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Old 17-01-2013, 08:52 AM
Poita (Peter)
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Sell it on ebay or gumtree, the cash converters will be likely to give you $1000 tops for it, they usually pay a bit less than half what they think they can sell it for, and going on prices on online sales, then the amount they could sell it for would be about what you want for it. Can't see them paying more than $800, but they are always worth a go to see what the bottom price is.

They still go on ebay for good-ish money. The last one sold for $1200 for the camera and some batteries. There are a few on gumtree at the moment for the sort of money you mentioned, $1500-$2500.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-canon+xh+a1/k0


As for the new gear, Kogan has the 600D body for $469
Get a manfrotto tripod, they cost a bit more but are rock solid and last forever.
Forget the twin lens kit if you can get the body noticeably cheaper, and get a nice lens with a big fat wide open f-stop that can be used for astrophotography instead.
Add a polarie or the new one from ioptron and you have a tracking setup and can do nice widefield work without being restricted to really short exposures.
Body $470, iOptron $450, tripod $200, lens $250, intervalometer $30.

For about $1500 you have a great widefield tracking system for astro work with a really good lens, and a great camera for normal photography.
Put any other money towards a second lens.

That will keep you busy for a while

Last edited by Poita; 17-01-2013 at 09:05 AM.
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