Cheap as Chips Challenge! RPF Photo Competition

[Darren Turner]

I have just sourced my camera..........dunno how good, bad or indifferent it is should be here early next week.

Canon EOS 650 film camera + 1 Roll of film £10 + £5 delivery was this a good or bad choice?? Any Ideas ??

Daz

 

[Dan Cattermole]

No way!!!
I couldn't find one of them for under a tenner!!
fair play if it works Daz, I've been on ebay nearly a total 3 hours today searching. still nothing yet

 

[Hamish Gill]

Yeah, I'll be in town too Hamish.
There's that frame shop opposite holland & Barrets that sells a few oldies in there. worth a visit if you've never been.
I've donated a few Halina Paulettes there a few months back..... eeewwww!!
but na, seriously, he's got some decent stuff.

Did you seriously think I wouldn't know about that place?
I've bought and sold a lot from/to there!
Nice chap, although I think I get on his **** a bit always asking to look at things!

 

[Davie Hudson]

I have just sourced my camera..........dunno how good, bad or indifferent it is should be here early next week.

Canon EOS 650 film camera + 1 Roll of film £10 + £5 delivery was this a good or bad choice?? Any Ideas ??

Daz

i looked at slr's but none of them had lenses so couldn't use them for this

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Did you seriously think I wouldn't know about that place?
I've bought and sold a lot from/to there!
Nice chap, although I think I get on his **** a bit always asking to look at things!

Thought you might of been in there, well it's only a stone throw away from the shop.
Yeah, he's alright that dude. He ALWAYS seems like he's in a rush to complete picture frames. lol
He know's his camera's and I do like his collection. I'll be in there saturday.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I have just sourced my camera..........dunno how good, bad or indifferent it is should be here early next week.

Canon EOS 650 film camera + 1 Roll of film £10 + £5 delivery was this a good or bad choice?? Any Ideas ??

Daz

Did it have a lens attached for a tenner?

 

[Hamish Gill]

The first EOS the 650 (I think)

When you get it, open the back, look at the shutter blades
Your looking for greasy residue on the blades ... If its there you have a good chance of it being a duff!
Most of them will have suffered this by now, pretty much all the early eos range do!
Unfortunately it means that the shutter doesn't open all the way ... Or is at least susceptible to not opening all the way... Meaning you get half photo, half black images ... Less than ideal :/
You can check it by firing the shutter ... I'm pretty certain you can see it happening...

 

[Darren Turner]

ermmmmmmm ermmmmmmm ermmmmmm you talking total nonsense & i aint a clue what your on about Hamish will reread your suggestion when it arrives lol

it was £10 from another site cough cough, guaranteed to work if not i can send it back, it has just had a new battery apparently.

Yes it has a lens as well for this price

Daz

 

[Hamish Gill]

That's gotta be reasonable!
Let us know how you get on!

 

[Brian Moore]

Darren: I have a EOS 750. Picked it up for $10. (Can't use it in this comp though because I picked it up a while back.) Anyway, mine has some residue on the shutter blades but it works good. At least for now. So there's hope!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Woooo Hoooo - finally bagged something - Canonet 35mm rangefinder camera - listed only as a 'Vintage Camera'

Couldn't bring myself to buy non-Canon - but man it was a struggle to find anything at the price!

For folks in the US thinking of joining in - shopgoodwill.com - Welcome is your friend - way cheaper than FleaBay

Of course, I still need to see if it actually works when it arrives - the anticipation is killing me.

B&W film from Amazon and I'm ready for action (Note there are sellers on Amazon that do the film for a buck and some change, and charge all the real cost in the postage - hence perfect for this challenge... I'm just sayin' )

cough Amazon.com At a Glance: CONTINENTALSUPPLY cough...

 

[Brian Moore]

What lens, Chris? I believe 1.7 is the fastest but a 1.9 is available and also, I think, a 2.8. (I think the 1.9 has the selenium meter around the circumference of the lens.)

I've bought several cameras from the Shopgoodwill site. Coincidentally, just got an old Wirgin 120 film folder yesterday from there. (Cost me $18, so its outside the paramaters for the competition--I paid too much for it.) I only bid on cameras that are located in the local goodwill stores (for me they only list Long Beach and Santa Ana) so that I can pick them up; I've found shipping from goodwill to be overpriced. Where's your's coming from?

By the way, if you're struggling to stay within the 10 quid limit (or US dollar equivalent) see if your local "99c Only" store near you. They may have the Memories 200 film. Its Fuji film.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Pretty sure it's the 2.8 - but the original posting was somewhat lacking!

It's coming from Seattle Goodwill - shipping was $11, so not bad.

Thanks for the tip on 99c stores

 

[Darren Turner]

Do you have a pic chris??

My cam should be here tomorrow woop woop

Daz

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Here's their blurrycam effort

Looks like a X100 to me! LMAO!

 

[Darren Turner]

wow looks well kool, ................. its getting on abit though by the looks, even older than this 650 i have bought

 

[Brian Moore]

That looks like the 2.8. Nice camera!

 

[Ben Jennings]

Hey Chris,

Great minds think alike, I too have a Canonet on it's way to me, not sure which model it is, was posted on the bay as "Canon Canonet", and that was it, no description, nothing. So who know if it will work or not but at £4.99 I can't really complain. Heres a pic from the listing:

 

[Hamish Gill]

Nice one Ben! That's a 1.9 version!
With its original reversible lens hood too!
If all is good that's a good buy!

 

[Hamish Gill]

They do look like x100's ... Or more accurately the x100 looks like it!
Ive often seen it touted as the camera that inspired the x100 design

About 20 years older Darren!