Canon Autoboy S XL?

<p>A seller on a local online site is offering a Canon Autoboy S XL film camera for sale. I don't have any interest in buying it, but am curious about the price he said he originally paid for it - $500.00+. I checked on several sites including eBay's completed auctions, did a Google search, and still can't find anything re the original cost of this camera. I can't imagine it actually costing this much when new, and suspect the seller is just inflating the cost to be able to sell the camera. He's asking $60.00 for it.<br>

<br />Any info on the original cost of the Canon Autoboy S XL?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Never heard of that model, but what are the specifications? Possibly it is an international name for a model sold in the USA. We sold Canon at the family camera store during the late 70's, 80's and early 90's so we have even stocked a model with those specs. FWIW, though, we never stocked any P&S that had $500+ price tag.<br>

And here's a link that might be helpful: <a href="http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Canon_Sure_Shot_Z115_Panorama_%28Caption%29/Prima_Super_115N_%28Caption%29/Autoboy_S_XL">http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Canon_Sure_Shot_Z115_Panorama_%28Caption%29/Prima_Super_115N_%28Caption%29/Autoboy_S_XL</a></p>

<p>Considering that you can buy high quality film SLRs for under $50, I don't think you could get $20 for this camera.</p>

<p>In fact, many of the early EOS cameras with full AF, exposure, and so on, such as the EOS 620 are available for the body for even under $30. However, if you don't already have some EOS lenses, you'd have to figure in the cost of a lens for the body.</p>

<p>I don't know the camera either except that 'Autoboy' is the Japanese market version of the 'Sureshot' camera. I don't see a listing for an 'S XL' but there are versions with one or the other of those letters such as<br /> http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/film/data/1996-2000/1999_ab-s2xl.html?lang=jp&categ=srs&page=ab =<strong>Autoboy SiI XL</strong> (Japan) - SURE SHOT Z135 - PRIMA SUPER 135N<br /> That one had a market price of 52,000 yen in 1999. At today's exchange rate that would be over US$600.</p>

<p>and an older possibility<br /> http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/film/data/1991-1995/1993_ab-s.html?lang=jp&categ=srs&page=ab</p>

<p>JDM: Thanks for the link, I had also just found the mention on the Canon website at the same page for the S XL. The camera does seem to be a Japanese version, and lists at 45,000 yen. The Elph LT APS camera from the same year is listed at 23,500 yen; I have one, think I paid a bit over $200 Cdn for mine. So the Autoboy could possibly be twice as costly, or around $400-450.00. Still short of the $600.00 the seller claims he paid for the Autoboy.</p>

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<p>It's probably a nice enough P&S, and possibly sold for approaching what the seller says (including tax, batteries, and bag?) but under its Sureshot Z115 name, it sells regularly for $5-10 on ebay.<br>

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Too many cameras like this on the market now, the only ones that sell for a little more money have prime lenses or particularly nice lenses/construction, nameplates like Leica or Contax, or rare manual control.</p>

Thanks for bringing this up. I received a Canon Autoboy 2 QD from a relative some time ago, and always meant to look it up. That Canon site link was perfect. I have to take it out for a spin one of these days.