Learn to test camera and lens functions, and evaluate their overall conditions to make the smartest buying or selling decisions every time. Discover what to look for, where to look and how to get the price you want.

Test cameras like a professional

Inspect and test cameras and lenses to discover hidden problems that affect function and price.

Buy and sell for the best price

Increase your negotiating skills as you learn the secrets of buying and selling used cameras and accessories.

Find the items you need

Everything that a photographer might need is available - if you know how and where to look. Finding both the common and the rare items you need will be easier with the advice in this book.

Where to make the best deals

This book will teach you how and where to buy or sell used equipment as well as how to get the best price on every sale or purchase.

Inspection techniques for:

• Manual and electronics shutters
• Lens aperture
• Film advance
• Focus
• Exposure meter or auto-exposure
• Lens bellows
• Lenses
• Viewfinders
• Mirrors
• Rangefinders
• Accessories
• Flash synchronization

Identifying common damage

• Misaligned lens elements
• Mechanical damage
• Water damage
• Heat damade

Also includes

• Common conditio rating scales
• Returns and refund rights
• Resources for determining current marketing values
• Checkig film and battery availabity for older models
• Decidings when it pays to repair a camera - and when it doesn't
• Insurance and appraisal