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Which would be a good old low-cost body?

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Jeff Biscuits Senior Member • Posts: 1,166
Re: Which would be a good old low-cost body?
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Foskito wrote:

I just checked eBay and pretty much any used Fuji body goes for at least 400 bucks. Since there is no significant money difference it will be a matter to find a nice minty body regardless of which model might be, there are no wrong options.

I can only speak from the other side of the pond but here at least eBay is the place to sell, not buy. People pay higher prices on eBay than for the same items from shops with warranties and return periods. I would suggest doing a bit of research to figure out which retailers/resellers are good for which models, and keep waiting and checking for a bargain to appear. I rarely see a Fujifilm bargain on eBay.

You’re right though that there are no wrong options. Take what comes. IME the model that’s most likely to crop up cheap is the X-T10 (I recently got one boxed and in great condition for £150) but the X-E1 and X-T1 can also occasionally be had cheap. That said, all the X-Es seem to have gone up by around £100 over the last year, as has the X-T1. The T2 has stayed fairly stable and the T3/4 have come down a bit. Essentially most of the increase has been at the low end of the market, which is bad news for bargain hunters.

If you’re lucky you can find a tatty but functional model for a truly bargain price. I’m sitting next to my £17 X-E1 🙂 But it takes patience and a lot of watching.

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