Im not sure this is quite the right place to be posting this...but anyway

A few months ago I purchased a Fuji cam here in S.A, as I had read good reviews on it, and it seemed like a smart move at the time... Seen as though I had been out of the photography business for quite some time, I decided to give it a bash... Previously I had used a Canon, which had served me very well.

Unfortunately Im not overly impressed by the Fuji, and would like to buy a Canon or Nikon DSLR, but due to ridiculous exchange rate in South Africa (R7.00 to the US Dollar) , I find this a little out of  budget
The question Id like to ask is... does anyone here at RR, ever sell their old gear, as I would be quite interested in purchasing it at a reasonable price... fair?
Drop me an IM or mail, if you are interested.

Just outta curiosity, which Fuji did ya buy matey?
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If you have a Fuji SLR I doubt you will get much better images from either brand of camera.. Unless you are talking one of the prosumer versions... Most people tend to hang onto old SLR's as they are always handy to have 2 bodies and trade in deals are bad... Maybe it would be a good idea to have a thread or place here for members to do that..

At the time of purchasing the Fuji, I wasnt quite in a position to go for something like the S3 Pro, so I got the S5200 / S5600, which according to the reviews classisfied it as a semi-professional level cam. It really isnt a bad  piece of equipment as far as features go... but I have been a bit dissapointed with the amount of noise in both the lossy, and RAW format's  of the end product.
Years ago, I owned a Canon Powershot G2...granted not the best cam for large printing, being only a 4 megapixel (if I remember correctly), but the quality of the shots far outdo my current Fuji.
I have a small selection of both Canon lenses and a Nikor f-mount lens which I would like to put to use someday too :)

I realise ppl dont really part with DSLR's willingly ... lol .... but I thought perhaps if it were a workhorse that needed retiring ...well... :)
I priced the 20D, at an american online consumer store, and it quotes prices from a couple of stores retailing it...prices range from about $800, to $1700 (depending on kit etc...) which at the lowest quote would work out to approximately R5600.00 for me... not bad when you consider the same model is retailed here in S.A for about R16000.00. See my point? :)

What?!? Blummin eck, I thought we were ripped off in the UK for technology stuff.......... blimey......
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i dont think that is the problem, south africans have a hard time with everything imported.

I think a pint of lager over there is like 50p but get anything imported and the exchange rate kills you.  Good for people visiting, but bad for those who live there unfortunately :(

I hear if you go to Mozambique tho you can get wasted (drunk) at a meal of fresh lobster/king prawns on the beach for as little as £2.  I had a south african friend in my first year of uni... kinda lost contact with him tho.

anyway Gora - get in contact with the south african contingent on RR - isnt busi2ness and urbanarmitage from sa?  they will know people who know people etc etc who might have a DSLR they dont need.

Thanks for the advice guys... I appreciate it.
@ Rich: Im familiar with the S.A folks here at RR, but unfortunately, they too are paying the same retail prices as I am, so 2'nd hand gear from them is still going to cost me far more than what Id pay if I bought from overseas, which I dont blame them for... as value wise, I wouldnt feel right offering someone a pittace for something they paid a lot more for...value wise. Whereas lets take for example the american $ price I quoted above for the 20D bit selling ner for approx. $800... Id be willing to lets say, make an offer for  a 2'nd hand one for about 700, provided it was taken care of... see that way whomever was willing to sell would ulimately only lose a value of $100 on a piece of equipment theyve had  the use of for ages...and Id get a camera Id usually pay nearly three times the price for here in S.A for a third  of the price.... even if it is second hand. Does this make any sense???

Well, I don't know anyone selling their DSLR gear, but go to www.keh.com and check out their used gear. (BTW to mods - if posting an outside market link is a "no-no" than I apologize)

They have a rating system that is actually really accurate on the quality of the piece of gear you're looking at, and their prices are generally pretty good in America.

Otherwise you can try ebay - it creeps me out for good high-end gear, but many people do it.

Good luck - hope that helps-

-Lew ;-)

Ta Lew

I appreciate the tip :)

hi there i dont know if this is going to be of any help to you, but i have had 3 CANON EOS SLRs which i got on really well with...when i went over to digital i went into my local camera shop and asked to look at the CANON EOS 350D and the NIKON D70s, because those were a bit more in my price range, did not like the NIKON and the 350 was TINY!!!!!! so much so it did not feel like i was holding a proper SLR (bizzare). Quite upset that i did not like either of the cameras that i had gone out especially to look at i started looking at others. I tried the NIKON D50, that was a no, then i played with the EOS 20D.....***oh my god!!!!*** i fell in love, it just felt so right for me, i had to have it!!!!, it took about 6 months for me to save up for it but i have not looked back since buyig it. I  bought the kit with the 18-55 lens which is not that great a lens, but it is ok as a backup. I use my sigma 28-135 most of the time which i already had, i have had this camera about 11 months now and i **adore it..** but at the end of the day it is all about ergonomics, my partner has always been a NIKON man and he finds the buttons on a NIKON are better placed for his fingures than the EOS. but he does pick mine up and take a few shots now and then, so it cant be too bad...