Canon EOS 850

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Hi everyone.

I'm completely new to this section but after some advice please.

My dad has given me a Canon EOS 850 with a 35-70mm and a speedlight. I've never used a SLR before, so I have no idea where to start. I can see that it is definite need of some film (where can I get this? Is it still available to buy? Where would I get it processed?). I see no way of charging the camera or putting in batteries, am I being silly with that one?

I've got no manual or anything for the camera so I'm kind of at a loss with it. Changing the settings seems like a whole new ball game too, as I see no way of doing that.

All advice greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Jake
 
Manual here

Film can still be bought and developed.... just search online...
 
Poundland for cheap film and Asda developing to check it works after that you're off. Plenty of very good film still made and a few very good labs still around.

The battery (2CR5) is still readily available.
 
Solo man said:
Manual here

Film can still be bought and developed.... just search online...
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steveo_mcg said:
Poundland for cheap film and Asda developing to check it works after that you're off. Plenty of very good film still made and a few very good labs still around.

The battery (2CR5) is still readily available.
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Thanks for the quick replies! Thanks for the manual Lee, I'll have a read through.
Steven, I'll pop into town at the weekend and grab some cheap film to test the camera out. Will save me wasting money on it if it doesn't work!
I will have a check through everything he gave me to make sure there are no batteries before ordering a new one.
 
Don't forget most Boots still sell film on a buy-one-get-one-half-price basis. XP2 is a good choice if you want to try black and white, as it's actually based on a colour process (C41) that is nowadays much easier to get developed.
 
ChrisR said:
Don't forget most Boots still sell film on a buy-one-get-one-half-price basis. XP2 is a good choice if you want to try black and white, as it's actually based on a colour process (C41) that is nowadays much easier to get developed.
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It would be rude not to try a bit of black and white shooting! I'm assuming I'm after 35mm film?
This might be a silly question, but will my newer FF digital lenses work on this camera? I know the 35-70mm that came with the SLR works on my DSLR, but I'm wondering if it will work vice versa?
 
As long as their full frame EF lenses (i.e no EF-S lenses as they project a smaller image circle, and will vignette massively [plus they won't mount without modification]) they'll work absolutely fine.

And yes your after 35mm film.
 
s162216 said:
As long as their full frame EF lenses (i.e no EF-S lenses as they project a smaller image circle, and will vignette massively [plus they won't mount without modification]) they'll work absolutely fine.

And yes your after 35mm film.
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Thanks Samuel,

Yes the lenses are EF mounts so that is good to hear! I was surprised to see the 35-70mm that I was given with the 850 had no manual focus option.
 
You might be better off picking up another camera though as the 850 (like the earlier 750) is to be honest just a glorified P&S with just full auto mode, theres no exposure compensation, spot metering etc like on other 'proper' EOS cameras as its just literally designed for full auto operation. You can get film EOS bodies very cheaply online for typically less than £15 so you might as well.
 
s162216 said:
You might be better off picking up another camera though as the 850 (like the earlier 750) is to be honest just a glorified P&S with just full auto mode, theres no exposure compensation, spot metering etc like on other 'proper' EOS cameras as its just literally designed for full auto operation. You can get film EOS bodies very cheaply online for typically less than £15 so you might as well.
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I've been reading online and I tend to agree with you on that one. It seems very basic and I have good knowledge of manual settings.
 
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