Impulse buy - is this any good

SteveEllis · Dec 5, 2005

I just made an impulse buy on ebay, its a camera for my wife, its an Canon EOS 5000

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7567692572&ssPageName=ADME:B:BCA:UK:31

£44.50 including postage :wink:

kfoster · Dec 5, 2005

heres a review. Seems to be a good camera, but limited.

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/eos/eoscamera/EOS8885000/

k

DocFrankenstein · Dec 5, 2005

It sucks. It has a mind of it's own and won't allow you to meter properly.

photogoddess · Dec 5, 2005

Dang Doc... tell us how you really feel. :lol:

darich · Dec 5, 2005

I'm fed up with all the double talk and ***** footing around.
I wish someone would say what they meant!!!
:lmao:

SteveEllis · Dec 5, 2005

Guess I should have asked first :lol:

SteveEllis · Dec 16, 2005

Well the camera arrived, looks to be in very good condition, the lenses work in my camera, I just need to get some batteries and test it. Selena is chuffed with it so it looks like it was a bargain

ThomThomsk · Dec 16, 2005

I seem to recall that the Eos 5000 was only sold at Dixons (which would speak volumes - built to a price, undiscerning customers, etc), although the old memory could be failing me there. I had the 500, which was OK, but I traded it in against a Nikon FM2n because I didn't like all the plastic on the Canon. The lens mount in particular seemed pretty flimsy to me.