Don't Use = Sell?

[jshelly]

I have two cameras that I rarely use a Rolleiflex 2.8f and a Canon P.

I'm considering getting rid of them so someone can put them to better use and not to mention I wouldn't mind the extra cash.

Is there any reason besides being sentimental for keeping cameras you don't use? (I just don't want to regret getting rid of them and thought I might be missing something obvious)

 

[raid]

Some people have many watches and some have many sunglasses. Do they really need all these watches and sunglasses? I doubt it. They enjoy switching between them or they enjoy looking at them. In your case, both of the mentioned cameras are first class, and they should get you some extra cash. Ikept my vast SLR system because resale value is so down. As for my non-SLR camera equipment, I really make an effort touse every camera and every lens.

Regards,
Raid

 

[back alley]

i prefer to sell what i don't use on a regular basis.

i get all antsy having too much gear.

 

[kvanderlaag]

If you've got the space, keep it around.

Variety is the spice of life. Who knows when you might need a change?

 

[kaiyen]

If you don't rotate cameras, then there is no real reason to keep them, other than sentimentality, as you mentioned. I recently sold off a number of my cameras other than my retinae because I had come to some conclusions about my photographic goals and needs and my existing stock of medium format folders didn't meet them. It was purely a logical and unemotional issue.

Having said that, if anyone wants a retina IIa or I, let me know.

allan

 

[peter_n]

Lenses I would say sell if you're not using it/them. Bodies are different. I have two electronic RF cameras and a virtually identical mechanical version of the same camera. The mechanical one is a backup and although I hardly ever use it anymore I intend to keep it for just that role. Who knows what might happen? I think a backup is a valid reason to keep a body.

 

[Ash]

If those two camera's can't be used as backups, then sell them. Same as above, the only reason all my extra SLR gear is still in my room is because the resell value is awful. It's worth sitting on it for a few hundred years rather than selling it.

I'd say take those two camera's out, give them a go and see whether you still like using them. If they ARENT a joy to use, then sell them.

I rarely used my Rolleicord because medium format is more effort and a little more costly (in the sense it costs more for the film versus bulk 35mm, more developing chemicals are required for fewer pictures - or the cost of processing is high, more effort to carry around rather than 35mm cams) but I wouldn't ever sell it; I love when I DO use it.

 

[jshelly]

Great feedback...

Thanks

 

[sf]

If I had cameras I didn't use, and I had no use for their parts, I'd sell them. If I were financially well off, I might keep extra cameras around for the occasional use, but I have too little cash to keep it tied up in unused gear.

I will, however, never sell my Bronica RF. It has been with me through some great times this year, has taken more winners than I've ever had with any other camera, and I know I'll be using it as long as film is available - or as long as I can keep it alive.

Sell it if you need the cash or could put it to better use. Keep it if you think those parts might be useful some day. I might buy another RF645 kit in the future to ensure that I have parts should they ever be necessary.

 

[egpj]

I have been kind of wrestling with this myself. I have a Summicron 75 that has not even had a whole roll shot through it!😱 Getting rid of the darn thing means taking a loss but hanging on to it means it does not get used. I have heard that this lens is phenominal but I just never seem to see in 75mm focal length. :bang:

My mindset is to not part with a single piece of gear. No matter what.:bang:

 

[back alley]

sell the leica 75 and if you want get the cv 75 and buy lots of film (or whatever) with the difference.

 

[Wayne R. Scott]

I have two cameras that I rarely use a Rolleiflex 2.8f and a Canon P.

I'm considering getting rid of them so someone can put them to better use and not to mention I wouldn't mind the extra cash.

I think you should sell the Canon P and keep the Rolleiflex 2.8f. Here are my reasons for why:

I have enough money right now to buy the P, but not enough for the Rolleiflex.

Wayne

P.S. How many "P's" make a pod?

 

[nomade]

I think it's hard to buy one of your stuff, whatever it is, if you used it for sometime, some relation is built between you 2, and it's hard to say goodbye...This is what usually happens to me.

 

[boarini2003]

If you love the cameras, don't sell them. So what if you have more than necessary? Having a camera can also be an end in itself, for the enjoyment of posessing it.

 

[peter_n]

I have been kind of wrestling with this myself. I have a Summicron 75 that has not even had a whole roll shot through it!😱 Getting rid of the darn thing means taking a loss but hanging on to it means it does not get used. I have heard that this lens is phenominal but I just never seem to see in 75mm focal length. :bang:

My mindset is to not part with a single piece of gear. No matter what.:bang:

Don't sell it Glenn! 😱 You will regret it - there will be some time in the future when you absolutely need a short portrait lens... Trust me!

 

[FrankS]

Keep classic camera gear. You may mature into it. Sell electronic gear because it is more difficult to repair if it ever needs it, and because of longevity issues, it will unlikely ever become a classic. Is there any truly classic electronic camera? Maybe my Nikon F4.

 

[jshelly]

I think you should sell the Canon P and keep the Rolleiflex 2.8f. Here are my reasons for why:

I have enough money right now to buy the P, but not enough for the Rolleiflex.

😀😀😀😀😀

 

[ErnestoJL]

There was a time when I decided to start collecting cameras.
Then I bought many used cameras to repair them and bring a new life, and I did it.
At some time later I decided to buy and keep just what I really wanted, and used more or less on a regular basis, and to concentrate in some specific cameras (those not include the cameras I will keep forever because of a sentimental reason).
Then I decided to sell some of the RFs and some SLRs, and also decided to avoid feeling bad after selling them.

The reason?
Any camera sold means some extra cash to be invested in other photographic stuff that I´m really interested in, eg. Contax/Kiev lenses and accesories.

How to avoid the bad feeling of doing something I/You really dislike?
Sell them to people who will give them a new chance of taking pictures.
Better if within RFF members (not me!).

All the cameras I have are purely mechanical, but just a few of them have some electronics on it: the meter or the meter/shutter controller (YE35 and Beirette Electronic). None of them are "so electronic" to become obsolete or non repairable after their expected (planned) obsolescence time. So they may be "forever cameras".

My advise:
If I ever had a canon P and a Rollei 2.8...
Those are classics that will work even without any battery on it
Don´t sell them and give them another chance... who knows...

Cheers

Ernesto
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[Ariya]

I only regret having sold one camera - Rolliflex 2.8f. Don't do it. (or do it and PM me the asking price 😉)

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Argument against selling collectible gear: you'll buy it back again.

If you really know you won't, then you should. If you need the money more than you need the gear, you should. It's more expensive otherwise.

And what FrankS said.