A little less than 1 day for an Exacta 500 in 1973. I wanted the Praktica LTL, didn't have the money for it, even though I saved all summer doing odd jobs. So I sold my stamp collection and exchanged it the next day .
wimg wrote:
...1973. I wanted the Praktica LTL, didn't have the money for it... So I sold my stamp collection...
That's funny; in 1973 I traded a telescope my parents gave me for Christmas the year before (which I only used a few times when I first got it) for photo gear.
stebesplace wrote:
Shortest was the day I got my D80, and promptly had it stolen later in the afternoon. Total ownership time? About 4 hours. I was devastated.
Oh that just sucks. I guess you at least hadn't formed an attachment to the camera yet.
Robert; really sux about your 1D3.
Nikon FM, FM2 came out a couple of wekks later. Much more difficult to sell back then.
Digital; 1D2N; had it for about 3 weeks and sold it for what I paid for it.
EB-1 wrote:
...I had a brand new N90s with control back that met its end after 4 days of use when the tripod fell over with a 300/2.8 attached.
I feel your pain! One of my 20Ds currently has no hot shoe, the AF on my 17-55 is iffy, and I had to replace the foot on my 580EX after a similar tragedy last year. (The 20D is now the back-up to my backup.)
About 2 days. A Nikon F6, simply to be able to say that I had owned the finest 35mm film camera ever made (IMO). I had already committed to digital, and I quickly turned it around to someone who is hopefully still using it. Silly or stupid, yes, but no harm done.
I wanted cash, and a friend wanted my manual lenses, so I traded him the lenses for a 20D and sold it here 8 hours later...shipped it out the next day, so I had it for around 20 hours total.
I bought a 30D for a shoot/2nd body need. Sold it a week later.
I have bought/sold 3 1DMkII for the same reason.
Kept one for 6 months. Others sold in <2mo.
I might add, all of them were in ex condition w/very low shutter counts.
Would like to have kept them but I only have a "pool" of camera money.
Has to be apportioned carefully.
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