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Talisker · 06-10-2009, 10:27 AM

No - because I've never sold one either! I've got about 15 cameras of different descriptions sitting in a cuboard/bags at home, from a Zorki 4K, though a Yashicamat 124G, various compacts, various Pentaxes, a brace of Voigtlanders, a Bronica 645RF, and a Chinese-built 617 bought on a whim, that I never quite got the hang of as the K10 came along shortly after...

ftpaddict · 06-10-2009, 11:01 AM

I wonder if Mike Cash has ever sold a camera.

redpigeons · 06-10-2009, 12:54 PM

in 2003 I wanted a new camera
I had no clue I had the k1000 with a A 50 1.7 and a sigma 70-200

the store owner convinced me to give him the k1000 and lenses ("BC no one will buy it form you")

and I got the MZ-7 for almost $600 a year after film camera died

the year 2008 I found myself re buying the K1000 and A 50 f/2 for $300 at adorama

since then I swear not to sell or give away another camera

wlachan · 06-10-2009, 01:08 PM

The only regret all these years was that I sold my FA*85/1.4, and never bought another one when I had the chance. I thought the FA77/1.8 was all that I wanted, how wrong I was.

ftpaddict · 06-10-2009, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by redpigeons

in 2003 I wanted a new camera
I had no clue I had the k1000 with a A 50 1.7 and a sigma 70-200

the store owner convinced me to give him the k1000 and lenses ("BC no one will buy it form you")

and I got the MZ-7 for almost $600 a year after film camera died

the year 2008 I found myself re buying the K1000 and A 50 f/2 for $300 at adorama

since then I swear not to sell or give away another camera

Or follow market trends and not be duped by salespeople.

**ChrisPlatt** · 06-10-2009, 04:41 PM

I kick myself for selling my MX - every time I sell one, I buy another.
It's a camera I want to love, but each time I find it too small to hold.
My current one may be different - I bought a nice grip. Stay tuned...

Chris

MRRiley · 06-11-2009, 08:12 AM

Dunno... I've never sold one...

Mike

omega leader · 06-11-2009, 09:05 AM

I regret buying lenses, but I have never sold a camera. But I've had two destroyed by droping them in the water.

Tip: Remeber how long your strap it when you bend over to pick something out of a canoe.

benjikan · 06-14-2009, 03:26 AM

Being that digital SLR's are just expensive disposable camera's, the price one gets when selling them, i.e. K10D is so ridiculously low it is scandalous to say the least. That is why I am keeping them all. They are 10.2 mega pixel workhorses that have fabulous output, especially in RAW. If I do anything, I will give my daughters each a K10D and get them a good kit lens. Perhaps the new 18-55 mkll.

squarerigger · 06-17-2009, 10:11 AM

Originally posted by Wheatfield

My Nikon F2s. The best film SLR ever made.

My only regret also. I only owned one but it was a real piece of engineering.

GerryL · 06-17-2009, 05:14 PM

I had an F2 but the string that connects to the dial broke so I replaced it with an F3.
I never got to sell my old cameras.
I think I would never sell them as each was precious to me..more so, I won't be able to bear the thought of selling them cheap just to get rid of them.

_who_ · 06-18-2009, 09:26 AM

Many years ago, I bought a Pentax K1000 and had to sell it within a couple of weeks because I lost my job and needed the money. I probably hadn't taken 50 shots with that camera.

I regret having sold it because it was nearly 38 years before I bought another camera and I lost a lot of photography time.

Mike Cash · 06-18-2009, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by ftpaddict

I wonder if Mike Cash has ever sold a camera.

You may as well wonder if I have ever sold a kidney.

Originally posted by _who_

Many years ago, I bought a Pentax K1000 and had to sell it within a couple of weeks because I lost my job and needed the money. I probably hadn't taken 50 shots with that camera.

I regret having sold it because it was nearly 38 years before I bought another camera and I lost a lot of photography time.

You might want to check your math; 38 years ago Pentax was still making screwmounts. The K1000 came out in 1976.

_who_ · 06-18-2009, 02:57 PM

Originally posted by Mike Cash

You might want to check your math; 38 years ago Pentax was still making screwmounts. The K1000 came out in 1976.

You would be correct. "28" years.

I bought my current camera used in 2004.

glanglois · 06-22-2009, 03:25 PM

Sent a few old 35mm "auto" cameras to the charity shops and helped a friend in need with an *ist and the kit lens from my K10D.

Otherwise, I still have my 1969 Asahi Spotmatic and thee Takumar primes. Not that they see any use (pre-SMC) but someday I'll find myself with nothing to do but look for birds in the yard with that big ol' Vivitar 200mm F4. Just for grins.

06-10-2009, 04:41 PM	#21
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,697	Repeat offender I kick myself for selling my MX - every time I sell one, I buy another. It's a camera I want to love, but each time I find it too small to hold. My current one may be different - I bought a nice grip. Stay tuned... Chris

06-11-2009, 09:05 AM	#23
omega leader Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Niagara Region, Ontario Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 417	Buying I regret buying lenses, but I have never sold a camera. But I've had two destroyed by droping them in the water. Tip: Remeber how long your strap it when you bend over to pick something out of a canoe.

06-22-2009, 03:25 PM	#30
glanglois Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madison, Wis., USA Posts: 1,506	Never! Sent a few old 35mm "auto" cameras to the charity shops and helped a friend in need with an *ist and the kit lens from my K10D. Otherwise, I still have my 1969 Asahi Spotmatic and thee Takumar primes. Not that they see any use (pre-SMC) but someday I'll find myself with nothing to do but look for birds in the yard with that big ol' Vivitar 200mm F4. Just for grins.

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06-10-2009, 10:27 AM	#16
Talisker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland Photos: Gallery Posts: 262	No - because I've never sold one either! I've got about 15 cameras of different descriptions sitting in a cuboard/bags at home, from a Zorki 4K, though a Yashicamat 124G, various compacts, various Pentaxes, a brace of Voigtlanders, a Bronica 645RF, and a Chinese-built 617 bought on a whim, that I never quite got the hang of as the K10 came along shortly after...

06-10-2009, 11:01 AM	#17
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	I wonder if Mike Cash has ever sold a camera.

06-10-2009, 12:54 PM	#18
redpigeons Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 943	in 2003 I wanted a new camera I had no clue I had the k1000 with a A 50 1.7 and a sigma 70-200 the store owner convinced me to give him the k1000 and lenses ("BC no one will buy it form you") and I got the MZ-7 for almost $600 a year after film camera died the year 2008 I found myself re buying the K1000 and A 50 f/2 for $300 at adorama since then I swear not to sell or give away another camera

06-10-2009, 01:08 PM	#19
wlachan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 2,625	The only regret all these years was that I sold my FA*85/1.4, and never bought another one when I had the chance. I thought the FA77/1.8 was all that I wanted, how wrong I was.

06-10-2009, 02:06 PM	#20
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	Originally posted by redpigeons in 2003 I wanted a new camera I had no clue I had the k1000 with a A 50 1.7 and a sigma 70-200 the store owner convinced me to give him the k1000 and lenses ("BC no one will buy it form you") and I got the MZ-7 for almost $600 a year after film camera died the year 2008 I found myself re buying the K1000 and A 50 f/2 for $300 at adorama since then I swear not to sell or give away another camera Or follow market trends and not be duped by salespeople.

06-11-2009, 08:12 AM	#22
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	Dunno... I've never sold one... Mike

06-14-2009, 03:26 AM	#24
benjikan Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Paris, France Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,308	Being that digital SLR's are just expensive disposable camera's, the price one gets when selling them, i.e. K10D is so ridiculously low it is scandalous to say the least. That is why I am keeping them all. They are 10.2 mega pixel workhorses that have fabulous output, especially in RAW. If I do anything, I will give my daughters each a K10D and get them a good kit lens. Perhaps the new 18-55 mkll.

06-17-2009, 10:11 AM	#25
squarerigger Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: James City County, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 322	Originally posted by Wheatfield My Nikon F2s. The best film SLR ever made. My only regret also. I only owned one but it was a real piece of engineering.

06-17-2009, 05:14 PM	#26
GerryL Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: CA Posts: 2,731	I had an F2 but the string that connects to the dial broke so I replaced it with an F3. I never got to sell my old cameras. I think I would never sell them as each was precious to me..more so, I won't be able to bear the thought of selling them cheap just to get rid of them.

06-18-2009, 09:26 AM	#27
_who_ Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pogoland Posts: 43	Many years ago, I bought a Pentax K1000 and had to sell it within a couple of weeks because I lost my job and needed the money. I probably hadn't taken 50 shots with that camera. I regret having sold it because it was nearly 38 years before I bought another camera and I lost a lot of photography time.

06-18-2009, 01:35 PM	#28
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Originally posted by ftpaddict I wonder if Mike Cash has ever sold a camera. You may as well wonder if I have ever sold a kidney. Originally posted by _who_ Many years ago, I bought a Pentax K1000 and had to sell it within a couple of weeks because I lost my job and needed the money. I probably hadn't taken 50 shots with that camera. I regret having sold it because it was nearly 38 years before I bought another camera and I lost a lot of photography time. You might want to check your math; 38 years ago Pentax was still making screwmounts. The K1000 came out in 1976.

06-18-2009, 02:57 PM	#29
_who_ Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pogoland Posts: 43	Originally posted by Mike Cash You might want to check your math; 38 years ago Pentax was still making screwmounts. The K1000 came out in 1976. You would be correct. "28" years. I bought my current camera used in 2004.

Did you ever regret selling a camera?

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