Canon 1d mark ii?

What is the shutter count? I bought a 1diin over the summer, and I love it. Rock solid, amazing AF (with 200mm f2.8L), good up to iso 1600. Don't expect to crop much, but stuff looks great online, I haven't had the chance to print yet, but if you look on fredmiranda or photography on the net there are threads just about these cameras that are over 100 pages, lots of tips and examples. Only downsides are that it can take a while for the buffer to clear if you do bursts. It is something like 22 raw, 45 jpeg, perhaps slightly less on the 1dii.

I would say check the shutter count, you can generally expect 250k, but they can last longer. I don't think canon services them anymore though, so you may need to look on eBay and find a local shop (or dit). I bought mine with 35k on the new shutter, so this is all I would really be concerned about.

One last thing, make sure you have some nice lenses to take advantage of the AF. F2.8 or better L lenses focus insanely fast.

MAH 9 FPS!

I honestly can't see why not, of course it will be bloody dated and have several severe limitations, but it's a pro-body so you will be able to bash in people's skulls with it.

Hell, for that price if you feel it's not up to your liking you can sell it on for a profit.

Pro's: 8.3 fps, probably a very solid camera (in terms of holding the camera/durability/etc), 1.3x crop if you shoot with longer lenses, dirt cheap for a former pro body

Cons: 1.3x crop that cannot use EF-S lenses, can only use EF lenses. Only like 8mp i think, old and could burn out.

Check the shutter count and see if you can go shoot some photos with it yourself. As long as it seems solid, go for it! Thats awesomely cheap.

250$? Buy that shit - unless it has over 75.000 shutter actuations or some other ridiculous amount. It's a great cam.