Camera-less for a few weeks now. The pain! OH THE PAIN!!!

iNick · Aug 21, 2011

Sold my T1i+kit lens+ some other randoms for a good price a few weeks ago and bought a used 40D on amazon that night. Got it only to learn that there was something wrong with the shutter. My craigslist sale fell through and now I'm still riffling through the pages of the interwebs looking for another 40D. You would think there are a ton right?! well, yes and no, Im scared to buy one on ebay because most sellers specifically list No returns/refunds. I can understand this but i do not want to get myself into another scenario where something isn't working properly and the seller either doesn't know its defective or something happens during shipping and I'm stuck with a camera that needs repair. I have found a few on canon digital forum, they have an excellent classifieds section but again, I'm a bit weary of having the camera shipped.

2 questions, #1 there is a 40D for sale from someone who was using it as a backup. He has been around the canon digital forum a while and seems reputable but the shutter has been replaced by canon. Should i steer clear of this sale or is the replaced shutter no big deal? it comes in good condition with a canon grip, body cap, charger and 2 batteries, shipped for $475

Question #2 HOW THE HELL DO I PASS THIS TIME? I CAN'T TAKE NOT HAVING A CAMERA ANYMORE I JUST CAN'T DO IT SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE!

-Sorry for the rant, no one around here can understand my pain in being camera-less

-Nick

PJL · Aug 21, 2011

1 -- I don't think it's a bad thing that the shutter has been replaced. They all will fail at some time or another. Think of it as buying a car with a recently overhauled engine. That's a pretty good price, by the way, especially if it comes with a genuine Canon grip.

2 -- You can break out your cell phone and take emo girl photos of yourself and post them on Facebook to pass the time.

iNick · Aug 21, 2011

Yeah, i just don't know much about shutter replacement. There are 17K snaps on the new shutter that was replaced in october 2010.

480sparky · Aug 21, 2011

Rifle through your hard drive and do some post-processing.

iNick · Aug 21, 2011

480sparky said:
Rifle through your hard drive and do some post-processing.

Yeah i've been editing some stuff here and there but all my "quality" shots have pretty much been pp'd to my content already. I have some great ideas for some shoots and my patience is growing thin.

PJL · Aug 21, 2011

iNick said:
Yeah, i just don't know much about shutter replacement. There are 17K snaps on the new shutter that was replaced in october 2010.

They're supposedly rated for 100,000 activations (giving you about 80% of its expected life left), but shutters can go at any time on any camera, so it's not really something to fret over.

MattK0138 · Aug 21, 2011

Have you checked the used department at b&h and adorama? You will get a warranty and have recourse if something is wrong and their prices are not far off what you would pay on eBay.

480sparky · Aug 21, 2011

Rent.

brandibell · Aug 21, 2011

In my city the Camera Store has a used section and has a bunch of great stuff very well priced. You should see if where you live have something similar or try a pawn shop? A guy I went to school with got a camera some lenses and an external flash super cheap.

iNick · Aug 21, 2011

brandibell said:
In my city the Camera Store has a used section and has a bunch of great stuff very well priced. You should see if where you live have something similar or try a pawn shop? A guy I went to school with got a camera some lenses and an external flash super cheap.

My local camera store doesn't have any 40D's i've called like 4 times in 2 weeks haha

iNick · Aug 21, 2011

Has anyone bought used from B&H with a rating of 7? it's described as "Shows considerable amount of use - More than average wear" the price is only $400 +$10 for shipping.

KmH · Aug 21, 2011

The lowest I was ever willing to buy from B&H (or anyone else) was a 9.

iNick · Aug 21, 2011

KmH said:
The lowest I was ever willing to buy from B&H (or anyone else) was a 9.

yeah, it has a 30 day warrantee but i agree.

iNick · Aug 22, 2011

Finally decided. $520 shipped & insured 40D (10k clicks) with canon grip, 8gb CF card, 2 batteries, and USB cable. should be here on wednesday and i can finally start getting some C&C again. oh happy day.