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ctrout · 06-11-2017, 05:29 PM

Tell me I'm not alone in this. Have you ever wanted a specific item but couldn't find the right one, in the right condition, for the right price? Then all of a sudden, you find it, but it's bundled with a bunch of other stuff that you just don't want or need. Well, I just went through my display case and rounded up a bunch of that extra stuff and listed it all on eBay. I had SEVEN! lenses that I was just using as body caps. I also culled one of my Super Programs and an ME II winder. Now I will have the room and the money I need for the new stuff that I bought yesterday.

Wild Mark · 06-11-2017, 05:37 PM

my partner wishes for her birthday a clean house void of lenses

At this stage I am unable to count how large the problem is eeek

**patrick9** · 06-11-2017, 05:40 PM

I started today. One body and one lens leave in the AM. Just need to make some room for the future.

**c.a.m** · 06-11-2017, 05:43 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Wild Mark

my partner wishes for her birthday a clean house void of lenses

Has the second residence been chosen yet?

Last edited by c.a.m; 06-11-2017 at 06:11 PM.

ctrout · 06-11-2017, 05:46 PM

I am trying to "complete" the collection with fewer than 20 bodies and fewer than 25 lenses. That will include my Mamiya RB 67 ProS but NOT the EOS digital gear. I'm not too bad on accessories. Just a couple of sets of the necessary contrast filters for B&W, two AF280Ts, one Motor Drive A, one Winder ME II, and a couple of teleconverters. I don't count things like lens pouches and camera cases.

Wild Mark · 06-11-2017, 06:19 PM

Originally posted by c.a.m

Has the second residence been chosen yet?

Possibly a logical solution

**patrick9** · 06-11-2017, 06:44 PM

Originally posted by ctrout

I am trying to "complete" the collection with fewer than 20 bodies and fewer than 25 lenses

I am down to an even dozen bodies and around 17 lenses.

E-man · 06-11-2017, 09:30 PM

I sold off a couple of surplus cameras and lenses earlier this year, when I started feeling like my collection was getting out of control, leaving me with four Pentax bodies and about 14 lenses, two flashes and three tripods, plus four Panasonic Lumix cameras--and that's just the digital stuff. I've also got four Minolta SLR bodies and about seven or eight lenses for them. I keep going back and forth on whether to sell off a few more gear. One thing's for sure, though. I don't need to acquire anything else right now, just enjoy playing with the toys I've already got.

skierd · 06-11-2017, 11:08 PM

Four K lenses, one K body, a couple TC's, a couple flashes with a transmitter, a light stand and umbrella, a tripod, two rangefinders, and a TLR. Except for the tripod and stands it all fits in a single filing cabinet drawer.

Xmas · 06-12-2017, 01:48 AM

8 bodies 14lenses but those are only the Pentax bits, 2x enlargers,...

kenspo · 06-12-2017, 03:59 AM

Im just done "cleaning"...But still have 8 cameras, 19 lenses, 7 flashes, 3 LED lights and 25 bags and backpacks in different sizes

D1N0 · 06-12-2017, 04:04 AM

Hmm 56 lenses Two digital slrs a digital compact and 15 film bodies and a bunch of accessories..

**ChrisPlatt** · 06-12-2017, 04:13 AM - **1 Like**

A giant camera bag is quite ungainly in the field but a great way to organize a large collection of gear at home.
It's also handy in the event your partner ever makes good on the threats to throw you out - just grab it and go!

Chris

**clackers** · 06-12-2017, 04:32 AM - **3 Likes**

Wait, are you guys saying cameras and lenses can not only be bought, but sold too?

Sounds implausible. Then we would have less gear!

bm75 · 06-12-2017, 10:12 AM - **1 Like**

Every camera and lens has its usefullness . Once I started collecting, downsizing to minimal is just difficult/impossible

.

06-11-2017, 05:29 PM	#1
ctrout Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 444	Downsizing Tell me I'm not alone in this. Have you ever wanted a specific item but couldn't find the right one, in the right condition, for the right price? Then all of a sudden, you find it, but it's bundled with a bunch of other stuff that you just don't want or need. Well, I just went through my display case and rounded up a bunch of that extra stuff and listed it all on eBay. I had SEVEN! lenses that I was just using as body caps. I also culled one of my Super Programs and an ME II winder. Now I will have the room and the money I need for the new stuff that I bought yesterday.

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06-11-2017, 05:37 PM	#2
Wild Mark Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Newcastle Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,954	my partner wishes for her birthday a clean house void of lenses At this stage I am unable to count how large the problem is eeek

06-11-2017, 05:40 PM	#3
patrick9 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Murfreesboro Tennessee Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,458	I started today. One body and one lens leave in the AM. Just need to make some room for the future.

06-11-2017, 05:43 PM - 2 Likes	#4
c.a.m Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,193	Originally posted by Wild Mark my partner wishes for her birthday a clean house void of lenses Has the second residence been chosen yet? Last edited by c.a.m; 06-11-2017 at 06:11 PM.

06-11-2017, 05:46 PM	#5
ctrout Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 444 Original Poster	I am trying to "complete" the collection with fewer than 20 bodies and fewer than 25 lenses. That will include my Mamiya RB 67 ProS but NOT the EOS digital gear. I'm not too bad on accessories. Just a couple of sets of the necessary contrast filters for B&W, two AF280Ts, one Motor Drive A, one Winder ME II, and a couple of teleconverters. I don't count things like lens pouches and camera cases.

06-11-2017, 06:19 PM	#6
Wild Mark Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Newcastle Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,954	Originally posted by c.a.m Has the second residence been chosen yet? Possibly a logical solution

06-11-2017, 06:44 PM	#7
patrick9 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Murfreesboro Tennessee Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,458	Originally posted by ctrout I am trying to "complete" the collection with fewer than 20 bodies and fewer than 25 lenses I am down to an even dozen bodies and around 17 lenses.

06-11-2017, 09:30 PM	#8
E-man Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 678	I sold off a couple of surplus cameras and lenses earlier this year, when I started feeling like my collection was getting out of control, leaving me with four Pentax bodies and about 14 lenses, two flashes and three tripods, plus four Panasonic Lumix cameras--and that's just the digital stuff. I've also got four Minolta SLR bodies and about seven or eight lenses for them. I keep going back and forth on whether to sell off a few more gear. One thing's for sure, though. I don't need to acquire anything else right now, just enjoy playing with the toys I've already got.

06-11-2017, 11:08 PM	#9
skierd Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fairbanks, AK Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,472	Four K lenses, one K body, a couple TC's, a couple flashes with a transmitter, a light stand and umbrella, a tripod, two rangefinders, and a TLR. Except for the tripod and stands it all fits in a single filing cabinet drawer.

06-12-2017, 01:48 AM	#10
Xmas Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 617	8 bodies 14lenses but those are only the Pentax bits, 2x enlargers,...

06-12-2017, 03:59 AM	#11
kenspo Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oslo Posts: 2,207	Im just done "cleaning"...But still have 8 cameras, 19 lenses, 7 flashes, 3 LED lights and 25 bags and backpacks in different sizes

06-12-2017, 04:04 AM	#12
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	Hmm 56 lenses Two digital slrs a digital compact and 15 film bodies and a bunch of accessories..

06-12-2017, 04:13 AM - 1 Like	#13
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,699	A giant camera bag is quite ungainly in the field but a great way to organize a large collection of gear at home. It's also handy in the event your partner ever makes good on the threats to throw you out - just grab it and go! Chris

06-12-2017, 04:32 AM - 3 Likes	#14
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Wait, are you guys saying cameras and lenses can not only be bought, but sold too? Sounds implausible. Then we would have less gear!

06-12-2017, 10:12 AM - 1 Like	#15
bm75 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Italia Photos: Albums Posts: 354	Every camera and lens has its usefullness . Once I started collecting, downsizing to minimal is just difficult/impossible .

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