No value to 35mm film cameras?
May 19, 2015 05:43:45 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
WereWolf1967 wrote:
Don't feel bad. I'm getting rid of my entire Leica "R" collection & am taking a major hit.
I put FotodioX LR-Nikon adapters on most of my Leica R lenses to use with a Df, keeping 4 so I can continue to use my Leicaflex SL & SL2. As with my Nikon film cameras, they don't get a lot of use these days. I consider 35mm film to be too small to be practical anymore.
May 19, 2015 05:48:13 #
Just a thought, I just donated my old film cameras to a local high school that's still using film in one of their photography classes. Saw a request for donations on Craigslist
May 19, 2015 05:52:05 #
pterosonus wrote:
Just an example of how hard it is to get any money... (show quote)
What Nikon lenses do you have?
May 19, 2015 06:18:24 #
yep,so many out there,no one wants them,even more video cameras,i go to a weekly auction,you can buy a cart full of older cameras foe $10-$20
May 19, 2015 06:26:07 #
Digital is the media right now. I like film but it is not convenient anymore, price for film is more expensive than ever and it is not that easy to find a lab that wants to work with film nowadays.
Kodak sold their film manufacturing, Agfa is gone and I have not heard from Ilford lately. Ferrania is gone and it is not very easy to find developer and printing paper to work with b&w.
I am sure there is still a demand for medium and large format film photography but I wonder how significant is that market.
Digital is convenient and cheaper and it yields great results. Surely there is no way back.
Kodak sold their film manufacturing, Agfa is gone and I have not heard from Ilford lately. Ferrania is gone and it is not very easy to find developer and printing paper to work with b&w.
I am sure there is still a demand for medium and large format film photography but I wonder how significant is that market.
Digital is convenient and cheaper and it yields great results. Surely there is no way back.
May 19, 2015 06:30:14 #
about 10 years ago I took my top of the line, latest Canon film body to Cametqa camera and walked out with two filters for it and was very very lucky to get $250 for my med format with the three lenses I had paid $2700 (second hand) for...
May 19, 2015 06:54:53 #
Old fast manual Nikon lens work great on the Nikon d7200. With adapter MInolta Manuals works with the a77 though not as smooth as on the Nikon. Just recently bought a Nikon FM2n/T. Great camera I Always wanted but could never afford.
May 19, 2015 07:08:39 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Not at all uncommon anymore. A local collector tried to sell his treasure trove of Canon AE-1 bodies over the last 2 years. He got rid of a few that had good lenses, but for pennies on the dollar of what they were worth 10 years ago. Last fall he hauled 168 of those working bodies to the dump because he was tired of storing them and no one was interested in buying them, even for parts donors.
I have two beautiful Canon film cameras. One I have tried to sell is the ElanIIe that has the eye control auto focus which worked great. I was asking $150.00 for it a few years back. It is in mint condition as is all my other gear. I had one query and that was it. I also have the EOS3 wich is also a fantastic film camera. I dont think I can part with it though unless I decide to upgrade some glass. I still shoot and develop my own film but it is getting harder to find supplies locally. I would hate to see this type of media disappear. Many times I have "lost" my digital files but I always have my negatives from film to fall back .
May 19, 2015 07:20:37 #
Have you tried eBay?
pterosonus wrote:
Just an example of how hard it is to get any money... (show quote)
May 19, 2015 07:29:42 #
pterosonus wrote:
Just an example of how hard it is to get any money... (show quote)
Sadly, if people don't want them, then they're not worth much. I got rid of mine when I could still get three-digits for them. I kept a Pentax, just in case. I also have a Miranda Sensorex and Agfa.
I bought some old, unusual film cameras on ebay and made them into a lamp.
May 19, 2015 07:32:27 #
Time chuggs on... Last year I had one of the younger guys at the local (radio) club ask me what slides were...
May 19, 2015 07:56:14 #
I still have my AE-1 with 18mm, 50mm and 135mm lenses. If I want speed I use my Powerwinder. At last count, I'm down to about 12 rolls of 36 exp color. I know that one day all of these computer gadgets will go up in smoke and we will be back to ASA. My stuff stays with me. What the 'ell, I still scramble eggs with a fork!
May 19, 2015 07:58:43 #
NJphotodoc
Loc: Now in the First State
If think it is hard to sell film cameras, try to get rid of a darkroom! Have a Beseler Dichro 67 with easels, color analyzer, tanks, timers, etc. Could not even donate it to the local college. Everything is sitting in my former darkroom (now just storage space) if only for sentimental reasons
May 19, 2015 08:25:03 #
EdM wrote:
Time chuggs on... Last year I had one of the younger guys at the local (radio) club ask me what slides were...
He'd never been to a playground? :D
May 19, 2015 08:33:22 #
Can I get on the list of people you contact before you throw ANYTHING especially glass away. I love the "old" stuff and will never give up my film cameras regardless of how old they are. Sometimes only film will do.
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