I kept my 300D, thinking my daughter would graduate to it. She is still using her S3 IS and will be for a while. So for now, I've loaned it to my neighbor until I sell him my 30D, when Canon comes out with something better than the 50D.
Still have my 10D that will be 6 years old this year! Never going to sell it, was my first DSLR and happy to keep it. Shot some stuff in the garden with it the other day and it was great fun to use. Not a patch on my 1d though.
I also kept my 300D, I also have an older eos film body which I don't even think works..... I considered selling the 300D, but I've been thru a lot with that camera, and while it's not my 40D, it still takes great portraits (or maybe I do?)... the main reason I had to upgrade is that I have taken well over 40K photos with the body (unreliable shutter at this point), and as I am beginning to do more stuff where consistency and readyness is important, the buffer is simply too slow on the 300D.
Thanks for all the interesting replies, folks.
In the way of stuff that doesn't fit the poll, I've kept:
A Pentax 645n outfit with film inserts, lenses, dedicated flash.
A Mamiya 7 outfit that I really intend to continue using.
A Konica rangefinder.
A Voigtlander body specifically kept for use with the 12mm/5.6.
A Yashica Mat 124G 6x6 TLR.
A "Miniature Speed Graphic" [6x9 cm], ca. 1940.
The Miranda Sensorex outfit that was my first serious camera, 1966 or 67.
Plus a few oddball cameras of no monetary value and little usability.
Just can't seem to let go of my D30. Something in the color rendition of the pictures I think.......
Slightly off the survey topic. I have managed to off load all my film stuff except a Spotmatic I bought in Japan in 68.: Sort of like an old pal..........
Mudflap wrote:
Just can't seem to let go of my D30. Something in the color rendition of the pictures I think.......
Slightly off the survey topic. I have managed to off load all my film stuff except a Spotmatic I bought in Japan in 68.: Sort of like an old pal..........
jim
Don't let go of that Spotmatic! It will mean even more to you in another few years!
I need to pull out some of the old beasts and exercise their shutters.
p.3 #11 · Are you keeping SLRs that you don't use?
I have all my old cameras, back to my first, an old fold out bellows style inherited from my grandparents. My first SLR, dates back to 1962 (purchased new while in high school).
p.3 #12 · Are you keeping SLRs that you don't use?
I still have my AE-1 Program and T-90 but gave away my EOS-5 and EOS-3. I felt that the EOS-3 just needed to be used rather than gather dust so I donated it to my daughter's school a month or so ago. They have a darkroom and use film regularly.
p.3 #18 · Are you keeping SLRs that you don't use?
I now own 1 film & 4 dslr bodies ... guess I'm a collector
there are times it is handy to have all the dslr's ... such as weddings, events & sports as I can equip other photogs with 2nd cameras
: Sort of like an old pal..........
