What's your latest photo gear you sold?

I sold quite a bit of a stuff lately to finance an M8 (which in the end became an M7 and a 7-14 mm Panasonic lens for my GF1). I sold my Canons IVSb, P and 7 with 50, 50 and 35 mm lenses, my Contax III plus two Sonnars, and my Nikon S2 plus 50 and 35mm. I also sold one of my two LTM 3.5 Summarons.
 
Sold a bunch of Canon FD gear when I stopped shooting 35mm film:
35-105/3.5
70-210/4 (gave that away, actually)
200/2.8
135/2
135/2.8
85/1.2 L (regret that one)
85/1.8
50/1.4
50/1.8 (another giveaway)
24/1.4 L (another regret)
Motor Drive AE-FN
Various hoods, accessories.

More recently, I've sold a few RF items as part of general buy/try/collect/regret/sell gear churn:
Canon LTM 35/2.8 black/chrome
Canon LTM 50/1.5
Leica 50/2 Summicron Rigid
Epson R-D1
Leica 35/2.8 Summaron LTM
Canon LTM 50/3.5 collabsible
Nikkor 85/2 LTM chrome
CV 25/4 Skopar P
CV 15/4.5 LTM
Various, hoods, LTM-M adapters, etc.

And there's plenty more in both categories to go on the block!

::Ari
 
back alley said:
it's not so bad....

and if it truly were...why would you want to meet those people in person?
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Maybe not. Maybe it's the time delay and shipping annoyances that are the bigger issues.

As to meeting them in person, I guess that's just a time thing too. I don't necessarily object to tire kickers, et al. it's just that I'd like to move the process along.

Or maybe I'm just in a grim mood today.
 
I sold the following to fund a Leica M9 purchase:

Takahashi FSQ-106ED
SBIG ST-2000XM camera

I figure I'll use the M9 a lot more.
 
dogberryjr said:
Maybe not. Maybe it's the time delay and shipping annoyances that are the bigger issues.

As to meeting them in person, I guess that's just a time thing too. I don't necessarily object to tire kickers, et al. it's just that I'd like to move the process along.

Or maybe I'm just in a grim mood today.
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i dislike the packing, addressing and mailing.

i really like the email from paypal saying that 'you have money'

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I did not sell, but traded a Canon AE-1 camera for a Nikkor 85mm 2.0 lens in LTM. I was not using the Canon, having switched to the Nikon FM2 so decided to trade it in on the highly thought of Nikkor lens.

Ellen
 
kermaier said:
Wow, you got the sweet end of that deal!

::Ari
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Hardly. After I posted, I realized I probably should have added that cash was paid in addition to giving up the AE-1. Then I reasoned to myself "Oh, no one will notice" Guess I was wrong 😀 I ended up paying about $400 in cash + the AE-1 to get the Nikkor 85mm 2.0. The Nikkor had received a CLA and was in absolutely gorgeous condition.

I'm finding I really like the Nikkor 85mm, so even with paying $400 I'm happy I bought it.

Ellen
 
Roger Hicks said:
M2, rather publicly, with the aid of RFF members. But I have another. How many M-series Leicas does anyone need? I'd sell the M4P if it were worth the effort: I'd still have an M2 and an MP. But it looks like hell and is probably worth more to me as a spare than I'd get for it.

Cheers,

R.
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I willingly accept donations. An ugly M4-P would be a great addition to my not so ugly late M4-P
 
maddoc said:
My black M2. I had bought it as a backup while my M7 was away for repair at Leica Solms. Should have kept the M2 though, the M7 has a new defect .... :bang:
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Gabor -- I think it is the way it is with M2s, as I have never regretted selling or trading a MP or any other M. But with any M2, I have felt deep regret and loss. The M2 I use now will only be taken from my clutches by my kids after I have gone the way of all flesh.

Latest equipment I sold was a Nikon SP-2005 body.
 
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ornate_wrasse said:
I ended up paying about $400 in cash + the AE-1 to get the Nikkor 85mm 2.0. The Nikkor had received a CLA and was in absolutely gorgeous condition.

I'm finding I really like the Nikkor 85mm, so even with paying $400 I'm happy I bought it.

Ellen
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Ellen, I think $400 and an AE-1 is still a fair price for a CLAed 85/2 -- you should enjoy it!
Ari
 
kermaier said:
Ellen, I think $400 and an AE-1 is still a fair price for a CLAed 85/2 -- you should enjoy it!
Ari
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Indeed I am 🙂

I just picked up some prints today at Pro Photo Supply here in Portland, Oregon for a portrait photography class I'm currently taking. I was blown away by the images taken with the 85mm Nikkor. I used both a 50mm and the 85mm for the portraits, but I much prefer the images I took using the Nikkor 85mm.

Kind regards,

Ellen
 
My M8 after three and half years of ownership! It's been a strange relationship ... sometimes I loved it other times it frustrated me.

I supect I'll miss it though and who knows ... when used M9 prices bottom out a couple of years from now I may pick up the DRF batton once more! 😀
 
When I do take out the F4s, it almost always has the 85mm f/1.8 AF nikon lens on it. I'm trying to find a good wide lens to balance it out - ideally an 28mm f/2.8 but haven't had luck yet.

I did pick up a 24mm AI but it was just slightly too wide for me. Hopefully I can find someone who a 28mm is slightly too narrow. 🙂
 
sold a cron 50mm (most recent version) and am looking for a 90mm. in this regard, my interest seems to change by the day. today=elmarit 90mm.
 
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