$200 Auction Win: Unboxing SLR + Digital Cameras

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$200 Auction Win: Unboxing SLR + Digital Cameras

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Күн бұрын

We go over a 30 pound box of 14 Canon, Nikon, Sony, Minolta & more cameras that I purchased at auction for $200. It's a bunch of completely untested 35mm film cameras and digital cameras. I'll run through each item, go through testing it, discuss any potential flaws, and finally assign a value to each camera. The target for this box is $500 in value, so let's see if we can get there!
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In order of appearance:
Minolta Maxxum 7000i 35MM Film Camera
Minolta Maxxum 3XI 35MM Film Camera
Canon Rebel Ti 35MM Film Camera
Canon EOS Rebel X S 35MM Film Camera
Canon Powershot sx20 Bridge Camera
Kalimar 35mm Film Camera
Fujifilm Discovery 90 Date 35mm Film Camera
Nikon Coolpix L840 Bridge Camera
Sony A3000 20MP Mirrorless Camera Body
Sony 18-55mm E Mount Lens
Ricoh XR-M 35MM Film Camera
Canon ELPH Z3 APS Film Camera
Canon Powershot SX120 Digicam

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@MrFoz509 Жыл бұрын

Elph on the shelf

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

I love it!

@johnruschmeyer5769 Жыл бұрын

On that Ricoh, it sounds like the mirror is hanging up on the back of the lens. This is a known issue with later Ricoh SLR models. Basically, heat causes the adhesive holding the mirror to soften and the mirror slides down on its mount. You can check this by raising the mirror by hand and seeing if it rests in the top of the mirror box. It's sometimes possible to heat the mirror with a hair dryer (quick back and forth motion is recommended) and gently push the mirror back up from the bottom. If this works, it is advised to put a drop of super glue along the seam between the bottom of the mirror and its mount.

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

This has to be the most helpful response I’ve seen on a KZfaq comment. Thank you for this info, I was unaware, and will try to walk it through the steps that you have outlined above. Great stuff!

@northof-62 6 ай бұрын

Thx - I got up off my chair and went and removed the batteries from my wife's N2020 (aka F501 here) . She has moved to her phone camera, as they do. Left two digital mirrorless sitting unused too. I'm sure your Nikon will clean up nice. The Nikon motor winder models have held up better than the equivalent Minoltas IMO.

@pricklypearcamera 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, it did turn out pretty good, sold it a few months ago. Yes, my wife also exclusively takes photos with her iPhone, for convenience sake, and that works fine for me! She likes taking 'em and is enjoying photography, just with a cell camera.

@piusfritz3659 Жыл бұрын

To clean battery acid from terminals I could recommend using a „glass fibre pencil“ Perfectly to also reach the inside terminals. Works great for that!

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Excellent-thanks! I just ordered a 4MM glass fibre pencil to try out

@onfire-agma5962 Жыл бұрын

Love those kinda videos! you're indeed one of the more mature camera relevant youtubers out there! keep up the awesome work!

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Mighty kind of you-thanks! I will try to do so!

@peterdavies9166 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I got extremely lucky a few years ago and picked up a Canon Powershot SX110is at a local thrift store for less than $10. It was in perfect condition and I keep it as a standby camera, when I might not want to be using my Fuji XT camera. Even though it's only 9mp the image quality is great, especially the colors. Only downside is the lack of a viewfinder and it can be difficult to frame shots in bright sunlight.

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Nice! I've used the heck out of my SX120 when it came out! Yes, agreed on lack of an optical viewfinder, makes outdoor sunny shots INCREDIBLY difficult. Thanks for watching, appreciate it!

@marcp.1752 4 ай бұрын

The A3000 does have a great 20 MP APS-C Sensor, the 18-55 Kitlens is also good enough. Have it here - one of my goto cams for unsafe location shootings. 🙂 And back into its day, i paid like 300 EUR for this.

@pricklypearcamera 4 ай бұрын

Nice! Yep, I've used the A3000 a fair amount, the 18-55mm is quite decent compared to some other brands kit lenses!

@LarryKohlruss Жыл бұрын

Just a quick note on rechargeable batteries. Do not buy cheap ones, as they can go bad very quickly, and you lose your money very shortly. They can also bloat and overheat and at times explode. I have used many as a Musician, and would personally only recommend Brand name or Interstate rechargeables. Interstate, I have found to be the most reliable, and they stand behind their product quite well, and are quite knowledgeable to deal with.

@Brian-mp6bg 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Interest to have so many with film in them…. Quite odd

@bluebandit5586 Жыл бұрын

Love these eBay haul vids. Would love to see more with an emphasis on the little digicams

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am uploading a new video as we speak that is entirely digicams!

@Lepewhi Жыл бұрын

Your collection of batteries is astonishing.

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Haha! For obscure batteries, it takes me a while to find where I stored, as some battery types I use every day, and some once a year.

@chloexsoliel Жыл бұрын

that second camera, the Minolta 3xi; my stepdad gave me his old one he had sitting in a closet for probably 15 years. he bought it new in the 90s and then when i got into 35mm he gave it to me. the grip on it is completely flaked off, which bums me out cos i guess there was some kind of grip sensor in it for some function. edit: i should add that in the camera bag for it, there was a "fresh" battery still in the plastic store packaging which had an expiration date of 2012, and somehow it still worked.

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

@thedanielmjames wow- what an awesome story- both the camera discovery, and the fact that a decade expired battery actually worked! Thanks for watching !

@therealdeemz_ Жыл бұрын

Doublepow makes some decent Lithium CR2 rechargables. I use them on my Instax printer and I have no qualms

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Nice-that's great to know!

@jonasdate7091 2 ай бұрын

I find rechargeable batteries not that good. Personally the AA ones I’ve brought are only 1.2V not 1.5V which results in stuff not always working right or not working at all.

@brigganthewolf1461 8 ай бұрын

I have a Canon PowerShot A480 and A70 that are dead but take AA', so I will try lifting up the posts and see if that does the trick. I also have a Nikon Coolpix E950 (from 1999) that is also losing good contact with the batteries, not just from the brittle plastic ledges holding the door in place (which are literally cracking), but perhaps the posts as well (the batteries put quite a bit of pressure on the door as well).

@pricklypearcamera 8 ай бұрын

Hopefully that works! Ahh yes the coolpix 900 and 950 does have a design that results in many that I have seen inoperable because of exactly what you state- that results in broken doors.

@brigganthewolf1461 8 ай бұрын

@@pricklypearcamera Yeah, it's a good camera great for macro photography. Just wish where was a fix for these brittle plastic doors and (especially) ledges, because otherwise the camera is built very solid. Body is made out of magnesium.

@FerrumMaster Жыл бұрын

Minoltas should have aperture control via exposure preview button tested like next thing besides breathing. The lever motor tends to go bad. Not that often as the grip cracks, but that's nature laws and oil and rubber/plastics. Do you also test exposure meters afterwards? If they still calculate correct amount of light? I don't know why YT suggested watching this channel, but at least there is an opportunity seeing some weird 90' and 00' cameras everyone likes to hate. That's pretty entertaining. I wish the prices of the gear would be as low as here. Being in EU is expensive.

@felixespana2004 Жыл бұрын

Hello from Chile! 🇨🇱 Really like your videos, I am kind of hooked 😄

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Hola y gracias por las lindas palabras! Very nice to see an international viewer, and I have always wanted to travel to Chile!

@jace001 Жыл бұрын

Hey man! Recently just found your channel and subscribed. Have you ever tried to repair/replace the grips with sugru?

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Never heard of it! But I just looked it up and it looks....frankly pretty awesome. Thanks for the tip! I am going to have to check it out. Thanks for watching and the sub @jace001 !

@userperryevents 5 ай бұрын

What do you use to remove or lessen "tacky" grips or that 'leather' that manufacturers use. I have seen various products but I'd appreciate a second opinion. Thanks, like your unboxing videos, I was not aware that people still purchased digicams and SLR's in the cell phone age. Also, how to get that rubber to look pristine (removing the white coating that builds up over time.

@pricklypearcamera 5 ай бұрын

I use a brand called "Mothers" and the model is "Black to black" restorer. I have found that it works well for both getting rid of tacky grips, as well as removing the white coating. Depending upon how severe it is, it definitely takes multiple applications and a lot of wiping!

@daveinportland Жыл бұрын

I keep a Powershot in the car because of the AA power requirements as a backup.

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea, i need to start doing that..

@userperryevents Жыл бұрын

B&H in NYC has a variety of rechargeable batteries

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Yep! I’ve bought a few things from them over the years.

@EnidAgnusDei Жыл бұрын

That red Nikon camera, had 1 sold it 2 days later so slow it was pathetic and when I used it as 400asa on a sunny day the pics hadso much noise it was laughable.

@dspain0214 Жыл бұрын

Of course probably no source for grip rubbers for Maxxums eh?

@Campake Жыл бұрын

glad i got this recommended, tis good. however, I REALLY DISLIKE the rubber duck sounds when cleaning stuff.. and stuff.. I just really do not liek it

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Fair enough, I am trying some different things in each video, and appreciate the feedback.

@Mikey1421985 Жыл бұрын

Good day, how are you doing? I hope good. Do you ever get any Canon 5D classic cameras?? I had one given to me and had just invested in a battery grip and some more batteries and the sensor decided to die so I invested about 150$ and now the camera is dead. I live in Suriname South America so a long ways away from you I know for sure

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Hi! Yes, i do occasionally get the eos 5d and 5d II in, don’t currently have any but great cameras! Sorry to hear it has issues. I have traveled to St lucia, just north of you there in Suriname.

@Mikey1421985 Жыл бұрын

@@pricklypearcamera ahh ok, I guess there are less of those cameras everyday one brakes. I have never been to St Lucia, I once was able to go to Grenada and that was an amazing time. Its just different because in Suriname we don't really have beaches and that clean water. We have mud and dirty water everywhere it seems. The thing about the camera is that I don't have the budget to buy a new one and at the moment I am not sure what to do. I am part time photographer and also have a Canon T5, but I had just grown to love the Canon 5D and how its almost always in focus and then it was gone. Oh hey thanks for your reply.

@wyatt-ts8ze 3 ай бұрын

Quick note- WHY TF ARE THEIR SQUEAKS

@FPCPhotography Жыл бұрын

17:25 I have that exact camera

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Nice! Hopefully yours is working unlike mine? :)

@FPCPhotography Жыл бұрын

@@pricklypearcamera it is, wasn’t used a lot

@outtathyme5679 Жыл бұрын

How do you avoid scamster “purchasers” when you’re selling them?

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Hi! Tough question, It really all depends upon where you're selling them- While I see this very rarely, it's mainly for higher price point ($500+ cameras), and they mainly target very new sellers, so it's definitely something to be aware of. But once you've been selling for a while and have built up sales history and feedback, it's not nearly as common on a site like eBay. Definitely still see this on Facebook in terms of no-shows, etc.