Using the Older Gear?
Mar 10, 2023 07:52:16 #
I thoroughly enjoy my DX2 with the 25-50, That's as old as I go but it is a unique camera and a unique lens. Of course it doesn't matter but I still use my D300S with my 80-400 AF-D, and I love my D850 but... My analogy is thus, I would rather own and drive an Alfa Romeo 1750 GTA than a new Ferrari, just more fun to drive.
If I were into film I would have kept my Rolleiflex 2.8F and my Zeiss Ikons.
If I were into film I would have kept my Rolleiflex 2.8F and my Zeiss Ikons.
Mar 10, 2023 07:55:25 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
When new gear replaces your old gear, sell your old gear.
Agreed. Move on. If one has purchased newer, more capable gear, there is little reason, other than sentimentality, to hold on to multiple obsolete bodies or lenses that no longer fit anything. The hope that one day these items will become more valuable is usually false hope akin to collecting Beanie Babies and other "collectibles" in the hope of them becoming valuable someday.
Mar 10, 2023 08:02:31 #
dpullum wrote:
In your first post Ron you should have defined wha... (show quote)
I agree on the new pocket cameras. I just purchased a Lumix DC-ZS70 and it is amazing. I plan on taking it on a long trip soon. I wanted something more than just a cell phone but did not want to load myself down with my Canon and lenses. The Lumix covers all I need and is easy to carry in a pocket or small bag. It takes great images and video.
Mar 10, 2023 08:06:49 #
Morry
Loc: Palm Springs, CA
RonDavis wrote:
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There is something wonderful about an old Leica. I especially like the Leica IIIf. It has been said that it was the most beautiful camera ever designed and I agree. It is still very useable today. Film is readily available and a multitude of lenses will work well. I used to be old Leica collector . . . but as the years went by I sold it all. I had had my pleasure from it and it was time to move on when my wife and I moved from Bellevue, Wn. to Palm Springs. The only one I wish I had kept is the beautiful IIIf. My wife has an old IIIb that was her father's camera when she and her family lived in Bombay, India. He bought it used when he was a young man. Half a century ago he and would have "Leica virtue" conversations. My father-in-law has passed on and of course so has my Leica collection. But we will always keep the IIIb and it's memories.
Mar 10, 2023 08:12:27 #
You can still buy a car for under $ 20k , and in most cases more reliable then your pricey toy .
Mar 10, 2023 08:18:39 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
When new gear replaces your old gear, sell your old gear.
Why? 🤔
Mar 10, 2023 08:22:08 #
Mar 10, 2023 08:24:28 #
I still enjoy my older gear and burning film. Also, my older film lenses are compatible with my newer digital bodies. I have donated much of my older gear to the local college. And have kept quite a bit of it for myself.
Nikon D780 with 1961 made Nikon 105 f/2.5, pre-AI glass.
Nikon D780 with 1961 made Nikon 105 f/2.5, pre-AI glass.
Mar 10, 2023 08:24:28 #
Red6 wrote:
Agreed. Move on. If one has purchased newer, more capable gear, there is little reason, other than sentimentality, to hold on to multiple obsolete bodies or lenses that no longer fit anything. The hope that one day these items will become more valuable is usually false hope akin to collecting Beanie Babies and other "collectibles" in the hope of them becoming valuable someday.
There's probably two aspects of this question in a 2023 Digital Age: a, the cameras and b, the lenses.
Personally, I actively shoot circa 1980s manual focus lenses on modern digital mirrorless bodies. One of my favorite AF-capable lenses is a circa 1987 original 50mm f/1.8 lens. My manual focus camera bodies (film) have all been sold off. I never could focus the same lenses on those cameras as I can on mirrorless with the multiple focusing assist tools. For digital bodies, someone earlier said something along the lines of why would you keep a DSLR with less pixel resolution, poor noise performance, smaller LCDs, slower frames per second, smaller buffers, and any other technical limitation vs your best equipment?
Mar 10, 2023 08:25:38 #
Spirit Vision Photography wrote:
Why? 🤔
Probably, because when you bought the new replacement, you judged the equipment being replaced to be inferior. Otherwise, what are you doing?
Mar 10, 2023 08:31:24 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Probably, because when you bought the new replacement, you judged the equipment being replaced to be inferior. Otherwise, what are you doing?
Not inferior at all. But burning film and having it souped and scanned takes more time. My digital rigs are quick to achieve results.
Mar 10, 2023 08:35:13 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
Architect1776 wrote:
I don't see the pleasure.
I bet you really like going to a dentist with the old belt driven drill as well?
I bet you really like going to a dentist with the old belt driven drill as well?
Those belt drill had some great torque
Mar 10, 2023 08:39:45 #
Spirit Vision Photography wrote:
Why? 🤔
Move a few times and you will understand. I have moved around 7 times in the last 22 years and each time I decide to part ways with more "stuff". Each time I move I embrace the concept of minimalism a little bit more. In the last 10 years, my wife and I have gone from a four-bedroom house with a 2-car garage to a three-bedroom condo to a one-bedroom cottage. This summer we are moving to a one-bedroom apartment.
I figure that in another 5 years, we will be down to a suitcase each and my camera bag, possibly living in an RV on a beach somewhere.
Mar 10, 2023 08:46:08 #
Right. I have several small, compact cameras from years ago, and I use them occasionally. They work as well today as they did twenty years ago. I like not having to buy film for them. I just make sure the battery is changed, insert an SD card, and I'm taking pictures.
Mar 10, 2023 08:49:09 #
Driving by a "found-in-the-house" neighborhood sale, stopped to find a camera bag with almost unused EOS Rebel SLR with kit lens, $20. Just before buying, looked in a pouch and found this pristine Kodak Z627 with 35-420 equivalent zoom, 6mp, 12 oz. Seller said, "Just take it, bonus!" (Turns out, nowadays, these old space-age-looking cameras are in vogue with some rich elite youth who want to impress their friends that they have flashy cameras that are cooler than those boring, flat cell phone cameras.)
So, yeah, I'll take photos with this older camera on walks with my wife, or daily life photos, don't need more than 3mp for these shots anyhow. (The photo of the camera is less than 600kb, and works here...)
So, yeah, I'll take photos with this older camera on walks with my wife, or daily life photos, don't need more than 3mp for these shots anyhow. (The photo of the camera is less than 600kb, and works here...)
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