need to sell my beloved...

[back alley]

really?
beloved?
every time i see an ad that starts with the above line it gives me great pause...beloved?
maybe there is something lacking in me but i don't think i have ever 'beloved' any piece of gear that i have ever owned!
tell me, do you have a beloved?

 

[finguanzo]

Only time I used the term was when I was trying to get rid of my son... No one bought him...

 

[Roger Hicks]

Maybe. If I ever sell my Land Rover it will be "beloved", because it's been bound up with so many happy times in my life. I will cry if it has to go.

Cheers,

R.

 

[De_Corday]

My old, totally beat up Nikkor Auto HC 50 f/2 is the only piece of gear I catch my self calling "beloved" on the regular. It was the first lens my uncle bought for himself starting out as a photog (he went on to work as a pro for years). It's traveled the world with me, covered a couple stories I really cared about, and it's images are fantastic-looking. I try not to be too sentimental. But damn I like that lens.

 

[mpaniagua]

My M6 is a heirloom from my late father. Probably could call that "beloved", mostly because of the sentimental value. Wont ever sell it though and even if I did, I wouldnt put "beloved" on the add because it sounds kinda cheesy

 

[FrankS]

It's just a turn of phrase.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

At least it is safe to buy from those who call item for sale as "my beloved".
But run away if you hear "my precious"!

 

[Roger Hicks]

My M6 is a heirloom from my late father. Probably could call that "beloved", mostly because of the sentimental value. Wont ever sell it though and even if I did, I wouldnt put "beloved" on the add because it sounds kinda cheesy

Totally agree. I was thinking only of my personal reaction. Why should a stranger care?

Cheers,

R.

 

[Roger Hicks]

It's just a turn of phrase.

Dear Frank,

So are most clichés. But what they tell you about the vendor is rarely good.

Cheers,

R.

 

[FrankS]

Some cameras, I "love". Some cameras I don't click with and I "hate".

Sometimes I choose to sell (or trade) a camera that I "love".

Personally I probably wouldn't use the term "beloved" in an ad, but that's just a choice of words.

I don't see a problem here.

 

[Roger Hicks]

. . . I don't see a problem here.

Dear Frank,

Nor do I. It's certainly in the realms of idle chatter.

Cheers,

R.

 

[micromontenegro]

Some cameras, I "love". Some cameras I don't click with and I "hate".

And there's the Tessina, the camera I love to hate. Or vice (but not versa).

 

[FrankS]

Dear Frank,

Nor do I. It's certainly in the realms of idle chatter.

Cheers,

R.

Right you are sir!

 

[jsrockit]

I'm the love em and leave em type when it comes to cameras.

 

[back alley]

idle chatter?
well...sorry!

 

[lawrence]

I sold my Suzuki GS500 a few weeks ago and if anything was 'beloved' that was it. I rode that bike to work over a thousand times without a problem but since I stopped commuting it just sat there looking sorry for itself. Sad to see it go but time for someone else to enjoy it.

 

[PhotoMat]

What if it's "Minty Beloved" AND capable of producing "creamy" bokeh?

 

[Dave Jenkins]

My Olympus OM system was loved and beloved. I held on to it as long as I could, but eventually had to go to an autofocus system or get out of photography.

 

[mpaniagua]

What if it's "Minty Beloved" AND capable of producing "creamy" bokeh?

I could go with creamy bokeh

 

[FrankS]

Ouch! You're cold.

I would mourn the energy being destroyed, that went into the mining, fabricating, and assembling the camera. Some cameras, anyway.