Buying a second hand 50D. What should I do/check before buying?

[Pieter]

Hi everybody,


I

[Sean Setters]

That doesn

[DavidEccleston]

If you don

[Pieter]

David and Sean,


thanks for the great advice, I wasn

[Sean Setters]

Yes, the 50D does have a pop-up flash--and that's a good thing to check. The only cameras that don't have one are the 1D and 5D series as far as I'm aware.Also, great to point out the need for CF cards. I've been using them so long that I completely forgot that the XS used SD cards instead.

[neuroanatomist]

Pubs are usually dimly lit. Bring a small flashlight so you can get a good look. Check the inside of the battery compartment for any corrosion.


From the recent discussion on faulty pixels, take a frame with the lens cap on to make sure there are few or no hot pixels.


The 50D's shutter is rated for 100,000 actuations - if you're bringing your laptop, it wouldn't hurt to pre-install EOSInfo, and when you connect the camera to download your test images, you can also check the actual shutter count.