> > Hi fellow listmembers, > > I've got the opportunity to buy a used EOS RT, complete with > Technical Back > E and keyboard. The seller is asking 400 euros (about 350 US dollar). He > claims it is in a good, but not excellent condition, and the set is sold > without the manuals or boxes (pitty...). What do you think? Is it a good > deal and should I go for it? I already own a EOS 5, so it's not really a > step up in performance. But on the other hand this set might get > 'historical' value, so it would be nice to just own it... > > All opinions are welcome! > > Regards, > > Bart >
Hi Bart, The EOS RT is a pretty cool camera and IMO still a perfectly good, usable camera body. I'm in Los Angeles, California, USA and around here, excellent to mint condition examples can be found for $200-$300USD, the addition of the technical back with keyboard and hopefully the software, adds interest. Though sometimes hard to find at camera swap meets, the technical back and keyboard can still be found for $100-$150USD in excellent condition. Where I'm located the price you mention is a fair, but not great deal especially if the body, back and keyboard are only in good cosmetic condition and lack manuals, but assuming the equipment is 100% operational. In Europe this may be a good or even great price but in the USofA you can do better if you are patient. One issue to be aware of is the technical back for the 600's had some software with it that enhanced what you could do with it but sadly was written to run under MSDOS and AFAIK there was no newer version released and there was no information published which would allow writing or using the data files it creates. 8^( As to the issue of manuals, they can be found without too much trouble I think. Start with Canon, failing that, go to a company that sells copies of factory manuals. Boxes? You don't need no stinking boxes, boxes are for museum pieces and people who don't get it! Go out and shoot sports action with that RT and enjoy it! The only other usable camera that is not a collector's piece that does what the EOS RT does is the EOS 1nRS. Sure, there are other pellicle mirror bodies out there but they are expensive, fragile, been beaten to death or in some guy's mint camera collection gathering dust! For an affordable, working pellicle mirror body the EOS RT and EOS 1nRS are all there are and there was NEVER a COOL databack for the EOS 1/1n/1nRS family like the EOS 600 series bodies! Regards, Chip Louie * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
