I wish I'd never sold my...

I've actually just re bought a Canon 1v for £206 in excellent condition. I'll still do the majority of film shooting on my M6, but I didn't have a film option for my Canon lenses and £200 is so reasonable. I am however contemplating selling my 35 lux aspherical for a Zeiss 35/2, just to free up some cash, but I do worry that i might go on to regret it though as I think once sold it will be difficult to re-buy at a later date. Decisions decisions....R
 
Traded my Sears(Ricoh Singlex)TLS system for my first Nikkormat, but I've been able to reconstruct that system for nostalgia sake. So it's really a toss-up between my Mamiya C330F Pro system, and Omega Rapid 200. Sold both when things were getting tight. (Not that they're any better now) Would be nice to have the Rapid, but boy, what I could do with the Mamiya!

PF
 
a battered leica cl with 40mm C Summicron, swapped it for a mint new Nikon F90S in 1996 when they were new. Regreted it within minutes and still do, wafe up at night with cold sweats thinks about that deal
 
I rarely regret getting rid of stuff. When I do it is carefully considered prior to swapping, selling or simply giving it away. There are times when I miss a Hasselblad SWC - but the BessaWide is actually a better camera in some ways.
We have lived in 7 different countries, on three continents - so stuff like cars, furniture etc is not feasible to keep - as it costs too much to move. However, IF we had stayed put - I probably would have kept the 1951/52 Porsche pre-production Speedster with the 1500S engine (paid $700 for it in the late 60's) - and possibly the Bentley Mark VI (1949) which cost me about $450 in 1971.
Cameras can be replaced and often one "upgrade" for a reason - however feeble it is!
 
I sold my 1974 Ducati 750 s , which was completely original and in top condition , that was in 1986 . It 's the most beautiful bike imo .
 
i regret selling my 2 DH german military watches dated 1939-1942

i regret selling my 35 GSN only to find out that the buyer dropped it 2 weeks later breaking it
 
My SRT 101. It was my first camera. Actually it was stolen, not sold, but same result. I did finally replace about 2 years ago and I am glad I did. Even though I know my memory of that camera is probably faulty, I enjoy using it just as much now as I remember I did then. But in this case price was obviously not an impediment.
 
I don't regret selling anything I had because I had so few things (and poor quality) in the past.
I have only started getting rich a few years ago but I still live like a poor man 🙂
 
First thought: "Oh, I regret selling the Hasselblad 500 c that I had CLA'd, the mint Rolleicord Vb that was my first camera, the Leica IIIf I had, the..."

The second thought: "Would I want to spend all that money and time to get back where I once was? No, not really."

Third thought: The only camera I have never regretted buying is the Nikon F2.
 
hmmmmm. Finding that I'm regretting having sold my grey Focomat IIc. I'm forgetting that I didn't want all the money tied up in that enlarger.
 
Tom A said:
I rarely regret getting rid of stuff. When I do it is carefully considered prior to swapping, selling or simply giving it away. There are times when I miss a Hasselblad SWC - but the BessaWide is actually a better camera in some ways.
We have lived in 7 different countries, on three continents - so stuff like cars, furniture etc is not feasible to keep - as it costs too much to move. However, IF we had stayed put - I probably would have kept the 1951/52 Porsche pre-production Speedster with the 1500S engine (paid $700 for it in the late 60's) - and possibly the Bentley Mark VI (1949) which cost me about $450 in 1971.
Cameras can be replaced and often one "upgrade" for a reason - however feeble it is!
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Dear Tom,

You had a weakness for (very upmarket) rustbuckets, then?

Cheers,

R.
 
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