Canon may stop development of new film cameras

The demand for [tag]film cameras[/tag] has been shrinking these past couple of years, due mostly to the increasing popularity of digital cameras. With the ever increasing models of easy-to-use digital cameras that can take and store pictures without film, camera manufacturers have begun to re-think their business strategy - and one of the biggest camera manufacturers has begun to move in a more digital direction.

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Used Cameras: Select and Test Before Buying

Photography is perhaps one of the most rewarding hobbies around that involves a gadget. Unfortunately, it is also one of the more expensive hobbies around. Most people who want to get into this hobby are usually turned away by the initial expense of purchashing that fancy, P 50,000+, digital SLR that a lot of us drool over. So, most newbies who are bitten by the SLR species of the photography bug look to other resources that are cheaper - 2nd hand/used film cameras.

There a lot of really good used SLRs out there in the market. Anywhere from the cyber allies of eBay to the known Manila alley of Hidalgo, a newbie can find an assortment of good, used SLR cameras. The trick would be finding one that works.

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