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Mar 18, 2018 06:22:32 #

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

Our local camera store has several large boxes of miscellaneous filters in their used equipment area for very low prices... Just isn't much demand or need for most with digital photography.

Best,
Todd Ferguson

ALN wrote:

Hi I have the following 52mm filters left over from my old Nikon film camera, and wonder if they might be worth anything on the resale market... and if so, what price range might be reasonable.

Vivitar Polarizing
Vivitar 2X ND-3
Aragon CS
Prinz 25A
Aragon Y2
Tiffen 80A

Thanks for your thoughts!
Al

Mar 18, 2018 07:13:02 #

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

ALN wrote:

Hi

I have the following 52mm filters left over from my old Nikon film camera, and wonder if they might be worth anything on the resale market... and if so, what price range might be reasonable.

Vivitar Polarizing
Vivitar 2X ND-3
Aragon CS
Prinz 25A
Aragon Y2
Tiffen 80A

Thanks for your thoughts!
Al

Congratulations, you have some fine paper weights there.

Mar 18, 2018 07:32:43 #

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Larry, rest easy. I still do. In fact, up early to join a couple of other film photographers. We're going somewhere. Where? I have no idea. I just got a text message from a friend two nights ago inviting me to join another mutual friend and take photographs. So, today, it's exclusively the 4x5.
--Bob

OddJobber wrote:

Could it be......I'll never understand this......Could it be that someone somewhere still shoots with film?

Mar 18, 2018 07:43:10 #

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Agree, $0. Save them for still life photography... not on camera but as part of the subject; use them as a prop. Example, photograph with lady at Starbucks and she is looking thru the filter filters on the table perhaps on a pastry.... Dada Disharmony.
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Mar 18, 2018 08:01:09 #

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

Hi Al
Here is a listing for 10 used filters on eBay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-10-lens-filters-52mm-size-AS-IS/273110470139?hash=item3f96a70dfb:g:q5MAAOSwfQxaqZRV). As you can see those listed (though different from yours) are not very valuable. You could try offering them on UHH and see if any members would be interested. Take care & ...

Mar 18, 2018 08:05:55 #

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

I would say that this is the best answer yet, and the kindest.

Joe Blow wrote:

Save them and put them on display with your older equipment.

Mar 18, 2018 08:38:55 #

LarryFitz Loc: Beacon NY

A high school photography or yearbook staff might find them use full.

Mar 18, 2018 09:33:12 #

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

ALN wrote:

Hi

I have the following 52mm filters left over from my old Nikon film camera, and wonder if they might be worth anything on the resale market... and if so, what price range might be reasonable.

Vivitar Polarizing
Vivitar 2X ND-3
Aragon CS
Prinz 25A
Aragon Y2
Tiffen 80A

Thanks for your thoughts!
Al

I gave mine away to a young girl at one of my yard sales. She loved the colors etc. Really made her happy.

Mar 18, 2018 10:54:26 #

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Just for fun hook 'em all together, get an stepup or stepdown ring for your current camera. Then go out for some fun and silly pictures of colored papers. How about some green or blue sunrises or sunsets. Our newspaper didn't come today so I am a hellish mood.

Mar 18, 2018 11:28:56 #

chikid68 Loc: Tennesse USA

Fotoartist wrote:

Another negative is the 52mm size. But I'll check out eBay for my CC filters, thanks.

somewhat of a negative but they will fit on the yongnuo 50mm 1:8 which uses a 52 mm

Mar 18, 2018 11:55:21 #

Jkelliott Loc: East Tenn

Give me an idea on what you would take.
An estimate on shipping also.
I shoot film and b&w
Thanks
J Keith

Mar 18, 2018 12:18:23 #

BartHx

Yes, there are still some of us who enjoy shooting film. While 4 x 5 film has gotten fairly expensive (compared to what it used to be), it is still a lot cheaper than trying to find a 4 x 5 digital sensor. I am amused by people who shoot medium format and complain that a waist level finder reverses the image. Try making it upside down, too. I don't rely on my photography for income, so I view the ability to understand and use the traditional equipment as part of the "art".

Mar 18, 2018 15:57:53 #

brrywill

Fotoartist wrote:

I have about (20) Nikon 52mm color correction filters in various colors. Value at this point, 0.

Hi Fotoartist,

I will give you $1 each if you want to sell them. I have an extensive old Nikon and Nikkormat collection I could use them with.

Thanks

Mar 18, 2018 22:26:28 #

Say Cheese Loc: Eastern PA

Take one of your kids or grandkids favorite pictures, cut it in the size of the filter and put it between two of the filters. They will love it.

Mar 18, 2018 22:30:55 #

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

rook2c4 wrote:

On eBay, they are certainly not "0". They usually sell for $3 to $8 a piece, depending on color. I don't know why there is such a demand for correction filters nowadays... collectors perhaps. But the demand is there nevertheless.

I suspect that the filters are of interest to those using modded cameras to get different effects. I know I have a bunch of them in different sizes. But for standard digital cameras, the colored filters really do not offer any advantages at all.

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