New Camera From Thrift Store
May 19, 2019 20:39:44 #
I dropped into a Salvation Army thrift the other day. They had a Canon EOS Rebel XT, body only. It was Senior Day and it was on sale to boot. I picked it up for Ten bucks. I figured if it ended up being a boat anchor, I hadn't lost much. I brought it home, charged the battery, ran the camera through its paces, and WaLa. It worked.
I took it to my local camera store and tried a lens with it. It took great photos. I purchased the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Lens for $90 used and a 9+, great shape. I got it for my wife, But of course, I'll be using it too.
Do the math, $100 bucks and below are some of the results so far.....not bad I don't think.
I took it to my local camera store and tried a lens with it. It took great photos. I purchased the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Lens for $90 used and a 9+, great shape. I got it for my wife, But of course, I'll be using it too.
Do the math, $100 bucks and below are some of the results so far.....not bad I don't think.
May 19, 2019 20:45:49 #
May 19, 2019 20:47:05 #
Good deal! Plus, it looks like it is working fine! You never know where you will find a bargain. I hope the two of you get a lot of use out of it.
May 19, 2019 20:51:15 #
LMurray
Loc: North Orange County, CA
frankraney wrote:
I dropped into a Salvation Army thrift the other d... (show quote)
I've got to check thrift stores.
May 19, 2019 20:51:26 #
Great story, great results! Every person new to photography who asks "what camera do you recommend?" should see this thread.
Mike
Mike
May 19, 2019 21:24:16 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
frankraney wrote:
I dropped into a Salvation Army thrift the other d... (show quote)
Nice find. A real bargain.
May 19, 2019 22:14:01 #
Congratulations on your great find and excellent discount. Ten bucks well spent.
May 19, 2019 22:37:42 #
You got a great deal on the combo.
I know of one guy who did better. This was about 1972 - so film era.
He worked over near the coast NW of Los Angeles and was taking classes at Cal State Los Angeles which is on the East side of the city (lived at home with parents in East Los Angeles while in school) and used to cut through Beverly Hills on surface streets when the freeways were jammed up getting from work to home or school. Well one day he was doing that and as he went through Beverly Hills he saw a sign for "Charity Yard Sale". Wanting to know what you would see at a yard sale in Beverly Hills he followed the signs. A large yard of a very big house and several people with tables selling stuff for a charity. One lady had a couple of tables filled with camera gear and light stands etc around the tables. It turned out her brother had died and they were clearing out his photography studio in Hollywood. She, her husband and kids were all the "Kodak Instamatic" type of photographers so the brother's stuff was going for charity. She had a Leica 35 and a Hasselblad, each with a lenses mounted. Both marked $50. He said they are worth more than that - she "It's for charity." He said he only had $35 cash and wanted the Hasselblad - she said "sold". He told her he had a friend who would love the Leica but was also a student without much money - she said call him on my phone (it was her yard and home) and I will hold it for him for the same $35 until the yard sale ended in 3 hours. He called, his friend made it there in 1 hour and got the Leica. In our Photo Class the next night he showed all of us and the professor the camera and told us the story.
I know of one guy who did better. This was about 1972 - so film era.
He worked over near the coast NW of Los Angeles and was taking classes at Cal State Los Angeles which is on the East side of the city (lived at home with parents in East Los Angeles while in school) and used to cut through Beverly Hills on surface streets when the freeways were jammed up getting from work to home or school. Well one day he was doing that and as he went through Beverly Hills he saw a sign for "Charity Yard Sale". Wanting to know what you would see at a yard sale in Beverly Hills he followed the signs. A large yard of a very big house and several people with tables selling stuff for a charity. One lady had a couple of tables filled with camera gear and light stands etc around the tables. It turned out her brother had died and they were clearing out his photography studio in Hollywood. She, her husband and kids were all the "Kodak Instamatic" type of photographers so the brother's stuff was going for charity. She had a Leica 35 and a Hasselblad, each with a lenses mounted. Both marked $50. He said they are worth more than that - she "It's for charity." He said he only had $35 cash and wanted the Hasselblad - she said "sold". He told her he had a friend who would love the Leica but was also a student without much money - she said call him on my phone (it was her yard and home) and I will hold it for him for the same $35 until the yard sale ended in 3 hours. He called, his friend made it there in 1 hour and got the Leica. In our Photo Class the next night he showed all of us and the professor the camera and told us the story.
May 20, 2019 05:56:01 #
I still have my Rebel xt and it takes beautiful pictures. I used that very camera at work for TSS Youth Sports photography, and they were selling the images. It is a fine camera and some of my images from that camera have been enlarged to 16×20 no problem! People think they need more pixels.........but it is not true.
May 20, 2019 06:46:54 #
Thanks for the photos of Point Cabrillo. I have some great memories from there.
May 20, 2019 07:03:23 #
I bought a Sony RX10 at a garage sale here in Mesquite, NV for $10 and sold it on Ebay for $295
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May 20, 2019 09:21:38 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Thrift stores and pawn shops, two great resources!!! I would have give it a go for $10, and picked up a budget lens in the same manner. Good job.
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