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Originally Posted by MartijnGizmo
I prefer digital because of the lower running costs, but I plan on buying a filmcamera like an EOS 650, as they only cost €50 or so nowadays on the second-hand-market.
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Heh, good to read this back, I bought a EOS 600 (sold as EOS 630 in the US) last week. Got it for €25 and it's in excellent condition, almost no scratches and everything works, the LCD-light, the AF-beep. Also the mirror-stop-bump looks like new, as these tend to disintegrate end mess up the shutter. It even came with the original manual, so this is an absolute bargain. I bought it from a student that had only bought it for the lens it came with, as he used that on his EOS 1V.
It's the last from the 600-series, having better AF etc than the EOS 650. As it was build before the line-up was split into Rebel/Elan etc, it is build like a tank. It's quite heavy and can get some impressive 5fps! And all that for a camera from 1989.
I loaded it with Kodak T-Max 3200 and am having the first film developed as we speak. I'll pick up my pictures tomorrow and am quite curious to see how it came out. I can't wait for spring to begin and load it with some Fuji Velvia 100 and get some landscape-shots. 8)
Sure, I'll still take most shots with my EOS 350D, but this EOS 600 is gonna give me a lot of fun. It just feels right in my hands and having the 17-40 f/4 L on fullframe is great! I'm already looking for an eye-controlled EOS 3 or EOS 5. An EOS 1V or 1N would be great, but those ware way to expensive.