Re: EOS D60 - worth buying?

"andy w" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am vaguely thinking of getting a digi SLR (just fantasising, really!),
and
> I've sen that lots of people are trading in D60s to upgrade - if I can get
> one of these for £800 or so (plus lenses, I assume) is it worth doing, or
> should I save up even longer and get 10D? Or wait till they replace that
in
> 12months and get a secong hand one!
>

Get a 10D - yes, it will be "out of date" in 18 months, but at that time the
D60 will be doubly out of date and that is not something to ignore - you
will always be one generation ahead, and that one generation represented a
significant advance.

Why save up before buying - get one from Jessops on 9 months interest free
credit. Just be certain to pay it off by the 9 months else the interest is
stupid (as it is with all buy now pay later schemes) - but assuming you can
save up the balance with certainty, there is no point in waiting.

You will not be dissapointed with the 10D - but if you are buying second
hand lenses make certain that they work with the 10D - not all do.




PR

"PR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "andy w" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > I am vaguely thinking of getting a digi SLR (just fantasising, really!),
> and
> > I've sen that lots of people are trading in D60s to upgrade - if I can
get
> > one of these for £800 or so (plus lenses, I assume) is it worth doing,
or
> > should I save up even longer and get 10D? Or wait till they replace
that
> in
> > 12months and get a secong hand one!
> >
>
> Get a 10D - yes, it will be "out of date" in 18 months, but at that time
the
> D60 will be doubly out of date and that is not something to ignore - you
> will always be one generation ahead, and that one generation represented a
> significant advance.
>

Get a mint D60 from a reputable dealer, with at least a 6 months guarantee,
and use the £450 saved to put towards lenses. You will still have a very
capable 6 megapixel camera, some good lenses, and you will not lose so much
money on your D60 in real terms, if you do decide to upgrade later.
Out of date, and doubly out of date, are just emotive terms. If the camera
does what you want, and produces good results, there is no need to keep
chasing the latest model.
--
Gavin Gillespie
Nottingham UK
www.Giltbrook.co.uk
www.LawrencesEastwood.co.uk

"Gavin Gillespie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "PR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > "andy w" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message

> Get a mint D60 from a reputable dealer, with at least a 6 months
guarantee,
> and use the £450 saved to put towards lenses.

If you are going to buy second hand then try and find a good private buy.
Dealers have dramatically higher mark up percentages on used stuff compared
to new.
..
> Out of date, and doubly out of date, are just emotive terms.

Sometimes yes, but in this case the new model came out with both significant
pricing and significant performance advantages over the old model. This is
unusual; in the camera market (at least to this sort of extent). It has been
common in the Computer marketplace for years and very few people will advise
you to buy a previous generation PC unless you can get a massive discount.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0302/03...anoneos10d.asp shows the
differences between the 10D and D60. From my point of view the improvement
in AF performance (much talked about) and toughtr body are major incentives
to go for the new model.

Also, image quality is significantly improved despite no real change in
resolution

If you are not really bothered about any of the changes, and can find a mint
D60 for very substantially less money then fine.

I am happier to but new - and add a 3 year warranty for not a lot extra
(Jessops scheme seems far better value than what you get in Currys when you
buy a freezer or something - I never bother with them!).



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"PR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Gavin Gillespie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Get a mint D60 from a reputable dealer, with at least a 6 months
> guarantee,
> > and use the £450 saved to put towards lenses.
>
> If you are going to buy second hand then try and find a good private buy.
> Dealers have dramatically higher mark up percentages on used stuff
compared
> to new.
> .

A few weeks ago, I bought a mint D60 from www.ajpurdy.co.uk for £799, and it
included a brand new 256Mb flash card, worth over £50.00, so the cost of the
D60 was actually less than £750, as I would have had to buy a flash card
anyway. It might be worth the OP checking with them to see if there are any
more available, I tried to check, but the link to used D60's on their web
page would not work for me.

I have just looked on ebay, and there is a D60 for £740 + £20 postage, this
is without guarantee, and it still has 5 days and 17 hours to go, so who
knows what price that will finish up at.

Thanks for the advice - is there anywhere other than e-bay to look for used
digitals online? I've looked at one or two of the dealers (park cameras -
what nice people - purdeys and jessops) - anywhere else?

"Gavin Gillespie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "PR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > "andy w" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > > I am vaguely thinking of getting a digi SLR (just fantasising,
really!),
> > and
> > > I've sen that lots of people are trading in D60s to upgrade - if I can
> get
> > > one of these for £800 or so (plus lenses, I assume) is it worth doing,
> or
> > > should I save up even longer and get 10D? Or wait till they replace
> that
> > in
> > > 12months and get a secong hand one!
> > >
> >
> > Get a 10D - yes, it will be "out of date" in 18 months, but at that time
> the
> > D60 will be doubly out of date and that is not something to ignore - you
> > will always be one generation ahead, and that one generation represented
a
> > significant advance.
> >
>
> Get a mint D60 from a reputable dealer, with at least a 6 months
guarantee,
> and use the £450 saved to put towards lenses. You will still have a very
> capable 6 megapixel camera, some good lenses, and you will not lose so
much
> money on your D60 in real terms, if you do decide to upgrade later.
> Out of date, and doubly out of date, are just emotive terms. If the camera
> does what you want, and produces good results, there is no need to keep
> chasing the latest model.
> --
> Gavin Gillespie
> Nottingham UK
> www.Giltbrook.co.uk
> www.LawrencesEastwood.co.uk
>
>

In article <becjd4$50q$(E-Mail Removed)>,
andy w <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Thanks for the advice - is there anywhere other than e-bay to look for used
>digitals online? I've looked at one or two of the dealers (park cameras -
>what nice people - purdeys and jessops) - anywhere else?

A couple of weeks ago one of the major dealers (I'm pretty sure it was
Photo Optix, but there's nothing on their website) had a double page
advert in AP with some pretty attractive prices for factory-reconditioned
Canon gear, including the D60. Might be worth giving them a ring.


Richard.

In article <behfke$pl7$(E-Mail Removed)>,
Richard Williams <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>A couple of weeks ago one of the major dealers (I'm pretty sure it was
>Photo Optix, but there's nothing on their website) had a double page
>advert in AP with some pretty attractive prices for factory-reconditioned
>Canon gear, including the D60. Might be worth giving them a ring.

Just checked and it was Photo Optix. The D60 was going for 700 GBP.

Richard.