Canon D60

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I have been offered a canon EOS D60 for £150 and i was wondering if this is a good price or not? The camera looks to be pretty old and i don't know much about DSLR's but its in mint condition and comes with the stock lense, 1gb flash card and 2 spare batteries.

Should i move to this from my A85?
 
The D60 was launched just before the Canon 10D.
It's pretty much identical to the 10D bar a couple of improvements. That price seems good - go for it :)
 
Excellent, so will i be able to buy new lenses for it (obv canon compatible ones) or have they changed the fitting since then?

Just need to make sure i know what im getting in to.

I've asked him to take a pic of a white piece of paper/wall to check the sensor, is that right?
 
AdWright said:
It uses the standard Canon EF mount, so all EF lenses will fit (not the EF-S ones though)
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IIRC, the D60 is a 1.6 crop camera, meaning that it will work with all EF and EF-S lenses.
 
£150 is a bargain. Buy it this second!

They still fetch ~£250-£300 on eBay.
 
Mr_Sukebe said:
IIRC, the D60 is a 1.6 crop camera, meaning that it will work with all EF and EF-S lenses.
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It's not just thbe sensor that dictates this though - it is the design of the mirror etc. I'm pretty sure the D60 cannot take EF-S, just as the 10D cannot.
 
I wont even admit how much I paid for mine when they first came out, but they are pretty bomb-proof build, an ok camera. Auto-focus leaves something to be desired, especially when shooting a low-contrast subject, but at that price i think its a bargain - go for it! And if you don't like it, I'm sure you can make a profit if you choose to sell it. Good luck :)
 
A D60 is a decent camera and if I didnt have an DSLR I'd jump on that deal. You can get familiar with DSLRs using this body, buy any of the huge range of EF lenses for it and eventually move on to a more up to date DSLR if you feel limited.

EF-S lenses work only on the 300D, 350D, 400D, 20D and 30D as far as I know, but its not a huge loss in my book. Before we know it full frame cameras like the 5D will be very affordable and some people will want to go full frame and wonder what to do with their EF-S lenses.

Obviously if you are perfectly happy and always will be with a 1.6x cropped sensor I am pretty sure Canon will keep their lower end DSLRs in that format for a long time.
 
madmaxx said:
I wont even admit how much I paid for mine when they first came out, but they are pretty bomb-proof build, an ok camera. Auto-focus leaves something to be desired, especially when shooting a low-contrast subject, but at that price i think its a bargain - go for it! And if you don't like it, I'm sure you can make a profit if you choose to sell it. Good luck :)
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I'm not going to admit either, principally because it still scares me that I got my 1D MkII for not much more....

It's a great wee camera, it's just a shame that the AF is pretty poor in comparision to the current crop of cameras but that's just relative - in good light with even a half decent lens it'll focus as quickly as any of the current DSLRs in single shot mode. The image quality is, as with all DSLRs, determined by the lens more than the body so it's still a match for the modern kit there too.

For £150 would I buy it? Yes, without question.
 
Just realised there's a lens in the deal too. Do you know what it is? If it's something like a 50mm f/1.8 then go bite the guy's hand off now, don't even bother replying here first :D
 
Its a standard consumer zoom, cheap, not bulky, will do fine in standard conditions as a walkaround lens.

The range is most adequate on film or full frame cameras though, on most digital slr's the sensor is 1.6 times smaller, making that lens function as a 45-145mm lens more or less, i.e. 'zooms in further' but doesnt go as wide.

Hence, digital SLRs tend to come with an 18-55mm zoom, because when you multiply by 1.6 you sort of get the equivalent of this 28-90 lens.
 
Lol... most of that went straight over my head.

Don't suppose you know of a useful website which will give me a nice and simple explanation of all of what you just said? :D

Also what should i be looking to get as obviously xmas is coming up so i'll ask for a new lense so budget maybe around £100/150?

Do i have to get a specific macro lense to do macro shots?
 
£150 is not really enough for a good lens like a 17-40 or 17-55 so what you are left with is just get the kit lens 18-55 and save the rest for something better later.
 
Spoon. If I were you I'd keep just the one lens that you are getting with the camera whatever it is, read up about basic photography and practice the camera, and then buy your next lens based on what you learn. You might waste money by buying without really knowing what you want/need.

There are plenty of sites and books that teach you the principles and the basic terms like focal length (i.e. the mm of the lens, which is fixed for some lenses and a range for zooms), the aperture (which is how wide the lens can open to let light in), the shutter speed (for how long light is allowed in).

The good thing is if you get familiar with manual mode and how to change the aperture and shutter speed you can test all you like with a digital camera and see the differences they make.

Search google for sites with basic photography tutorials and maybe also search amazon for a good book. Try not to go for the ones that focus on digital cameras, and try to get the ones that go for photography principles which apply to all cameras. 'Learn digital photography' tends to be just a gimmick to make the book sound more up-to-date and appealing to people who just bought a digital camera.
 
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