oofoto Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 18 months ago I bought a used 10D + grip for 600GBP. Today I sold the grip for 80GBP and the body for 400GBP. For me 120GBP is a fabulous deal for 18 months of digital photography.If you can stand to be a generation of digital body behind then digital SLR's look to be god value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul - Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Definitely. Our next body will probably be a 20D when the prices drop. That will maintain a common battery and charger type with our 10D and Digital Rebel. Since the Rebel XT uses a different battery, we won't even consider them at any price.<P>I wonder if it is too much to hope that the 20D replacement still takes the BP-511? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 "I wonder if it is too much to hope that the 20D replacement still takes the BP-511?" Maybe as the 5D does. However all of my BP-511 batteries died after about a year so it's no biggie if a new camera uses different ones. They'll need to be replaced anyway so I wouldn't use batteries as purchase criteria. Hopefully the replacement batteries will be much better. What would get me to put my 10D out to pasture is a new model with ECF. Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul - Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 1 year? Wow. The original BP-511 which came with our first D30 is still going strong. We haven't had one (Canon or 3rd party) go bad yet.<P>We will still be using the older bodies along with any newer bodies, and don't want to carry multiple types of batteries/chargers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_carlson Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 That's interesting for a battery life, I'm still using my original BP-511 from 2.5 years ago and it works great. I do have a second battery also. I originally sold my 300D and upgraded to the 20D but for now see no reason to upgrade again, no to the 5D or any replacement. I'm happy with what I have as it works fine for me. I don't expect to replace my 20D for a few more years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_broderick Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I'm doing similar, though at a more spendthrift rate of spending....I bought a Canon-refurbished 1Ds mark 1 about six months before the camera was replaced, and am still using it after two years. The only thing that could make me shell out for a new camera is a dust-control solution that really works. Till that happens, this camera will soldier on. I have to admit the lighter weight of the 5D is tempting, but the price would have to drop a LOT before I'd shell out to shave off a pound and gain some high-ISO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kin_lau Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 My BP-511 from about 2 years ago for my 300D is still going strong. 3rd party batteries are _very_ cheap, so there's no worry there. What does bug me, is that my 350D/XT uses a smaller battery, so I end up having to carry two sets of batteries when we go shooting. I believe the 1 series uses another who different set of batteries. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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