What do you MOST regret selling?

[Colin Corneau]

A Widelux F7, in great working order (no banding)...I got a terrific scanner for it, but I miss that camera all the time.

 

[bmattock]

I have owned (at different times), two 1969 Dodge Chargers. Love to have the one with the 440 back again. But not for what they sell for now.

 

[James24]

I'm with Willie on this. No regrets. There's plenty more kit out there if you want some more.

But as for missed boats and opportunities in life, plenty of regrets/should have done this or that differently.

 

[valdas]

I traded late version of Summilux 35mm pre-asph (in perfect condition) to some Nikon gear (FM3a+50/1.2+105/2.5). I did not like the "Leica glow" wide open and I really like Nikkor lenses, but I still wish I kept Lux, I just could have bought Nikkor gear...

 

[E.M]

'69 Nikon Ftn - exc. condition
'73 Ducati 750S

 

[Kent]

Sometimes I regret selling an item, but it never lasts long.
Just with the Nikkor-O 2.0/35 I sold that was different.
Really missed it after selling it.
So I got another one, even a Nikkor-O.C 2.0/35 and was happy again.
But shortly after I found a mint Nikkor AI 1.4/35 for a fair price and have never used the 2.0/35 afterwards.
So yesterday, I sold the O.C 2.0/35 again. (And hope I won't regret that, but I don't think so. Since I got the 1.4/35 I haven't felt the urge for another 35.)

 

[ZivcoPhoto]

My Dad's original Contax IIA Color Dial from 1953 (I did however manage to find another one from the same year and bought in the same place but it just isn't the same)

A new M4 that was stored for 35 years

12-24 Nikon Dx

10.5 mm NIKON

 

[robbeiflex]

Nothing specific comes to mind. There are days when I think it would be nice to have back the Zeiss Ikon ZM. Then I pick up my M6 and remember that since I bought the M6 the ZM got zero use, and the regret passes.


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[CameraQuest]

I traded my first mint Nikon SP with mint 50/1.1
for a Leica M3, collapsible 50 Summicron, 35 Summaron, and 135 Hektor

I have been trying to make ammends to the nikon gods ever since.

 

[barnwulf]

My black M6 Classic. It was my favorite Leica M camera and I sold it so I could buy a M7. After that I thought that instead of spending all that money I should have just kept my M6 since it fit my purpose perfectly. Sure the M7 was nice with it's extra features, but my M6 worked perfectly for what I wanted from a camera. - jim

 

[bluesun267]

I worked at camera shop an had a 35mm M-Summicron IV "King of Bokeh" given to me by the used camera buyer (yes, legally) because it had some dust inside and he had too many at the time and didn't want to service it. This was around 2000.

A year later I was broke and sold it for $500. Ouch. That one still hurts every time I see one for sale these days.

 

[Dave Jenkins]

In chronological order: Minolta Autocord CDS-III, Rolleiflex 3.5E, and Pentax 6x7 with 105 and 40 mm lenses. I miss the Pentax the most -- I think it gave me the highest percentage of keepers of any camera I have ever owned.

 

[hausen]

Probably my Rollieflex 3.5f. I have never had better results with Velvia than with my Rollieflex.

 

[35mmdelux]

Noctilux pre-asph.

 

[Peter_S]

What photography gear—cameras or lenses—do you most regret selling?
For me, I bought a complete black Contax G2 system

Same here. Black G2 set, and an 21mm in addition. Bought it very cheap and was foolish to sell it for quite a bit more...

 

[ASA 32]

Cathexis: Investment of emotional energy in an object, activity, or idea.

 

[airfrogusmc]

500 C/Ms, 180mm and 50mm FLE lenses.

 

[Darthfeeble]

Everything. The first of three R-D1 cameras. The first M9. Probably most of all the pair of Contax G2s with the complete lens set. They were what got me hooked on RFF. Were they not film I would have replaced them long ago. Even though they are, I will eventually get another one and at least a couple lenses.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Most of all I regret selling unusual stuff that is hard to replace: things like my first 100/2.8 Planar for "baby" Linhofs (the second wasn't as good, and I can't be bothered to look for a third). But I also regret selling even quite ordinary stuff that would be handy now, simply because it's easier to take it out of a cupboard than to find one and buy it: a 55 Micro Nikkor, for example. This is why I have quite a lot of stuff that I don't use very often.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Dante_Stella]

Never had a regret because I have managed to reacquire almost everything I ever sold off, and cheaper than the first time. Well, at least the things that I liked.

The only thing that eludes me is an Autoreflex TC that had sentimental value. I know where I can get it back, but I would probably end up paying royally for it just to put it in a box with some other keepsakes.

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