭tnkrbell


    pete4130 wrote: »
    I'm still waiting for F5's to go down in value to grab one of them!

    Have you tried adorama.com?The other half was looking at buying an F5 from there but settled on the F100 instead.He got it for a pretty good price as well


  • #8
    trishw78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,657 ✭✭✭trishw78


    I still have my 3000 and I use it now and again when I'm bored of digital. It reminds of how photography used to be i.e. taking a roll of film and seeing how many decent shots were on it. That and I bought a random box of 35mm film a few years ago that i still haven't gotten to the bottom of


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