11-01-2020 02:05 AM
I've been using a friend's Nikon d3000 for the past few days, and I want to get my own camera, I found a second-hand deal at 250 euros for the body+2 lenses ( 18-55 and 75-300 ),and I just want to know if it's worth it
Keep in mind that my maximum budget is 250 euros and I don't plan on changing the camera for some years.
11-04-2020 10:07 AM
Neither of you have had older cameras repaired have you? Parts can come from sources other than the manufacturers. They can be cannibalized from other dead ones. Besides who buys a camera depending on whether it can be repaired? Ah, nobody. A camera you have or can afford is better than no camera or one you can't affford.
11-04-2020 10:46 AM
@ebiggs1 wrote:Neither of you have had older cameras repaired have you? Parts can come from sources other than the manufacturers. They can be cannibalized from other dead ones. Besides who buys a camera depending on whether it can be repaired? Ah, nobody. A camera you have or can afford is better than no camera or one you can't affford.
I have been servicing electronic gear, primarily microprocessor based electronics, for over 40 years. How about you?
11-04-2020 11:01 AM - edited 11-04-2020 11:02 AM
@ebiggs1 wrote:Besides who buys a camera depending on whether it can be repaired?
Anyone with an IQ over 64, Jethro. Thanks for asking.
11-04-2020 11:57 AM - edited 11-05-2020 11:33 AM
"Anyone with an IQ over 64, Jethro. Thanks for asking."
You are supposed to nice around here. BTW, I had my F1n serviced last year. When I bought it in 1980 I never gave a thought I would still want it serviced in 2019. But what do I know? I have only been doing photography for five+ decades. I knew that 63 IQ rating would bite me in the end.
11-04-2020 11:52 AM
"I have been servicing electronic gear, primarily microprocessor based electronics, for over 40 years."
You conceal it well.
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