EXACTLY how I find camera bargains

[@MicroFourNerds]

Loving hearing your best bargains! 📷 it's the best feeling ever isn't it? Haha

[@EmberSkyMedia]

Massive Camera Bargain Hunter here, massive deals if you are patience. I definetly need to make a similar video with some additional tips and tricks but drop 3 here: 1. "Lot" or "Combo" buys, especially if you can do them in person (to check everything is in order) are a great way to get items buy selling off the stuff you don't need. Example: My Nikon F5 cost me +$500 (yes I made money) as I got it with a lot of cameras and sold the other 4 in a week. 2. Mis-spellings / Alternative Spellings Often people will describe something (lack of knowelge) only one way or they don't know the mount etc. So for 99% of people searching for something it doesn't ping in their search engines. While search engines are getting smarter at the end of the day they still will arrange thing such that the closest matches pop on top and you might need to go a few pages down to find the items people have goofed. 3. Damaged Filter Rings / Front Elements Depends on your use case etc, but often always check front damaged lenses in case its JUST THE FILTER that is damaged, yeah... good times when you find that. Just be sure to add $5 for a decent set of lens clamp wrenches to get it off.

[@AskJoe]

The day after I watched your video, I decided to try some of your techniques and I managed to find a $2500 Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro for only $800. It was an inexperienced seller with zero feedback, but I took a chance. Long story short, he had troubles with eBay and shipping, so it ended up getting lost, but a month later he re-shipped it and I'm happy to report I got the best deal ever on a camera I've always wanted. Thank you for your idea. Now I just have to try to police myself so I don't end up hoarding hundreds of cameras and lenses.

[@TheNaught1]

+1 for misspelt names or model numbers, or listings where the actual model in photos doesn't match the title. This happens on all the major online used camera sites.

[@molybdnum]

Also in this category, not misspellings per se but different spellings in different language markets. For Sony, Japan uses the "alpha symbol" in their listings ( e.g. α6000) while US uses "a6000" or "A6000" almost exclusively. Panasonic's model names differ by region, so make sure you're covering (for example) DMC-G85 / DMC-G80 / DMC-G81, which are all the same camera - and then you can play the game of "DCM-G80", "Pan*o*sonic G 85", "G800 Lumix", "G-85 Pannsonic" etc.

[@ohwhoaitzjoe]

I gave up on this because it doesn’t seem very common nowadays but I guess I’ll try this again.

[@snappy8k]

@@molybdnum thanks, for Fuji I can say about "X-T3" and "XT3" naming. Some people do not put dashes in the title.

[@buggersofoz]

I also tried and found some bargains using other language misspelling of Camera, e.g. Portugese Camara (quite a lot of Portugese speakers in Sydney). The 'Camera' titled deals are usually the best, especially if someone has a large-ish set that was gifted to them😂

[@BoyarsMedia]

I got my E-M5 for free since the seller didn't know the value of their Leica 25mm

[@fustigate314159]

Lots of people have bargain hunting and thrifting videos. Not many of them are actually this useful and entertaining!

[@cella630]

Unfortunately, whenever any youtuber reviews a camera, or draws attention to it for some reason, it immediately goes up in price. Also, i don't know where you are getting these prices, because I immediately looked up the CM1 on ebay, and the cheapest one on sale was $252, and the last sold item was over $300. I find this problem over and over again with cameras that are mentioned in youtube channels with supposedly amazing prices.

[@Bbbbbb-zr2yg]

That's the same for "cheap" vintage lenses ! What was described like 30€ old soviet lenses by youtubers is now priced at no less than 100€...

[@cella630]

@@Bbbbbb-zr2yg they are so full of it

[@eccles49]

Well informed video but rats, that means more people are going to be looking for these bargains!

[@ThatJewishKid11]

Damn this was so informative and useful!!! You really taught me a lot about eBay and buyee! I love Japanese cameras and equipment they really do take care of their cameras there!

[@fotografi4fun]

My best bargain was the Fujifilm X-E1 with some minor cosmetic flaws, with a mint condition XF 18-55 f2.8-4 for about 37 £. When I contacted her about the sale, she asked if I by any chance also was interested in the XF 60mm Macro for 37 £, so I ended up with the body and 2 mint lenses for 74 £. I also got the Fujifilm X-M1 for 30 £, and I love that little thing 😊

[@snappy8k]

What the hell are those prices lmaooo

[@fotografi4fun]

@@snappy8k British pounds. If it helps I payed 500 + 500 Norwegian kroner 😂

[@keshudioo]

Whaaat

[@bigwill4423]

Top tips and brilliant video. The ONE thing you failed to mention though (and I speak from personal experience here) is that "bargain hunting" is more addictive than heroin and when you know the tips and tricks and actually get good at it, you end up with shelves full of bargain cameras....yes....I am that person and my final tip would be....check you local skips....because when I die and my wife (bless her) who has absolutely no idea of camera prices and has to finally dispose of by accumulated "bargains"....will no doubt unceremoniously dump them all into the local skip....not that I'll care....coz I'll be dead and checking out if satan has any more use for that old M42 lens he used to take photos of sinners with! 😲😲😲😁😜

[@alangamble3236]

I can so relate to your comment, my wife has no idea as to the value of my collection and I’m sure it will end up in a bin.

[@bigwill4423]

@@alangamble3236 ...aw bless...when you and me meet up in the afterlife we can have a chuckle as we say "if only they'd sold that on eBay they'd have made a fortune" 😲😁😁😜

[@CJAnderson]

One of the best ways I've found to get bargains on lenses, is by finding them included in bundles with old camera bodies. I picked up a Lumix 12-35 2.8 for less than the going used price in a bundle with a GH3.

[@MicroFourNerds]

I did exactly the same!! That's how I got my copy. I sold the gh3 and basically gor the lens for free 🎉🙌

[@josephcullen2512]

You're telling everyone all our secrets! 😯😅😉 ...I haven't looked at buyee before actually but I have imported a car from Japan and yeah I think dealing with Japan is usually a good experience

[@snappy8k]

I got the X-E1 + XF 27mm for $350, then sold the lens for $320 lol. Same with the X-T10 + XF 18-135mm, got these Fuji bodies almost for free. UPD: Okay so you inspired me to check again for some camera bargains, and after 10 minutes I bought another profitable kit.

[@bernym4047]

A goldmine of useful tips. Thank you. I bought my two favourite lenses 2nd hand: Voigtlander Nokton 25mm (M43) f/0.95 and LEICA DG 12-60/F2.8-4.0. The prime is perfect and the Leica has cosmetic 'wear & tear' but they would have cost me a 2nd mortgage new. The Leica is a brilliant workhorse lens. I have not visited Bygone times for years so I will drop in sometime (and maybe bump into your good self 😂)

[@Scott__C]

I never understood why someone would bid way ahead of the end of the auction. Can't stress enough the patience part. If you just want something right now, you have to just accept where the pricing is. To me, if something is stupidly low, and I want it, I don't haggle, I just buy it.

[@HughRaine]

Oh, this has been winding me up SO MUCH recently! I won an auction yesterday in the last 5 seconds, but two people had been stupidly fighting it out and cranking the price up for four days leading up to it! And all for nothing (other than to increase the price for me, it seems! 😅)

[@Scott__C]

​@@HughRaine I've had this happen a number of times. I guess people don't realize you can watch it or simply bookmark the page. Or, they like paying more or possibly helping the one auctioning the item, who knows?

[@vermis8344]

You have no idea how much it warms my heart to know a sniper had the price hiked up on them. 😏​ @HughRaine

[@Scott__C]

@@vermis8344 Just waiting isn't sniping. Using some service is. Again, why would you bid way beforehand?

[@HughRaine]

​@Scott__C Exactly! I entered my bid myself just like anybody else. I enjoy the last few moments of an auction, even if I lose! It's a rush! So I would never use sniping sites. Weird he accused me of that without any info.

[@jpsteiner2]

Maybe not a great "bargain hunting" tip, but I find that on eBay, if I add something to my watchlist, wait and don't purchase it, the seller often makes a sale price offer (7-10%) reduction.

[@TheLarkymarky]

I put goods in my basket and let them sit there on eBay and 90% of the time, the seller offers it as a reduced price.

[@mantasmorkvenas8336]

My last bargain was Panasonic G7 with 14-140 /f3.5-5.6, excellent condition and I also received a Viltrox flash with a trigger and color gels, 128 GB UHS I card, a tripod, 3 batteries, two chargers, variable ND filter, and lots of other small stuff (cables, cleaning supplies etc.) All this for 380€

[@MicroFourNerds]

Woah! That's epic

[@Tricoloryoshi]

Thanks for this! A couple weeks ago I bought a Panasonic Lx5 complete in box for $100 CAD and I've been trying to chase that high ever since!

[@pietro-viecelli]

Adding eBay alerts is a good tip! That's how I got my GX800. It popped up as an auction with an option to "buy now" for a lower price than they were being sold. Didn't blink and snapped the camera! Also, I do put low bids on items I'm not super interested just in case no one else bids on them and I might get myself a "stress-free" bargain. If anything I'm helping the seller get better value for their items.

[@techno_tobi3384]

Hi Emily! I just recently bought an lumix gf1 with an g 25mm f1,7 gen1 for 10 bucks witch is crazy cheap. Even after I bought the charger for it, I was around 30€ including shipping. (€= euro: german money)

[@keithraaum9559]

I agree about Japanese sellers. I've bought several cameras off of Ebay from Japanese sellers and found that they unbelievably honest and thorough in their descriptions, they under promise and over deliver (i.e. what you receive is a higher grade than stated) and they ship super fast. I've received cameras from Japan faster than things shipped from here in the U.S. just a couple hundred miles away. I always avoid foreign purchases but Japan is a big exception.

[@busydadscooking001]

I agree. Honest and thorough.

[@marksecker]

this is my experience too; I recently purchased a Mamiya RB 250mm lens (BIG medium format lens) on eBay and had it arrived in Australia in under a week (~5 days) and was so well packed and presented I almost felt guilty about opening it, and in almost mint condition despite been described as "B" condition (I would have rated it as at least an A probably an A+)

[@markyteo]

My best buy recently was a near-mint Pen-F for £400 from an elderly man who just wanted to clear up his unused equipment. Got a 45mm f1.2 at a bargain price from him as well. Im super stoked.

[@MicroFourNerds]

Ohhhh that is such a bargain I'd have snapped that up

[@UniquelyMary]

MFN - I am also a KZbinr and have a ZV-E1 with a 20mm F1.8 lens - but I want to get into M 4/3 because of the stabilization - what 3 cameras would your recommend (high end, middle, entry) - I just want one that shoots 4k 24 -

[@julianhughes6511]

On MPB it's really worth closely examining the item photos. Some stuff is graded excellent but the photos show tiny cracks, typically in the corners or undersides of flip out or articulated displays, which have seemingly passed unnoticed by the persons doing the grading but which are revealed rather unambiguously by MPB's excellent item photos. The positive flipside is that some stuff which looks a bit grubby, a bit tired, gets a low grading such as Good or Well Used. Careful examination of the photos can pay off. I bought a Lumix GX80 in "good" condition which was actually pristine after a few minutes with cotton buds and wipes and a microfibre cloth. It turned out to also have a shutter count of less than 2500. Other examples of the same camera had clearly visible abrasions and cracks and dents but were priced and graded much higher. My GX80 works flawlessly btw. A beautiful camera. I didn't get the original box or accessories but I did pay about £100 less than the typical price for a GX80 in good condition.

[@PumaM90]

I knew the ending soon but I never thought to look under newly listed omg 😂

[@Rangefinder52]

The best bargin I ever had was an Olympus OM-10 I found at a church bring and buy sale for £1, the flash mount was missing but it had its lens and even the manual adapter, it worked perfectly once I fitted batteries, I guess they thought it was broken, this was about 15 years ago and I still have it.

[@MicroFourNerds]

A quid?!?!?! Omg you win haha 🏆

[@polisheverything1970]

Not a M4/3 bargain but I like Bridge camera's and I got a Lumix FZ70 for £120 from gumtree (not too much of a bargain I hear you say) but it came with with 2 chargers (1 UK, 1 European) 3 batteries and the Panasonic 1.7 teleconvertor withe extension tube which I've since found out was like rocking horse sh!t and nobody seems to sell and the Raynox DCR 250. Even though I don't use the latter two I think I got quite a bargain. Best wishes from sunny South Yorkshire.

[@bigmike3189]

I like finding cameras with broken parts like LCD screens then fixing them. I find working on cameras quite fun.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Definitely NOT for beginners ! Tiny screws, flex cable & connectors, complex assemblies...

[@bigmike3189]

@@edwardfletcher7790 much more simple than you think but definitely high risk high reward kinda dill.

[@malcolmwright6948]

My best bargain was a mint Black edition GX9 with the original box, users manual, charging lead, battery, and 4 lenses for £560 from Ebay. It didn't even have a lens I'd already got, and the sold prices for the camera and lenses, when listed separately, was just under £1,000. It's a great little street camera which cost me almost nothing.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Ummm that sounds great but £500 isn't nothing to most people..

[@malcolmwright6948]

@edwardfletcher7790 I agree, but it was a classic person selling who was in a rush, who couldn't be bothered to sell it all individually. Their impatience meant that instead of getting £1,000 they only made £560. To my mind, I either got the 4 lenses for free (they are all boxed) or the camera for free. If I'd already got the lenses, I could sell them separately and end up with a free camera.

[@glenerrington]

hi great video but there is one issue CM1 announced by Panasonic in September, 2014 The Samsung Galaxy Camera was announced in August 2012 and it was based on the Galaxy S4 I take it that your a Lumix Fan Girl and I don't mean anything bad by it

[@rogerbradbury9713]

My best ever bargains are from 2008 or earlier. I bought a Leitz 90mm f/4 lens made for the Leica CL at a country show for the change I had in my pocket, and found a Minolta 50mm f/1.4 for £26.95 when they were going for about £150, but the lens came with a Minolta SRT101 body!

[@AnnaVahtera]

Thrift stores really are a treasure trove. I got my 70-150mm f/4 (Pentax K) for 5€. My 200mm f/5.5 (M42) for 2€. But my greatest treasure that I found was my Nikon 1 J2 (the pink one!) with a 10-30mm (pink) lens that I got for 10€.

[@Elifarnhill]

Great points as always Emily! Honestly I’ve found just checking price lowest to highest on places like MPB and eBay as I have my morning coffee a great way to snipe some bargains!

[@45KevinR]

I have heard that items with stupid high prices are sometimes a way of laundering money earned by doing naughty things. Geoff and Steve each have £1000 of dodgy cash. They each buy an overpriced item from each other. Now each of them has £950+ of legitimate income. It could be true, or an urban legend. Hmm.

[@dougphillips5066]

I've used mpb twice and have had good luck both times. I got a good deal on a pentax camera and on a sigma lens. I think the best deal i got was an Olympus lens. I got a 12-40 f2.8 pro for a little over $300, it looked new.

[@cmartin_ok]

The trouble is that since you have mentioned your bargain-priced GH2 and E-M5, used prices (in the UK) have risen signifcantly for both these items. Anyway, my best recent current bargain is an OM5 for just over £600 (i.e. cheaper than most used older E-M 5 mark III). It was allegedly used at just one event; looked almost immaculate when it arrived in the original packaging with just a couple of marks on the baseplate plate finish.

[@kiwipics]

There are bargains to be had in camera shops. I used the Ebay shop of my local (physical) camera shop during the 1st lockdown. I bought a mint Canon S120 that I'd seen in the shop window for over 6 months. I contacted the owner and got the camera for £60 ... Bargain. CEX are no longer the bargain shop it used to be.

[@Rsmin]

Just found you today. Love your videos. Been running through them. Thanks for all the info on this. May not be the place for this but been driving myself crazy last few weeks. I am 70 years old. Looking for a decent camera for family pictures and videos for around or below $500 U.S. Have searched from dji Pocket 3 to numerous other older mirrorless cameras. My first digital cameras were Sonys but i have no idea now. I know this is subjective and understand you may not can say. Wether you are able to say or not, I find your videos extremely helpful. Just subscribed.

[@ellthing7579]

Mt best bargain was getting an Sigma ex 30mm 1.4 with an Sigma EX 10-20mm 4.5-5.6 for a total of £130 On the used market here they both sell for around 120 seperatly.

[@lidge1994]

So far my best (and only) bargain was a Nikon D3100 with an 18-55mm DX kit lens (3.5-5.6G VR) for 160€. Hope it won't be the last one!

[@matejhrubes8804]

Bought a late 19th century Solar enlarger for like 60 € with local pick-up. I did my research (it took quite a while) and found few past auctions where it went for thousands of Euros. No wonder, only 3 are known to exist. And I got fourth.

[@jetthepanda]

Has anyone else noticed that prices on used cameras have gone up the past few years? 😭

[@wnose]

Still cannot believe the prices for used lx100 on ebay. Price has not budged for 7 years

[@obscurelines]

I find Ive sold cameras under value just becaise I get a bit embarrassed by the whole process of selling and getting what Im 'owed'. I almost take a bit off jidt to get througj the whole thing without it being a bit embarrassing. Probably very silly. What i will say is there are a lot if people on FB marketplace overvaluing their cameras - people who cant imagine the camera they bought 5 years ago for £2k is less than a grand now. They have it up for £1800 etc. i guess the other thing is that there are systems that are just cheaper because theyve proven unpopular and people want to jump out of them - my S5 depreciated by 50% in retail value almost immediately. Lumix probably is the brst bargain out there really.

[@noctivagance_imagery]

I got an Olympus 7-14 2.8 pro for $375 in "good" condition. Glass is pristine it just has some scruffs and marks on the lens barrel

[@A1ko_]

found an a6700 for 950 like a week after this video lmfao what timing

[@adambreuse1875]

Pen e-p5 sells for a "bargain" ...... just bought one 🤣👏🤣👏🤣👏🤣

[@speedfinder1]

I need to ask you please, to add a little proviso with your "Finding a bargain feature." CEX only post items to addresses in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. If you live in any other location in the UK, or any other country apart from the four listed, you will be wasting your time looking at them as they do not post to anywhere outside of those. 😞😞.

[@pratapanurag757]

Hey! KZbin recommended me this video on my feed and its really well presented! Kudos to the work that you're doing 😊 Btw I was wondering if I could help you edit your videos and also make highly engaging shorts out of them. but I'm not really sure if it is the best time?

[@jayathome3]

As far as CEX goes I've ordered 3 times from them and never received anything. Glad yo had better luck.

[@AntCooke]

This video is super helpful thanks Emily. Ant Cooke

[@rickietatum4319]

I never put my bid in until 8 seconds is left on the clock, I would say that 80% of the time I am successful in winning the item.

[@zerofox3d]

...or "The deficit of morals... Jimmy has stolen Bob's camera and needs to shift it quick so he can buy some naughty stuff to smoke"

[@lidiatheblackrose7798]

Literally sniped a Raynox 250 for 25$ Today 😂

[@muhammadjumamuhammadi6160]

it is other way people watching KZbin videos where every camera get hype and they believe that they sitting on gold mine.

[@brianmckeever5280]

An interesting hobby! Not my cup of tea, but very interesting!

[@Danny_Boel]

My Best bargain ever? a Canon G15 for 8euro ☺

[@dansimonds7779]

Great advice. I find MPB and CEX a great resource for a price guide, never pay more than their prices.

[@gilly2guitars]

I find that MPB are getting far too greedy with their prices at the moment. Just recently there have been a few occasions where their prices were only just short of what you'd pay for a brand new one with a two year warranty if you look around. They are also generally dearer than the other retailers, a couple of which also give you a twelve month warranty on their secondhand gear. Because of these reasons MPB are no longer my go-to for used equipment.

[@celeselopez7373]

The was one of the best videos. I learned so much. Now lets see if i can do it!

[@ftlbaby]

And you’ll probably get sniped at the end… by me 😂

[@jenelphaba7558]

I have found the olympus pen mini e-p1 for £60. Twice. I usually see them for £120 to £180. I have a silver and a purple one now 😂

[@MicroFourNerds]

Yesss! 🙌

[@BlazingSerenade]

This is how I get film cameras for cheap!

[@federicogomezd]

Hi Emily! Perhaps you could help me with a little advice, may be just 1 word (or model name): for almost the same price, which would be a smarter buy between a G9 and a GH5M2, for mostly photography and eventually some video? Thanks!!!

[@MicroFourNerds]

G9 for sure!

[@newblor]

Stop giving away my tricks!

[@palamj2]

I love your different take on what is really supply and demand when it comes to price.

[@jbstravels1741]

Great video! I completely agree with you about Facebook marketplace and Gumtree being a pain but sometimes the camera gods can bless you. My best bargains as follows. - Panasonic GH5, M.Zuiko 12-40 2.8 Pro and Panny Leica 25mm 1.4 in excellent condition for $650 AUD. FB marketplace find, the guy was wrapping up his business selling cheap! - Olympus OMD EM5 with 14-42mm, 40-150 and 45mm F1.8 for $120 AUD. FB marketplace was originally up for $100, messaged the buyer and she said someone was already keen on it, offered $120 and she accepted and told me to pick it up an hour later. - Panasonic GM1 in Black with 12-32mm kit lens for $45 AUD which I feel was a true blessing as I was after one for many years. FB market place find, jumped on it so quick! - Olympus OMD EM10 IV with Oly 25mm F1.8 as new for $430 AUD. Old lady bought it brand new in store for over a thousand bucks and didn't have the time or patience to learn.

[@buggersofoz]

Awesome deals mate, but hahahah, just scored a similar set of GH5, check my other comment... you might have made an even better one though, but I haven't priced the gimbals, microphone variable ND and 3 tripods yet to tell for sure 😂

[@IdeologieUK]

I just kitted out a professional studio with 3 x GH5, plus an array of prime glass for under 2K. We’ll change over to Blackmagic Studio 4K in future but for now we’ll get our scenes, lighting and focals right on LUMIX before splurging out. My recommendation is CEX. You get pre checked gear plus a two year warranty for an incredibly reasonable price. If you’re in London come pop in.

[@afzolchoudhury4995]

Cex is not cheap but 2 year warranty is great

[@Halfhoff]

Great video! Really helpful tips even to a seasoned shopper!

[@mikeg2916]

Thanks for the info about buying used cameras in good condition. I always look for Like New conditions which I pay a higher price for. I usually buy lenses in Like New condition because I don't want any problems with the glass. Would you look for lenses in good condition also?

[@MicroFourNerds]

I would, yes, especially with companies like MPB where you can usually see the quality of the glass. Nine times out of ten with "good" condition lenses, it might mean a cosmetic scratch on the lens body, or scuffs on the lens mount, and the glass is usually fine 😁 always best to really check out the photos and descriptions though

[@glx3846]

I found your vlog informative. I always learn new things from them!

[@bigrobotnewstoday1436]

I bought some Olympus gear from Japan and I got little toys in each box. It was really cool. One sell from Japan made a mistake and did not send me the flash for my E-M5. I told him about it and a week later he sent me two flashes.

[@MicroFourNerds]

Aww yes! I've always found the customer service to be so high from Japanese sellers

[@gordon3988]

Some great advice! Always enjoy!

[@Htbaa]

I was able to buy a brand new Sony LA-EA4 adapter for only €84 from a seller on Bol that’s usually into cooking equipment. No clue why they had it but I did buy it 😊. Back then they retailed for about €300 or maybe €350 even? Bought a couple of A Mount lenses afterwards 😅. Also got a Sony A6400 at launch with the 18-135mm for a bit over €1000 which I think was supposed to retail for €1400? Sold the 18-135 for about €450 so got myself a very affordable new Sony A6400. This was a price error with Amazon :-).

[@busydadscooking001]

Olympus e-pl3 from US ebay, japan seller. Thought, heck I'll trial a cheap Olympus briefly before making a Fuji purchase. $100, immediately my favorite (not "best") camera. Ibis broke eventually, I'm not bothered, it's pearl white alloy body and the picture colors come out just like you thought they look when you took the photo.

[@mikeg2916]

BTW, I love MPB!!!!! 😂

[@normanq1206]

13.25% cut is a lot

[@GoneWithFilm]

Bought an old Canon FT with a "50mm lens" for 30$ for use on mirrorless. Photo was a bit blurry but I was quite sure it was not just a 50mm 1.8- and I was right, it was a 55mm f1.2 worth several times that and in pristine condition. The camera worked well too.

[@MrTurnskin]

Most recent Facebook/Ebay bargains White Japanese Lumix Gf5 with 14-42 pz £100 Lumix Gf6 with 14-42 kit lens £90 20mm 1.7 m2 pancake lens for £90! Happy days 👍🏻

[@markintosh13]

recently bought an Olympus EM1 mark II being sold by a pawn shop on eBay, no battery, camera bag, untested. Won it for $152 usd / 121 pounds with a last second bid, popped in a battery and it worked - pristine condition, 1500 shutter count.

[@grahamniven]

Recently bought a Nikon D700 for £140 in pretty good nick from a UK camera shop. Also, a TTArtisan 25mm f2 is a complete bargain brand new at the full price.

[@xinrra]

I'm am still figuring out if it's a bargain or not since I bought it yesterday at 5am hehe. A Gx9 plus, sigma 56mm f1. 4 and a Panasonic carrying bag for 600Euros. I hope insomnia took a win yesterday :p.

[@bozhidarmadzharov7066]

I would say my best bargain was on FB marketplace. Bought a Samsung NX20 for 50 euros with battery and a charger. No lense included. Still use it quite intesively.

[@eliyadunskyy9185]

Very helpful

[@pauldaniels921]

You’ve got me hunting now. Watched a few of your videos this week and now I want, no need, a Pen f😳 I’ve used and loved Olympus ever since my second camera, an OM10 with the little widget on the front. Started with a Praktika MTL5! Now have the Em1mk11 but now realise I need th Pen in my life🤷🏻‍♂️😂👍

[@cammixc]

Thank you Emily for all your tips. I have been trying to find an affordable point and shoot for everyday and have come to realize that those are from a bygone era. I will now try to make the Sony DSC-S2100 work until I can devote the time to researching my next purchase. Also gives me time to save up for what I'd really like to get. Your video was a great help.👍

[@woodant1981]

I try to keep making small profit buying slightly faulty Canon DSLRs, I made a mistake recently, bought a cheap 1D iii and fixed it but now I don't wanna get rid of it!!

[@Bigfarmer8]

I once bid €5 on an offer that only said "Camera". Got it for that price plus €6,95 transportation. Of course I had seen what it was and soon I got a Cosina CT-1 with a 50mm f2 lens in "hardly ever used" condition. So, it confirms your lack of knowledge option 😁

[@jensfriedrich3269]

My best bargain is the EPL9 + 17mm 1.8 for just 150€. The seller didnt mention the 17mm 1.8 in the description and had no clue how much the lens is. So I got the lens I needed for much less then the used price (around 280€) plus a free body. I actually really like the pen.

[@pcr3896]

Just picked up a GX80 with the kit lens. I’m completely new to the hobby and hope I can get some great shots with it. Later I’m planning on picking up one of the go-to, fixed focal length lens. Btw, I picked up the camera as an exhibit piece for 330€ and it is basically new. Guess I made a bargain!

[@paddyola1]

I have a nanoha 4-5x macro lens for m/43, looking to sell it. the only plce I see it being sold is on BH and its $399. Ive never used it, I'll try MPB though

[@orangeActiondotcom]

This all works outside of photography gear, as well! And there's some great options to be found in standard eBay auctions, too! I have found some amazing vintage computer deals by simply searching for $0.99 starting bid and finding listings that don't have make/model identifiers in their titles. I bought a superb fast 486 EPSON PC, which would normally fetch over $100, but also loaded with a bunch of really strange video capture expansion boards. No one else noticed it so I really only paid for tax and shipping and its become one of my favorite toys.

[@pataguila]

Misnamed models is definitely another trick! Recently got a Sony RX100 IV for only USD 200 because the seller had posted it as "Sony Vario-Sonnar T*"

[@skfineshriber]

I like you. 👏👏👏🤗

[@PhineasPhlob]

Best bargain was a boxed, as new Panasonic LX100 with a broken battery cover for £100. A new cover was £14, and even came with a tiny screwdriver to fit it. Happy days.

[@wj45]

During the Covid period here in Germany, the big consumer electronics stores Saturn and MediaMarkt had problems selling their stock of photographic equipment and started selling a lot of new items with up to 50% discounts in offline stores. I was lucky enough to pick up a Nikon 200-500/5.6 lens for just €599 and a Sony A6000 camera with kit lens for €300 at a random store in Berlin. Pure luck!

[@PhiboCAM]

Voigtlander Bessa R with 25, 35 and 90mm = 100€... I still have a hard time believing it!!

[@deanrobertnoble138]

With CEX, i have found you can be ripped the other way, too. My local store has a Canon R10 with kit lens listed for £875. On their website you can buy the camera and the lens seperate…….£520 for the camera and £85 for the lens! A £270 difference; insane!

[@ankagie]

I do all the same 😁 plus misspelled listings. Recently I bought an Olympus epm1 for 200pln (40 pounds). The lens turned out to be faulty, I sold it for 120 and the camera after some fun with for 260, so almost double what I paid. I also got an Olympus epl7 for 250 ( originally 350 with a faulty lens but I sold the lens for 100) but this one I kept because I love this little camera. That would be sth like 50 pounds. And I always negotiate, even if the price is fixed, people are surprisingly willing to lower the prices especially for things that are just dust collectors for them.

[@funsession9002]

Best one was a 70-200 f2.8 8the older sigma version) for 320. Went for it, still use it to this day and it has made the money back in like 1 job. Best one yet

[@elk3407]

I've actually seen some incredible bargains at in person camera stores, but I think they intentionally price used beginner cameras at below market value because I go to locally owned photography shops that wants to promote photography.

[@SammyBerggren]

On a fleamarket here in Sweden I found a Canon EOS M10 with kitlens for 250kr Swedish crowns maybe around 30 poundsnor so not sure. It was complete in the box . This was due to lack of knowledge as they had put the battery in wrong and had no idea how to turn it on. I charged the battery and turn it on and it worked just fine. Sold it a few months later for 2500kr around 300 pounds I think it could. I just did not like the slow auto focus.