Look what I won!

[skyphix]

I've been wanting a new film backup camera since I lost my Rebel G (it was fairly beat up anyway) and I found this on ebay...

Considering the fact that I didn't win the 50 1.8 Mk1 the other day that went for 140 bucks I consider this a decent deal anyway.

What does everyone think? :D (I know, I probably could've gotten it cheaper... but I wanted the Mk1 50mm and Im happy with the price I paid).

Anyone else have any experience with the now old EOS 650??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7503046837

[Belmondo]

Considering what some people have been willing to pay for the lens by itself, I guess you can say you got the camera for free. I have a Mk I fifty f/1.8, and I really think it's one of the sharpest lenses I own.

Good luck with yours.

[DocFrankenstein]

I know. I bought and sold 50/1.8 for 145$ alone.

How's that EOS 650 doing? Decent cam?

[DSMITH131]

Good deal

[cactusclay]

If the camera is as nice as they say, then it sounds like you got a great deal. I traded in my mk2 for a mk1 plus ten bucks at a pawn shop.

[skyphix]

Im glad it seems to someone other than me I got a good deal. I like the metal mount and all the good comments I'ev heard on the Mk1's so I was dead set ... although if I didn't win this I was just going to get an Mk2 Thursday.

From what I've heard the EOS 650 is a great camera... although one of the first EOS camera's and originally introduced in 1987, a lot of people still use them as backup camera's to their digitals. I'm definitely excited

Thanks for the comments :)

Here are some links to reviews (take with a grain of salt, obviously) on the EOS 650 http://photosig.pcphotoreview.com/35mm+SLRs/Canon/PRD_84951_3105crx.aspx
http://www.betterphoto.com/reviews/reviewItemDetail.asp?reviewItemID=974

And the manual
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/canon_620-650/canon_eos_620-650-3.htm

[defordphoto]

Anyone else have any experience with the now old EOS 650??


Heh! That's the camera I had before I went digital. Great basic EOS cam.

[BoySpot]

I have a 600 (European designation of the 630) and it is very similar to the 650 in most ways. I used it right up to the point I bought my 10D and I loved it. Sure you will too. I got my 600 overhauled recently so it can continue as the back-up if I ever need it.

[slin100]

I have an EOS 650, too, that I basically got for free attached to an EF 28-135 that I won on Ebay. I've only used it a couple of times but it seems like a decent camera. What's amazing about it is how many of its design elements have been carried forward to the current models.

[skyphix]

Thanks for all the comments :D

I was also bidding on a 50mm 1.8 mk1 that is up to 140 with 4 days left to go on the auction... Im feeling better and better about this deal :)

All I need is a basic auto camera with manual functions that can share my EOS system and this fit the bill perfectly. I have a couple of FD lenses, but the body that goes with them is broke... and for a good FD body I would pay nearly as much as I paid for this set. I couldn't pass it up!

Thanks again for the comments :D

[Alan Neilson]

I have a EOS 600 it was my first canon after switching to auto focus from my Pentax ME super. It was a lovely camera and still use it now and again. All the same creative modes AV, TV manual, depth of field, and a fast motor drive at least on the 600 don't think it was on fast on the 630 and 650 versions It is also light and compat more so than the EOS 5 I got later, mainly for the eye control and the PC socket. Have fun using it.

I like to use my film cameras still, when using wide angles, I had almost forgoten what it was like to crame all that in and be so close. I was taking a photo of this old roller used on football pitches that was in a corner of the field composed the photo to the pic took the camera from my eye and realised how close I was with my 17-40mm I could almost touch the roller and still have it all in the view finder, and that was my 600 first time in a while I had used it almost forgot what to do, but soon came back!

[Mark Kemp]

You should have no problem with the 650, it was a brilliant camera when they were brand new and it should still serve as an excellent tool.

The only thing is it will take you weeks to find out where to put the CF card!

[skyphix]

:shock: Heh, when I got my Digital Rebel I couldn't figure out why the back wouldn't open or where to feed the film

[jobber73]

Only in the world of ebay would someone be convinced that they 'won' because they were willing to pay the most for something. ;)

Just struck me as funny. Everyone I talk to says "Look what I bought" when talking about ebay - the 'won' thing threw me.

I do suppose you're technically the correct one. :)

[skyphix]

HAha, I thought about that after I posted it that it looked like I won a content and in reality I "won" the right to paid 160 bucks :D

[Citizensmith]

There is one thing to watch out for on the older EOS cameras. A rubbery glue around the shutter mechanism. This just comes about from age, and only affects a limited number of cameras. The 650 and 10 seemed to have the most reports but that may be just to do with their relative popularity and age. Check the shutter mechanism for any signs of that. Of course there isn't anything you can do about it as a new shutter costs more than the camera is worth. If its fine you've got a very solid camera, and as others have said you could have paid almost that much just for the lens.

[skyphix]

Thats what Im thinking, and I see 650 and 750 bodies go on ebay for around 60 dollars. Thanks for the heads up!

The first thing I usually do when I get a camera (besides put the batteries in) is run through a test roll of film around the house, then immediately get them 1hr developed at a place I know I can trust for good color/quality prints. I'll know then whether the deal was worth paying 20 dollars more for a lens with a body attached :D

[skyphix]

Just wanted to update this thread now that I have the camera :D I haven't been able to test it because of a lack of a battery for it, but that'll be fixed tomorrow and by the looks of it, Im not concerned... everything is in Pristine shape... even the eye piece! There aren't even any rub marks on the back of the camera!

http://non.skyphix.com/2005/Things/Small/650Kit4.jpg

http://non.skyphix.com/2005/Things/Small/650Kit3.jpg

http://non.skyphix.com/2005/Things/Small/650Kit2.jpg

http://non.skyphix.com/2005/Things/Small/650Kit1.jpg

and it even came with an awesome Sears plastic filter!

http://non.skyphix.com/2005/Things/Small/650SearsFilter.jpg

[DocFrankenstein]

Is it a metal body?

[skyphix]

It feels plastic to me, but it has the heft and seems to have the build quality of some of the FD body's I have used (T50, T70, AE-1). My only complaint is that the grip is for small hands, but that can be solved by a 16 dollar "big hand" grip Canon put out in the late 80's.

I can't seem to find online the body material, it almost feels as though its a metal chassis and a plastic outer body or something along those lines.

Also, I meant to take a photo of it, but the shutter is absolutely clean. It really looks as though this camera had been used for less than 1000 photos.

[ron chappel]

It's incredible how reliable old EOS cameras are!
I deal in secondhand gear and have yet to see a dead body (that wasn't caused by failed attempts at swimming or flying);)

The only issue they have is an annoying shutter bump stop rubber.It will degrade over time (heat makes it worse) which causes it to gum up the shutter.
You can see it when this happens.
It can be cleaned off very easily but it's something you have to know about or you will lose pictures!

The 600 series are nice old cameras but the AF performance is dodgey (and tracking focus totally useless)
Cleaning the optics under the mirror that lead to the AF module helps alot!

[skyphix]

Thanks for the tips :D Luckily the shutter is completely clean and so far the focus seems fast and reliable with the 50mm 1.8 mk1... I'll know more about how the photos come out when I get this roll developed :D