No value to 35mm film cameras?
May 19, 2015 16:32:57 #
Probably Nikon and Canon bought the patent to kill the idea!... I still use 4 plus Nikon lenses on my antique (D 80 and D 300) digital cameras. Time gallops!..
May 19, 2015 16:35:28 #
ssymeono wrote:
I am thinking of creating a Nikon museum and charging a fee to see it!
Make sure you sell SD cards in the museum gift shop! :-D
May 19, 2015 17:22:44 #
Billynikon
Loc: Atlanta
I mentioned on another thread that my uncle gave me a Leica M3 years ago. I still have it and the lenses he gave me with it. I still load it with film which is hard to get processed but still rewarding but the lenses fit modern Leicas and makes me happy I kept it all together
May 19, 2015 19:05:57 #
I will keep you in mind when I see my son in NC this weekend. He loves film, shots w / Nikons. He develops and uses a lab at NC state.
Daddybear
Daddybear
May 19, 2015 20:36:01 #
Architect1776 wrote:
It is sad to see such craftsmanship being considered worthless. They do take up space though. perhaps a local/community museum might be willing to have a display of old equipment rather than throwing it out donate it and even volunteer to help make the display and provide the history for future generations.
My main career was in computers and electronics. In the Navy, we had a "boneyard" of obsolete, outdated and superseded gear. This is stuff that only a few years back literally cost millions of dollars and was relied on to take us to war. We staked our lives on this stuff... Now, it is just so much junk that is worth pennies a pound as scrap.
This is the way technology works. Newer stuff always takes the place of old stuff. Sure, there are a few die-hards who hang on to the old things they have become used to, but eventually even they are forced to face the future.
May 19, 2015 20:53:34 #
chazz4623
Loc: Prairieville, La
If we were comparing two eras of digital, or the old style large format with newer 35mm format film, the new vs old might work, and we could declare unequivocally that film is dead. However, these are completely different technologies, each with advantages over the other. They are not just stages in the development of an art form, but ways to accomplish an end that are considerably different. As it is with audio, there is a great deal of subtle difference in the sound from an LP (vinyl) and a cd, or a tape, or simply amplified sound from the source. The same can be said of film. It has subtle capabilities that are irrelevant in the digital world, but matter to some as much as the brushes a painter might use to create a masterpiece, so I submit, IMHO, film is not dead, just not in so many department stores. I suspect a small renaissance may be brewing among those more interested in art than documentation, just because they can, and they just may make some new discoveries along the way.
May 19, 2015 21:12:23 #
tmghns wrote:
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
Welcome to the Hog, tmghns.
Good for you for donating to the school. :thumbup:
Marion
May 19, 2015 21:13:50 #
DaveyDitzer
Loc: Western PA
Architect1776 wrote:
It is sad to see such craftsmanship being considered worthless. They do take up space though. perhaps a local/community museum might be willing to have a display of old equipment rather than throwing it out donate it and even volunteer to help make the display and provide the history for future generations.
Before sending cameras to a dump, think about letting school kids take them apart to see how they work. Could generate some interest in mechanics.
May 19, 2015 21:29:27 #
ssymeono wrote:
I am thinking of creating a Nikon museum and charging a fee to see it!
Could I get a discount, as a Canon user? 8-)
May 19, 2015 21:45:26 #
I just bought a mint black paint Olympus OM-1, and make frequent use of my Leica M5.
The Olympus was far more than $30 and the Leica was about the same price as a full frame DSLR, and worth every penny.
The Olympus was far more than $30 and the Leica was about the same price as a full frame DSLR, and worth every penny.
May 19, 2015 22:20:24 #
I have a whole collection of Nikons plus a Minolta,a yashica and a couple of polaroids on display in my book case. one of these days im going to put film in my N=90 and go shooting . I really loved that camera. cameras should never go to the dump, they should be aadmired as a link to the past. Computer nerds are going crazy for commodore 64 and the Atari amaiga. To the poster who lamented that Minolta w did not produce digital, tthey did. Minoltas dslr was the d5 or d7. cant remember which. they also had p+s. I owned a 4mp one and thought that was high tech. Forgot about my df that not only can use AI manual focu lene but even non ai, which pushes up the value of old Nikon lenses. They may be old but they still are nikons
May 19, 2015 23:51:26 #
The question is do you want Quality Photo's or some cheap junk? I still use my 4x5 Graphlic my 35mm's and even some of the old rollfilm camera's and 8X10 FILM cameras. Money? Wow! I've been a professional at this since 1958 and never made enough $'s to worry about it. Every TOOL has its purpose and specialty. Camera's are no different. I have kept all of mine for a lot of years and occationally reach into the pile and pick up the ONE that is best FOR that JOB. If you don't want yours I'll send you my address they will not be wasted for sure!
May 20, 2015 00:30:36 #
I still have my Canon F1 and a lot of attachments. Still bring it out and shoot a roll now and then just to keep in practice.
Ron
Ron
May 20, 2015 01:50:58 #
I wonder if they would trade for 400 VHS tapes and a few 8 tracks??? :shock:
May 20, 2015 02:17:53 #
In days gone by, I used to stand at the counter of the drug store looking at my prints. Now I spend hours in front of the computer screen tweeking my images. Query, which reasonably priced camera can go down to ASA/ISO 25?
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