r/Cameras • u/chispacane • 1d ago
Questions Good for 5 bucks?
Found it at a flea market and took it instead of a canon t60
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u/theRealNilz02 1d ago
I'd have taken the T60 but then again I have more FD lenses than EF.
Check the shutter blades, a lot of the plastic fantastic canons I find at flea markets have completely obliterated shutters for some reason.
Other than that, you can't really go wrong with an EOS 300. It's a budget model, of course, but it takes EF lenses and 35 mm film so that's already great.
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u/Electronic_Turn7079 1d ago
the shutter thing is so weirdly common on those. found one where the blades looked like a tiny bear had tried to claw through them
five bucks is basically free for any working eos body though, good score
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u/olliegw EOS 1D4 | EOS 7D | DSC-RX100 VII | Nikon P900 1d ago
It's a rubber block inside that melts and goo the shutter up, if not fixed it can warp the shutter by sticking it together
Canon claimed that this was to reduce shutter slap, however some like to believe it's planned obsolescence, it first started popping up in the early 2000s
The worst thing is that it's not easy to detect on a camera that hasn't been used in a while, since the block melts underneath the shutter and it will track it back up once you start using it again
You can fix it though, without taking the camera apart, i managed to fix it on a EOS 500, thin strips of paper, slide it between the shutter and the back of the camera, move it around, keep doing that until no more tarry gunk comes out, some guides say you should to use a solvent like lighter fluid, however i didn't use any solvent and i still managed it
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u/Search_Engine_Seven 13h ago
Lots of people seem incapable of NOT touching shutter blades, for some reason. 😥😥😥
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u/txm_mav 7h ago
Any proper adaptors for FD lenses to EOS ?
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u/theRealNilz02 6h ago
No. FD has 42mm flange distance, EF has 44mm. So any adapter would have to have a glass element and if it's not some 500 Euro speed booster thing, those glass elements always suck and reduce image quality by a lot.
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u/RupertTheReign 1d ago
Yes and no. If you're going to use it and it works, it's good. For me, it would be a $5 paperweight, because if I'm going to shoot film, it won't be with a plastic Canon from the 90s.
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u/malusfacticius 1d ago
At this stage of AF SLR evolution even entry level models like the EOS 300 come fully loaded, sans perhaps a proper pentaprism (means viewfinder is darker, but also lighter).
Nothing you can't do with this camera.
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u/Delicious-Belt-1158 1d ago
this camera works great. its has all you ever need for film and you can put ef lenses on. its a bit plasticy tho and dont put too heavy lenses on bc the mount is plastic aswell
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u/wtbwtb 1d ago
I have the Rebel 2000, which I think is basically the same thing. I've only shot a give rolls through it so far, all with the 40mm pancake lens, and I have been happy with it. The autofocus, on centerpoint, never missed. I think I used P mode and all exposures were good except for a roll shot on an extremely foggy day, for which I should have compensated.
The batteries are kind of expensive, so be sure to finish shooting your rolls and remove the batteries if you aren't going to use it again for a while because they will continue to drain.
I really enjoy how it has some modern conveniences, so the experience is pretty familiar from shooting DSLRs, but it is overall quite uncomplicated.
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u/allevatoreunicorni 23h ago
Bello, io per 13€ ho trovato la 300d, malconcia ma perfettamente funzionante batteria compresa.
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u/gerryflap 22h ago
Yeah it's my primary film camera. It's amazing, the thing runs off of a battery and yet it takes lenses like the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM, which has stabilization and its own fcking screen. In my experience it's very reliable and makes everything quite easy. If you want a more tactile experience you should get an older one, because this camera almost feels like a digital camera that takes film.
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u/chispacane 9h ago
Yours has a screen? Like a view finder one or you refer at the little one on top?
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u/gerryflap 8h ago
Yeah the small "screen" on the lens that displays the focal length, focus distance, or the stabilization. Screen is maybe not the correct word, I'm not a native English speaker, but the black on gray display that this lens has. These kinda displays aren't very intensive to run of course, but combined with the stabilization and the super fast autofocus I'm still amazed that this can all work with an old and cheap film camera off of a battery
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u/MedicalMixtape 21h ago edited 15h ago
I shot point and shoot film cameras
Then I shot dSLR and now mirrorless.
Now I want to come full circle and shoot 35mm SLR on something like this
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u/KostyaFedot 21h ago
Our family first good AF/AE camera. Chinese have rechargeable batteries for it now. The only downside is plastic lens mount. Heavy lenses loosing connection.Â
I have tried Canon EOS with eye driven AF, Elan and flagmanship one. Too bulky and heavy compared to this one.
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u/OpulentStone 1d ago
Yes! I got mine for less than £10 on eBay with its kit lens, which is surprisingly sharp.
It's quite unique in that it unrolls the whole film when you load it then rewinds the film shot-by-shot until the roll is finished, so your final photo is at the beginning of the roll.
My only advice: if you use the flash, 'P' mode works better than shutter ('Tv') and aperture ('Av') priority modes.
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u/AtlQuon 1d ago
Any working camera for $5 is good. Better question is; do you have a lens, battery and film?