What is the cheapest used Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 in the UK?

The cheapest used Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 currently listed is £42.55 at eBay, based on 7 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

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Used Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 for Sale — From £43

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Panasonic's 2006 flagship bridge camera — 10.1MP CCD, 35-420mm f/2.8-3.7 Leica zoom with mechanical zoom ring

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 was the 2006 flagship of Panasonic's big-zoom bridge range, succeeding the FZ30. Reviewed by dpreview in September 2006 and rated Highly Recommended, it offered SLR-style handling in a fixed-lens superzoom and marked the end of an era — Panasonic's later FZ flagships moved away from its mechanically coupled zoom design.

It packs a 10.1-megapixel 1/1.8-inch CCD behind a Leica DC 12x zoom covering 35-420mm equivalent at f/2.8-3.7, turned by a fluid-damped mechanical zoom ring rather than a motor. The Venus Engine III provides Intelligent ISO up to 1600 (3200 in certain modes), and there is a TTL flash hot shoe, a 235,000-pixel electronic viewfinder, a 2.0-inch 207,000-pixel flip-out LCD, 16:9 movie and still modes, SDHC card support and a proprietary lithium-ion battery rated around 360 shots.

The FZ50 suits photographers who want direct, twist-the-ring control of a long zoom with full manual exposure — closer to an SLR in feel than most bridge cameras. Its limitation is the densely packed small CCD: dpreview noted image quality suffered at higher ISOs, so it performs best at base sensitivity in good light.

On used examples work the zoom ring through its whole range feeling for grit, and flex the articulated LCD to check the ribbon cable — both are wear points on a mechanical, twist-zoom body. Test the EVF, hot shoe contacts and pop-up flash, and confirm the proprietary battery holds charge with a charger included. SDHC support means modern cards up to 32GB work fine.