Irish Second hand market or buy from UK?

davmigil · 08-08-2006 03:19PM #1

Going to go digital SLR this year. Have a wish list of items:

Canon 350D or Canon 20D (feature wise, either will do me fine, might have a look in the shops as 350D has a reputation for being on the small side to hold, mightn't matter to me - will see).

Canon 50mm/1.8
Tamron SP AF28-75mm/2.8 XR Di LD
possibly 70-200/4 L USM (or maybe 70-300 4-5.6 IS USM).

Just wondering is there much of a second hand market for these in Ireland? Have been keeping an eye on www.adverts.ie and have seen the odd 350D. Also have been looking at www.buyandsell.net , but prices seem very high.

Do any of the camera stores in Dublin have much of a second hand stock and how are prices?

Thinking otherwise of buying from UK or possibly EU (don't want to go further afield if possible).

mtracey · 08-08-2006 06:07PM

Are you looking at Nikon at all ?

davmigil · 08-08-2006 08:23PM

mtracey wrote:

Are you looking at Nikon at all ?

Would consider Nikon or Canon. Haven't done any research into Nikon lenses. Not sure what an equivalent list for Nikon would look like or cost.

But yeah, I will look at Nikon too

mtracey · 08-08-2006 08:58PM

You can get a Nikon 50mm 1.8 for less that €100, one of the finest lenses they've ever produced.

I'm selling a D70 body only (used for less than 12 months, great nick except for obligatory sensor dust) for €530 incl p+p.
PM if interested, if not no worries

just too lazy to put on ebay

FinoBlad · 08-08-2006 09:13PM

2nd hand in Ireland are mostly overpriced. Have you considered the uk canon outlet?

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Canon-Outlet

davmigil · 08-08-2006 09:20PM

mtracey wrote:

You can get a Nikon 50mm 1.8 for less that €100, one of the finest lenses they've ever produced.

I'm selling a D70 body only (used for less than 12 months, great nick except for obligatory sensor dust) for €530 incl p+p.
PM if interested, if not no worries just too lazy to put on ebay

Thanks for the offer Mark. Still in the 'just looking' phase. This can take a while with me! Don't forget to stick it up on www.adverts.ie

Looking at Nikon lenses:

Nikon 50mm 1.8 - good price/good lens, a non-brainer so
Tamron 28-75/2.8 also available
70-200/300 lenses all seem pretty pricey. What would the Nikon equivalent be to the two Canon lenses I mentioned?

davmigil · 08-08-2006 09:23PM

FinoBlad wrote:

2nd hand in Ireland are mostly overpriced. Have you considered the uk canon outlet?

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Canon-Outlet

Thanks for the link. Will keep an eye on it.

Irish Second hand market or buy from UK?

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