$30 Kijiji find and new 20D.

"Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44)
12/10/2014 at 12:47 • Filed to: None

Got a EOS Rebel G film camera with a 28-80mm lens with 3 different filters, bag and strap for 30 bucks last night. Immediately strapped the lens to my 20D that I picked up on the way home.

Hooray for my ~$100 DSLR set up (minus accessories of course).

DISCUSSION (28)

BeaterGT > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/10/2014 at 12:58

But but I thought photography had to be expensive?

Sam > BeaterGT
12/10/2014 at 13:06

That's why Lumpy now needs to add a $5,000 lens to his $30 camera.

quarterlifecrisis > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/10/2014 at 13:08

Awesome! I keep wanting to find a deal on a film body, just to play with it if nothing else.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/10/2014 at 13:09

Good deal. How does the lens work with the digital body? IIRC you can use it as a regular lens but it won't auto focus, correct?

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated!
12/10/2014 at 13:11

My father has something similar with his Pentax. he bought some old lenses and he loves them, even without AF.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated!
12/10/2014 at 13:15

Some of the film SLR's used autofocus lenses before digital was brought out. This is the case here, the autofocus works with my new digital camera from this old film camera!

You can get some good deals on lenses by paying attention to the mount, EF or EF-S in my case.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Sam
12/10/2014 at 13:16

Lumpy is selling the film camera and just keeping the lens and bag. Starting to add more lenses for the DSLR Lumpy could very well hit $5000 at some point.

Gamecat235 > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated!
12/10/2014 at 13:17

Any EF lens that Canon has made will function with any of the EF ready cameras. (Rebels, xD, xxD, etc).

That 28-80 is an EF lens and should work just fine.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > quarterlifecrisis
12/10/2014 at 13:18

I'll probably be selling it on Ebay if you are interested.

Anon > BeaterGT
12/10/2014 at 13:45

Nope especially with micro 4/3 cameras coming down in price. You could get a mint condition used panasonic GX1 and a zoom lens for around $200.

As Du Volant > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
12/10/2014 at 13:52

Pentax is unique in that their lens mount hasn't changed since the 1970's. The lenses come in four basic varieties- full manual, manual focus with automatic aperture setting, autofocus with automatic aperture setting, and fully automated with no aperture ring. All will work on modern DSLR's to varying degrees, with the last two 100% compatible as if they were made for digital.

All but the last one are fully backwards compatible for their old 35mm cameras as well.

Group B Enthusiast - Captain of the supercharged barge > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/10/2014 at 13:52

Congratulations! I just spent 1500 on a (barely) used 7D body with two lenses and all the accessories... It's so worth it to have a good DSLR rig on hand, but even more so if you can do it 'on the cheap'.

BeaterGT > Anon
12/10/2014 at 13:54

Too bad I already bought my Christmas gifts for myself this year :/

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Group B Enthusiast - Captain of the supercharged barge
12/10/2014 at 16:42

That is pretty good for a 7D and lenses! I don't really know what to shoot but I'm sure I will find something!

Group B Enthusiast - Captain of the supercharged barge > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/10/2014 at 16:49

I'd just invite yourself to your nearest cars n' coffee and go ham. haha

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Group B Enthusiast - Captain of the supercharged barge
12/10/2014 at 17:20

Living in northern Canada doesn't allow that to happen, but lots of other opportunitys

Spoon II > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/10/2014 at 17:35

How far north are we talking?

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Spoon II
12/10/2014 at 17:42

Just Lethbridge now but was in Edmonton and such, you know, Canada stuff.

Spoon II > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/10/2014 at 17:53

Haha, indeed, I'm up in Calgary currently. Apparently there are some nice car shows around here in the summer at least

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Spoon II
12/10/2014 at 18:02

There is a Cars and Coffee in Edmonton in the summer and a pretty good weekend in Lethbridge. I'm sure Calgary has a few, a few Calgary Oppo's there too!

Banff has a lot of nice cars in the summer too, not really a car show, but a lot of awesome rides.

Stephen the Canuck > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/10/2014 at 22:36

Congratulations. I expect to see lots of pictures shortly. The bag looks like it's in good shape. That's a perfect way to start out in photography.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Stephen the Canuck
12/10/2014 at 23:52

Too cheap to shell out 40 bucks for a CF card so waiting til the weekend for my cf to sd adapter to arrive. Excited to get out and snap some shots!

Stephen the Canuck > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/11/2014 at 03:07

I bet you're excited. You've been looking for a camera set up for quite a while. CF cards aren't cheap, but neither are good SD cards.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Stephen the Canuck
12/11/2014 at 10:32

Ya I am, really surprised how big the 20D is but not a big deal!

I agree but I already have a bunch of SD cards around from my cousin who does reclamation work and takes a lot of pictures so he has a lot cards laying around. All top of the line ones too!

Stephen the Canuck > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/11/2014 at 11:59

Yeah, it's a little bigger than the T3i, and feels more solid too. That's where it's a good option for you since you already have a bunch of SD cards. I take it you have an SD card reader already too.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Stephen the Canuck
12/11/2014 at 12:12

Pretty big but not a big deal, anything bigger than a mirrorless its not going to fit in a pocket anyway.

It is pretty good, think the 20D will only take 8GB max on the card size. Laptop has a SD card slot so that might be easier.

I look at pictures on Flickr or here and they look way better on my work computer than on my laptop. Looks like I need a monitor to look at pictures on! Or on my TV!

Stephen the Canuck > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/11/2014 at 12:52

Even a mirrorless with more than a pancake type lens won't fit in a pocket.

Yeah, that's what the quick googling I just did said. I didn't know that when I bought my 20D, but the two CF cards I ordered happened to be 8GB cards because they were a decent price on Amazon.

A monitor would be nice. I have a tv available that I want to set up as a monitor for my laptop. You could get your laptop screen calibrated, but the device that's used isn't cheap.

Spoon II > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/12/2014 at 04:23

Sweet, thanks! I'll have to check this stuff out. Just got here, so it's all new to me