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ttheturnof themillennium

full-framedigitalcameraswere

consideredextremelynichewith

thechoiceof availablemodels

limitedto a handfulof Canon,Contaxand

KodakDSLRs.Ontopof this,theexorbitant

costsinvolvedmarkedthemoutasthesole

preserveof professionalsandwell-heeled

enthusiasts.But,aswithalltechnological

progress,thatquicklybeganto change.The

releaseof theCanonEOS5Din 2005marked

a decisiveshifttowardsfull-frameDSLRs

becomingmoreaffordable,withother

manufacturers soon following Canon’s lead.

Thesedays,full-framedigitalcamerasdon’tjust

comein DSLRform,therearenowplentyof

mirrorlessandevencompactfull-frame

camerasto temptyououtof yourhard-earned

cash.Thatsaidyoucanstillexpectto spend

upwardsof £1,000ona newfull-framecamera

body.Unless,of course,you’repreparedto

considergoingdownthesecond-hand route.

Second-handbargains

Buyingsecond-handis a surefirewaytosave

yourselfa pileof cash,especiallyif you’re

preparedtocompromisea littlebybuyingan

older model. Sure, your chosen camera might

SECOND-HAND FULL-FRAME Testbench

Second-hand

full-frame bargains

Temptedtobuyafull-framecamera,butputoff

bytheprice?AudleyJarvisidentifiessomeofthe

best full-frame offerings in today’s used market

notcomewithallthelatestfeaturesand

technology,butaslongasallthebasic

photographytoolsarepresent,andimage

qualityisn’tcompromised,thenyoucaneasily

saveyourselfa fortune.Bywayof anexample,

theCanonEOS6Dcost£1,399body-onlywhen

it wasreleasedin 2012butusedexamplesin

goodconditioncannowbepickedupforjust

£439.Okay,soyouwon’thavethelatest

model,howeverthesavingsyoumakecouldgo

towardsa tripodora coupleof lenses.

Whilebuyingsecond-handdoesinvolvea fair

bitof researchandpatience,we’vetakena

goodhardlookat thewebsitesandcurrent

stockof themostreputablesecond-hand

cameraequipmentspecialistsin theUKin

ordertoseewhatkindof savingsareonoffer.

Overthenextfewpageswe’veidentifiedsome

of thebestDSLRandmirrorlesssecond-hand

full-frame bargains you might want to consider.

NewcamerasliketheNikon

D780drivedowntheprice

ofoldermodels.TheNikon

D750canbepickedupfrom

£514 in used condition