buying a used DSLR

frugallass

rainbow_carnage wrote: »

My question is, how do people buy cameras (or any other electronics) second-hand?

are you a member of a camera / photographic club? maybe there are members considering selling theirs?

my local club has a forum where they buy / sell second-hand equipment

[Deleted User]

Never heard of cropping photos? More mp means more crop-ability... and it's not a piddly small sensor, so you aren't picking up a load of noise

1mp won't get you a very big canvas without a lot of pixilation.. here's some recommended canvas resolution guides: http://www.thecanvasartfactory.com/Your%20photo%20on%20canvas.html

rainbow_carnage

moonrakerz wrote: »

Ouch ! A bit touchy aren't we ?

Firstly, your posting name is very masculine.
Secondly, if you are such an experienced photographer, the tone & content of your OP certainly doesn't reflect that.

rainbow carnage is masculine? it's a line from a film about a transsexual punk rocker...

which part of my original post are you referring to? i wasn't asking advice on which camera to buy. i was asking how do i make sure that i don't get ripped off by a dishonest seller. that has nothing to do with being an experienced photographer.

i've bought lenses second-hand before, but not a digital camera. that doesn't mean that i don't know how to use one, or the difference between a cheap one and an expensive one.

unrich

http://www.photokaboom.com/photography/learn/printing/resolution/1_which_resolution_print_size_viewing_distance.htm

http://www.rideau-info.com/photos/mythdpi.html

moonrakerz

rainbow_carnage wrote: »

rainbow carnage is masculine? it's a line from a film about a transsexual punk rocker...

Need I say anymore ?