Your latest de-acquisition

**UncleVanya** · 07-11-2018, 02:20 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by neokind

I ended up switching to Sony mirrorless for a variety of reasons. I talk about it in this reply here. I'll stick around on PF, though, since I like this curmudgeonly bunch.

I'm too young to be OLD!
(Objects in the mirror may appear younger than they are...)

**monochrome** · 07-11-2018, 03:35 PM - **1 Like**

A Step in inventory rationalization (coincident with the overall ‘stuff’ deacquisition* most couples our age embark on a few years after the youngest child moves out):

Sold to a Forum member a surplus M28/2 that’s been knocking around the For Sale shelf since I acquired its older brother. ATM I have 20 lenses on the shelf and only one new lens inbound (like I need another 50 . . .

)

* We’re borderline hoarders. We’re just organized about it. Selling lenses gets the OEM boxes off the storage shelf.

We found a company at www.theshredtruck.com that will come to the house and shred as much paper as you have. Approximately 10 photocopier paper cartons costs $49 and they do all the work - it just has to be at ground level. Bring a few boxes home from work every day. We have so far 17 30 gal. Bags of clothing for donation to Vietnam Vets and I’ve donated a number of suits to Suits for Soldiers. Accumulated furniture will be offered to Habitat for Humanity or Big Trash Pickup.

We have 800 LP’s in rollaround racks. We trashed the VHS tapes - they’ve all been upgraded to DVD / Blu-Ray anyway. There’s a Philco console B&W tube television in a corner - been there since 1988. Boxes from stereo and TV equipment ‘in case we ever move’, many of them with old loudspeakers or broken turntables and receivers in them, Two eight foot 4 shelf units of Boy Scout gear.

Etc.

.:

**gaweidert** · 07-11-2018, 03:59 PM - **1 Like**

Fifty 12 gauge shotgun shells. I went out and shot some sporting clays this morning. Hit about 35 to 40 of the critters. I am blaming wind gusts for the misses. That's my story and I am sticking to it. Much more fun when I don't keep score.

swanlefitte · 07-11-2018, 04:16 PM - **2 Likes**

Thats a great way to get rid of something. I see that as practice for following bif.

**gaweidert** · 07-12-2018, 04:47 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by swanlefitte

Thats a great way to get rid of something. I see that as practice for following bif.

True, but with a camera you have to nail the focus with a shotgun just being close is good enough.

It is also a great stress reliever.

aurele · 07-27-2018, 02:16 PM - **1 Like**

DA*16-50/2.8 is sold. A bit sad to let this one go, but had to. New mistress K1 doesn't cope well with the former.

After the 6x7 and the 105, it's another loved member that will leave the house

pentax360 · 07-28-2018, 10:33 PM - **1 Like**

A Minolta Maxxum outfit, back when I bought it I thought I might get a Sony A mount camera.

**mattb123** · 07-30-2018, 01:26 PM

I just sold my FF modified DA* 60-250 on eBay for pretty cheap. I got the SDM fixed once and then when it went out again I decided to move on.
When it worked I loved that lens. I might even consider another copy one day.

SSGGeezer · 07-30-2018, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by mattb123

I just sold my FF modified DA* 60-250 on eBay for pretty cheap. I got the SDM fixed once and then when it went out again I decided to move on.
When it worked I loved that lens. I might even consider another copy one day.

Was it poor as a manual focus lens and if so why? Too short a throw on manual?

**mattb123** · 07-30-2018, 03:16 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by SSGGeezer

Was it poor as a manual focus lens and if so why? Too short a throw on manual?

The throw is too short and I generally used it to shoot cycling races professionally. AF is pretty important when dealing with a lot of riders and money is on the line. Once I got a Tamron 70-200 I just wasn't using it. I'd probably prefer the Pentax 70-200 but I had to get something at the time and that was what fit the budget.

aurele · 07-31-2018, 01:52 AM

Originally posted by mattb123

AF is pretty important when dealing with a lot of riders and money is on the line.

Sometime you gotta do what you gotta do !

Marcus Rowland · 08-01-2018, 07:28 PM - **2 Likes**

Gave two bin bags full of old camera bags and 15 or so simple 35mm and APS cameras to a Cancer Research UK shop.

IgorZ · 08-03-2018, 06:00 PM

Do near de-acquisitions count? I was taking photos of an underground stream yesterday. The stream washed out a ledge in the wall of the cave. I thought it would be a good idea to put my K5 on a tripod there and shoot some bracketed shots. It felt like the tripod jumped off and soared over the ledge down to the marble bottom of the stream. Still not sure how I managed to grab it mid-flight with my left hand given that I was also trying to make sure that my 3 year old does not get washed down the cave by the steam. Parenting, you know... Gotta do what you gotta do to get the shot... Even if it means dragging the three year old (and her 2 older siblings) on a 10km hike and then some 15 meters underground

Jonathan Mac · 08-07-2018, 07:18 AM - **1 Like**

I sold off the K 28mm f/3.5 shift lens I acquired a few months ago. In the end I didn't have the chance to make use of it's shift capability at all, using it normally for a few shots on film just before selling it.

reh321 · 08-07-2018, 11:24 AM

The only time I've sold anything was when I switched back to Pentax after using Canon for twenty years; I switched because two Rebels in a row had died on me and were sent to the dump, but I sold my better lenses to Roberts. Twenty years after going to Canon, I still had my old Pentax lenses and flashes, and I am putting them back to work; I am also using my Canon flash in manual mode when I need more power. I don't purchase much, and I dispose of even less.

07-11-2018, 03:35 PM - 1 Like	#212
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	A Step in inventory rationalization (coincident with the overall ‘stuff’ deacquisition* most couples our age embark on a few years after the youngest child moves out): Sold to a Forum member a surplus M28/2 that’s been knocking around the For Sale shelf since I acquired its older brother. ATM I have 20 lenses on the shelf and only one new lens inbound (like I need another 50 . . . ) * We’re borderline hoarders. We’re just organized about it. Selling lenses gets the OEM boxes off the storage shelf. We found a company at www.theshredtruck.com that will come to the house and shred as much paper as you have. Approximately 10 photocopier paper cartons costs $49 and they do all the work - it just has to be at ground level. Bring a few boxes home from work every day. We have so far 17 30 gal. Bags of clothing for donation to Vietnam Vets and I’ve donated a number of suits to Suits for Soldiers. Accumulated furniture will be offered to Habitat for Humanity or Big Trash Pickup. We have 800 LP’s in rollaround racks. We trashed the VHS tapes - they’ve all been upgraded to DVD / Blu-Ray anyway. There’s a Philco console B&W tube television in a corner - been there since 1988. Boxes from stereo and TV equipment ‘in case we ever move’, many of them with old loudspeakers or broken turntables and receivers in them, Two eight foot 4 shelf units of Boy Scout gear. Etc. .: Last edited by monochrome; 07-11-2018 at 04:12 PM.

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07-11-2018, 02:20 PM - 2 Likes	#211
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,452	Originally posted by neokind I ended up switching to Sony mirrorless for a variety of reasons. I talk about it in this reply here. I'll stick around on PF, though, since I like this curmudgeonly bunch. I'm too young to be OLD! (Objects in the mirror may appear younger than they are...)

07-11-2018, 03:59 PM - 1 Like	#213
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,325	Fifty 12 gauge shotgun shells. I went out and shot some sporting clays this morning. Hit about 35 to 40 of the critters. I am blaming wind gusts for the misses. That's my story and I am sticking to it. Much more fun when I don't keep score.

07-11-2018, 04:16 PM - 2 Likes	#214
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Thats a great way to get rid of something. I see that as practice for following bif.

07-12-2018, 04:47 AM - 1 Like	#215
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,325	Originally posted by swanlefitte Thats a great way to get rid of something. I see that as practice for following bif. True, but with a camera you have to nail the focus with a shotgun just being close is good enough. It is also a great stress reliever.

07-27-2018, 02:16 PM - 1 Like	#216
aurele Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Paris, France Photos: Albums Posts: 3,217	DA*16-50/2.8 is sold. A bit sad to let this one go, but had to. New mistress K1 doesn't cope well with the former. After the 6x7 and the 105, it's another loved member that will leave the house

07-28-2018, 10:33 PM - 1 Like	#217
pentax360 Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: OR Posts: 436	A Minolta Maxxum outfit, back when I bought it I thought I might get a Sony A mount camera.

07-30-2018, 01:26 PM	#218
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,873	I just sold my FF modified DA* 60-250 on eBay for pretty cheap. I got the SDM fixed once and then when it went out again I decided to move on. When it worked I loved that lens. I might even consider another copy one day.

07-30-2018, 02:09 PM	#219
SSGGeezer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Indiana, U.S. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,845	Originally posted by mattb123 I just sold my FF modified DA* 60-250 on eBay for pretty cheap. I got the SDM fixed once and then when it went out again I decided to move on. When it worked I loved that lens. I might even consider another copy one day. Was it poor as a manual focus lens and if so why? Too short a throw on manual?

07-30-2018, 03:16 PM - 2 Likes	#220
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,873	Originally posted by SSGGeezer Was it poor as a manual focus lens and if so why? Too short a throw on manual? The throw is too short and I generally used it to shoot cycling races professionally. AF is pretty important when dealing with a lot of riders and money is on the line. Once I got a Tamron 70-200 I just wasn't using it. I'd probably prefer the Pentax 70-200 but I had to get something at the time and that was what fit the budget.

07-31-2018, 01:52 AM	#221
aurele Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Paris, France Photos: Albums Posts: 3,217	Originally posted by mattb123 AF is pretty important when dealing with a lot of riders and money is on the line. Sometime you gotta do what you gotta do !

08-01-2018, 07:28 PM - 2 Likes	#222
Marcus Rowland Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: London Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,079	Gave two bin bags full of old camera bags and 15 or so simple 35mm and APS cameras to a Cancer Research UK shop.

08-03-2018, 06:00 PM	#223
IgorZ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,735	Do near de-acquisitions count? I was taking photos of an underground stream yesterday. The stream washed out a ledge in the wall of the cave. I thought it would be a good idea to put my K5 on a tripod there and shoot some bracketed shots. It felt like the tripod jumped off and soared over the ledge down to the marble bottom of the stream. Still not sure how I managed to grab it mid-flight with my left hand given that I was also trying to make sure that my 3 year old does not get washed down the cave by the steam. Parenting, you know... Gotta do what you gotta do to get the shot... Even if it means dragging the three year old (and her 2 older siblings) on a 10km hike and then some 15 meters underground

08-07-2018, 07:18 AM - 1 Like	#224
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	I sold off the K 28mm f/3.5 shift lens I acquired a few months ago. In the end I didn't have the chance to make use of it's shift capability at all, using it normally for a few shots on film just before selling it.

08-07-2018, 11:24 AM	#225
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,184	The only time I've sold anything was when I switched back to Pentax after using Canon for twenty years; I switched because two Rebels in a row had died on me and were sent to the dump, but I sold my better lenses to Roberts. Twenty years after going to Canon, I still had my old Pentax lenses and flashes, and I am putting them back to work; I am also using my Canon flash in manual mode when I need more power. I don't purchase much, and I dispose of even less.