Recent content by Bigstan

My apologies. I thought you meant the two links provided by slats and mrgubby. If I buy refurbished, I'd definitely prefer to go with the official Canon outlet - no contest.

Actually, if you click on any of the items in either link it takes you to the same seller - canon_uk1 - with nearly 50,000 transactions and 99.1% positive. I think it's safe to assume it's genuine and reliable.

Thanks guys. I'll keep my eye on those too.

I was encouraged by the 100% feedback. D'oh. Can't believe I missed the bit where it plainly says refurbished :amstupid: Since they all have Canon warranty, I'm sure it's safe to assume they've been refurbished by Canon so should be fine. I'm tempted as I would get a body with low shutter...

I'm looking to upgrade to an EOS 40D when I get home next week and was having a look on ebay. I found this guy http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/bushbaby1 who seems to be selling quite a few similar cameras. The fact that they all have 11 months Canon warranty and differing numbers of actuations...

Thank you - I enjoyed that. I found it entertaining and thought provoking and many of the points he made resonated with me. One quote which stood out for me was "If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original." I think this is very meaningful in many areas...

Been through Alnwick a few times but never stopped. I'm originally from Shetland, moved to Peterhead 4 1/2 years ago when I started working on the rigs then moved to the Toon a couple of years ago - I'm slowly working my way South :p

Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Stan and I live in Newcastle Upon Tyne. I work on the rigs - currently month on month off in the Southern Mediterranean. In the process of buying a 300D from a friend and signed up to find some tips and probably ask for some advice.