what is teh value of teh eos rebel 2 my friend is tryin to sell me 1 and im not sure what i should pay for it. also do you have any clue when it came out?

-- karl murrah (k_murrah@yahoo.com), December 04, 2001

Answers

I'll assume that this is a genuine question, and I'll bring-my-own punctuation....

The rebel II and IIs (EOS 1000N/1000FN) came out in 1991, as upgraded versions of the EOS 1000/1000F (Rebel(s)). I owned one from 1992 until 1996, when I sold the camera. I think If you want to know what it's worth, look in the ads in camera magazines in your country, to see what others are selling them for.

-- Isaac Sibson (isibson@hotmail.com), December 04, 2001.

It's worth $50-100 depending on condition. The Rebel II had a metal lens mount and a cool softfocus feature. AF is rather poor with only one vertical AF sensor.

A new Rebel 2000 body is about $225 at B&H.

-- Puppy Face (doggieface@aol.com), December 04, 2001.

I just checked Ebay. Rebel II's have recently been selling for anywhere between $75 (without a built in flash or attached lens) and $200 (with built in flash and attached 35-80mm lens) Of course prices fluctuate with online auctions depending on the description, picture qulity, bidding frenzy, luck of the sale... Ebay prices are usually a bit high, but it's what people will pay, and you have to add shipping to this and you don't get to handle the merchandise first.

-- Jim Strutz (j.strutz@gci.net), December 05, 2001.

>The Rebel II had a metal lens mount

Actually, the Rebel II and S II had plastic lens mounts. All the Rebel series cameras do.

-- NK Guy (tela@tela.bc.ca), December 05, 2001.

I will confirm that the Rebel II and IIs had a plastic mount. I owned one for several years, and despite concern when I bought it, I never had a problem (although I wouldn't want to put any of the L series glass I have now on it without holding the lens).

-- Isaac Sibson (isibson@hotmail.com), December 05, 2001.