Buying, selling, trading: my crazy Fuji roadmap

[FrankS]

My Fuji roadmap

Sold gear for a friend, earned commission of $800
Bought a new XE-2 body only, and 32gb SD card, paid $950 total
Sold Fuji GW670, $400
Bought a used Kijiji XE-1 with 27mm, paid $200 plus Nikon F3 with 50f1.8E
Bought a used Kijiji MX-1 with 16-50, paid $225
Sold XE-1 body, $250
Bought Chinese eBay grip and thumbs up, $30
Traded MX-1 with 27mm for Rolleiflex 6003src
Bought a used Kijiji MX-1 body, paid $170 (today)
All Cdn $

Currently have XE-2 and XM-1 bodies with 16-50 lens (loving the wide end)
Looking for 27mm lens again 😉 (would love to trade or partial trade for film gear)
Waiting for 35f2

 

[f16sunshine]

Woah.... Did you get a blood transfusion from Joe?

😛

I like fuji gear also.
Got an XA1 that will likely go to Mom or the Miss.
It's all wonderfully inexpensive, excellent IQ, and fun to use.
My favorite.... The GF670.
I use it the least in terms of frames taken but... It delivers tee best of my keepers 🙂 (on ilford or kodak though 😀)

 

[Doug]

Looks like you gained somewhat on the pricing, Frank... compete with KEH? 😀

 

[GaryLH]

Considering how fast he made the trades.. Less than 4 weeks..he has Joe beat by a country mile, Andy 😀

Gary

 

[back alley]

Woah.... Did you get a blood transfusion from Joe?

😛

I like fuji gear also.
Got an XA1 that will likely go to Mom or the Miss.
It's all wonderfully inexpensive, excellent IQ, and fun to use.
My favorite.... The GF670.
I use it the least in terms of frames taken but... It delivers tee best of my keepers 🙂 (on ilford or kodak though 😀)

no fair!
i have been shooting with the same fuji kit for ages now!
i added the eos.m kit but that all cost less than a lens from fuji!
hope to buy the 16 next week and maybe sell the 16-50 zoom...likely not getting an xe2 anytime soon.

 

[daveleo]

My Fuji roadmap

Sold gear for a friend, earned commission of $800
Bought a new XE-2 body only, and 32gb SD card, paid $950 total
Sold Fuji GW670, $400
Bought a used Kijiji XE-1 with 27mm, paid $200 plus Nikon F3 with 50f1.8E
Bought a used Kijiji MX-1 with 16-50, paid $225
Sold XE-1 body, $250
Bought Chinese eBay grip and thumbs up, $30
Traded MX-1 with 27mm for Rolleiflex 6003src
Bought a used Kijiji MX-1 body, paid $170 (today)
All Cdn $

Currently have XE-2 and XM-1 bodies with 16-50 lens (loving the wide end)
Looking for 27mm lens again 😉 (would love to trade or partial trade for film gear)
Waiting for 35f2

That's not following a roadmap, Frank, that's doing donuts in a parking lot 😉

Sooooo much more fun !

 

[FrankS]

I would have been happy with my first XE-2/16-50 and XM-1/27 setup, but the Rolleiflex has been on my desired list for a while and the trade opportunity fell into my lap. The guy was trying to sell the Rollei on Kijiji for a while. He lost his local source for 120 film and developing, so for him, film was dead. Plus he was about to go on holiday and was looking for a compact digital camera.

 

[willie_901]

I am patiently waiting for the Fujinon 35/2 as well.

My 27/2.8 in not available for trade... it's a keeper.

 

[FrankS]

I've done it. Bought a 27 lens on my local Kijiji for $225 today. I'm done! 🙂

 

[Godfrey]

I hear the Beatles singing Helter Skelter in the background, Frank...

G

 

[FrankS]

No, no. I'm quite focused and consistent. This was the same kit I assembled first. It needed to be partially sacrificed for me to acquire the Rolleiflex. Now I've put it back the way it was. I'm happy.

 

[back alley]

I've done it. Bought a 27 lens on my local Kijiji for $225 today. I'm done! 🙂

geez, toronto kijiji is better than edmonton kijiji!

 

[FrankS]

geez, toronto kijiji is better than edmonton kijiji!

It was a good deal. There are a few other 27's listed from $300 to $350.

 

[back alley]

It was a good deal. There are a few other 27's listed from $300 to $350.

i want one of those 200 buck ones...
oh well, with luck i'll be buying the 16 this weekend!

 

[FrankS]

I love the 16mm wide end of the XC zoom. The prime should be sweet.

 

[BillBingham2]

My Fuji roadmap......

Calling this a roadmap is proof positive that at your last job you were a beta tester for the first generation Apple Maps!

Generous at best, very generous.

It does look like a lot of fun.

B2

 

[FrankS]

Calling this a roadmap is proof positive that at your last job you were a beta tester for the first generation Apple Maps!

Generous at best, very generous.

It does look like a lot of fun.

B2

I've got to admit, the searching, buying, selling, and trading has been fun.

I would have missed out on all of that if I were a one camera and one lens/ less is more type.

 

[Godfrey]

I've got to admit, the searching, buying, selling, and trading has been fun.

I would have missed out on all of that if I were a one camera and one lens/ less is more type.

I agree: there's enjoyment and knowledge to be gained by experimenting, looking at and trying different things. And the buying, selling, trading stuff can be fun all by itself.

Sometimes I take on the "1C-1L" position and explore it for a while, find where my head's at in that milieu for a while ... It's useful, but I want to do more things with my photography than that approach permits to do it 100% of the time. I mostly use only a small circle of equipment, but there are times when I need a very wide or very long lens, and the right body to use them on.

G

 

[FrankS]

I see the experimentation aspect of photography as a helpful addition to the creative aspect. I play with a lot of different gear. When the time comes to produce results for a project or commission, I know which gear will get me the results I want. I do not suffer from the paralysis of choice syndrome. (POCS)

 

[FrankS]

So here's my first share-worthy MX-1 with 27 combo: