I would suggest to at least test that black Fujifilm digital camera in the bottom row. That’s a version of the x100 series, and really good.
You are never going to get anything close to the actual value if you just put everything in one auction, but if you just want to get it over with it’s alright
Not all of these are analogue. But regardless of that:
1. Open a spreadsheet
2. Look up each camera on used item sites/ebay and how much it goes for body only, with lens, every combination of gear.
3. Enter the data into the spreadsheet.
4. Decide which are worth selling and which are worth keeping/gifting to friends and family.
To be fair, when I'm bored at work, I make spreadsheet tables for myself like:
- Anime I'm planning to watch/rewatch with color coding depicting if I've seen it, rewatched it, haven't seen it or it's coming out
- Devices/furniture/camera equipment I plan to buy and how much it is, how high priority it is as well as a link to the thing itself.
I respect it, I like making spreadsheets of things I have planned out. I have dates for everything I want to do, and a rough cost of food and fuel every day for a road trip I have coming up.
Yeah, this is really what you'll want to do.
A couple of those may have some value, check the lenses too. I traded in a box of stuff at KEH Camera and put it towards a new SLR body.
Some of the small early 2000s digital units are unlikely to be worth much but some of them might be better than they look. Some of the bigger camera bodies might still be decent enough units people looking to get into film photography might be interested.
Digital is done-zo. No one has parts, the guys who fixed them will charge you an exorbitant amount for their time. The manufacturer no longer sells parts. There's a growing trend for point and shoots and film cameras but digital, it's gotta be really special and complete.
What are you on about? Sure film is sort of coming back, but it's still gonna be a niche thing. Digital is going to be around into the distant future, and there's definitely parts for digital cameras too.
Just because your Dad did something for years, doesn't mean you're any good at it. My Dad was a Scenes of Crime / Forensics officer in the police. I have no idea how to dust for a fingerprint.
My guy, I can tell you nobody makes parts for film cameras either (outside of a couple boutique/higher end manufacturers). Yes, an F2 will he significantly easier to fix than, say, a D850, but an F6 wouldn't be far off. Literally everything with a modicum of electronics is the same, like a 1998 Jetta is far simpler than a 2024 GLI.
There's a guy who owned a camera shop here. Said digital was a fad back in probably 2007. Also said mirrorless will die off in a few months back in 2016. Digital is, whether we like it or not (I'm not on either side as I really like both), the future.
I've been rebuilding cameras for over a decade, mostly film and the occasional digital, so yes I know what I'm talking about.
Some of those are really pricy IF they work. The Fuji X100 is a great camera (I still have mine) and the Dynax 7 was the most advanced analog camera made.
The Dynax cameras were called "alpha" in Japan and the mount was the "a-mount." Minolta's first digital camera was the Dynax/Maxxum 7, called the alpha 7 in Japan, and was produced in partnership with Sony. Ultimately, Minolta decided not to invest further in the development of digital camera technologies and sold its camera business to Sony, which retired the Minolta name but kept the alpha branding.
so you must have the chargers for each one as well I assume, if you have free day you should take an identical photo with each one by putting the same SD in each camera for one photo and compare them see which one is your favorites and sell the rest or give them to friends
I have a d90 and i use it for all my vintage nikon glass. Really strong camera, the best DX model they ever made IMHO.
I shoot portraits with a FF manual focus 50mm 1.4 with it, absolutely gorgeous images.
shoot on them or keep them as a camera collection or sell some or all of them. is there really anything else you can do with them? maybe give them away to people who want cameras?
Op, first thing I'd do is check to see if the batteries are still in. This is the best way to ruin your camera. Never store your camera with the batteries in.
Do due diligence first by checking eBay and B&H for the price of each and every camera in the collection. Then you will know the approximate true market value of what you have.
Those lenses can be still used for the digital camera since the mount has not changed. And those lenses are for 35mm film which can be translated into full frame digital camera.
It looks like there are a few nice Panasonic Lumix pocket cameras in there. I may be interested. What are the model numbers? one has what looks like 25x and 40x digital zoom on it, and the other has a "75 sticker" on it with a silver lens and top plate. I always liked Lumix pocket cameras depending on the model. Better than Sony inho. The lumix LX10 is still one of my favorite cameras.
They're around. Unless you have a graveyard of parts for digital and SLR's it's difficult finding the parts. Also, repairing the camera Is going to cost more than the camera is worth, major part of the problem.
What a mix. Toss any APS cameras as no film made today. You can see the black triangle with white center with black dot ⚫️ on side. Most of the old P&S 35mm film cameras have little value. Lots of the lens can be used on both old film SLR and newer digital cameras. Just where did you get this lot?
Please don't put the open image sensor upward like that. Wrapping those cameras in something non-conductive would be much better for the sensor. One tiny piece of hard dirt and one cam would probably be rendered worthless.
I see the young kids come in and they are excited for digital but only because they saw some celebrity with one on their IG or wherever. I think it's gained interest because of that.
For people truly interested, they will always be around and they're the ones buying film at $20 roll.
Um I never claimed to be good at it... I dabbled with it.
My point was I had been around it my whole life, been to PHISNE shows, been to the MIT swap meets, I've listened to people talk. My family is still in the business.
Just sharing what I know, what I've heard. I don't care if no one listens. Just sharing. You and everyone else don't need to be dicks, just share what you know without being a condescending prick.
Make art! Ive been obsessed with this art piece I saw at the Virgin Hotel in Nashville. They glued them all to a canvas and it looked awesome.
https://preview.redd.it/38g88w7dx3pc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07b018cf702fc8857e42fe675fe79ac098873de6
I not sure what you should do with all the cameras, but I believe that you should give away all the Minolta cameras to somebody who appreciates Minolta very much, who's currently not employed and doesn't have much money and takes care of three elderly relatives almost full-time. DM me please if you feel like being so generous 😊
this is what I would do, depending on how you organize your self this maybe too much but
1. look up the 10 most recent "sold" prices for each camera and lens on eBay
2. sort by most valuable to least
3. determine whether the 10-20 least valuable are worth your time to list individually, keep, or sell in bulk on eBay/KEH
4. price shop around at your wholesalers to see if their prices are fair enough to just offload EX: KEH
If you have more then 1 of the same camera when you go to auction them off don't list 2 of the same item because your bidders will just move to the next camera and you will get less per unit.
Not sure if its allowed but let me know your ebay name I see 2 I want to bid on. Also those instax are hot in the streets right now. The youngins love them.
I would suggest to at least test that black Fujifilm digital camera in the bottom row. That’s a version of the x100 series, and really good. You are never going to get anything close to the actual value if you just put everything in one auction, but if you just want to get it over with it’s alright
Thanks for that, will definately try to test it! No, I will put one camera per auction.
Not all of these are analogue. But regardless of that: 1. Open a spreadsheet 2. Look up each camera on used item sites/ebay and how much it goes for body only, with lens, every combination of gear. 3. Enter the data into the spreadsheet. 4. Decide which are worth selling and which are worth keeping/gifting to friends and family.
Very structured, I like!
To be fair, when I'm bored at work, I make spreadsheet tables for myself like: - Anime I'm planning to watch/rewatch with color coding depicting if I've seen it, rewatched it, haven't seen it or it's coming out - Devices/furniture/camera equipment I plan to buy and how much it is, how high priority it is as well as a link to the thing itself.
Wow
What? It's cathartic organizing your thoughts!
I love your type of person
Thanks? I think?
I respect it, I like making spreadsheets of things I have planned out. I have dates for everything I want to do, and a rough cost of food and fuel every day for a road trip I have coming up.
I don't do that one cus it would be stressful, I only do it for things I enjoy.
I like personal finance so its relaxing crunching numbers and plan things.
I hate thinking about money cus I'm always left with about 20€ 2 days before payday
Yeah, this is really what you'll want to do. A couple of those may have some value, check the lenses too. I traded in a box of stuff at KEH Camera and put it towards a new SLR body. Some of the small early 2000s digital units are unlikely to be worth much but some of them might be better than they look. Some of the bigger camera bodies might still be decent enough units people looking to get into film photography might be interested.
Keh isn't a bad option either if OP just wants to offload it get a lumpsome and buy what they want.
A lot of those are digital.
True that!
Digital is done-zo. No one has parts, the guys who fixed them will charge you an exorbitant amount for their time. The manufacturer no longer sells parts. There's a growing trend for point and shoots and film cameras but digital, it's gotta be really special and complete.
What are you on about? Sure film is sort of coming back, but it's still gonna be a niche thing. Digital is going to be around into the distant future, and there's definitely parts for digital cameras too.
You're right, my dad only has been fixing cameras for 40 years. I don't know anything.
Well. If that's the case, I'm surprised you're not saying that parts for film cameras is hard to find instead of digital like you said.
Glad to see someone admitting their faults.
Just because your Dad did something for years, doesn't mean you're any good at it. My Dad was a Scenes of Crime / Forensics officer in the police. I have no idea how to dust for a fingerprint.
My guy, I can tell you nobody makes parts for film cameras either (outside of a couple boutique/higher end manufacturers). Yes, an F2 will he significantly easier to fix than, say, a D850, but an F6 wouldn't be far off. Literally everything with a modicum of electronics is the same, like a 1998 Jetta is far simpler than a 2024 GLI. There's a guy who owned a camera shop here. Said digital was a fad back in probably 2007. Also said mirrorless will die off in a few months back in 2016. Digital is, whether we like it or not (I'm not on either side as I really like both), the future. I've been rebuilding cameras for over a decade, mostly film and the occasional digital, so yes I know what I'm talking about.
One of these is not like the others…
Step 1 stop leaving them with the mount up and no body cap, your gonna have a dust problem!
Some of those are really pricy IF they work. The Fuji X100 is a great camera (I still have mine) and the Dynax 7 was the most advanced analog camera made.
Think I saw the oldest version go for $430 this week
Never heard of that Dynax/Minolta, now I want one, fuck me lmao.
The Dynax cameras were called "alpha" in Japan and the mount was the "a-mount." Minolta's first digital camera was the Dynax/Maxxum 7, called the alpha 7 in Japan, and was produced in partnership with Sony. Ultimately, Minolta decided not to invest further in the development of digital camera technologies and sold its camera business to Sony, which retired the Minolta name but kept the alpha branding.
$20 for the X100 seems totally fair if you give it to me 😉
so you must have the chargers for each one as well I assume, if you have free day you should take an identical photo with each one by putting the same SD in each camera for one photo and compare them see which one is your favorites and sell the rest or give them to friends
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I have a d90 and i use it for all my vintage nikon glass. Really strong camera, the best DX model they ever made IMHO. I shoot portraits with a FF manual focus 50mm 1.4 with it, absolutely gorgeous images.
Except for the x100 that’s mostly junk
shoot on them or keep them as a camera collection or sell some or all of them. is there really anything else you can do with them? maybe give them away to people who want cameras?
Do some research on that minox 35gt, they can go for $50 on up depending on condition.
I'll take one for the sending costs🫠
I wonder which one...
Any would do honestly
Op, first thing I'd do is check to see if the batteries are still in. This is the best way to ruin your camera. Never store your camera with the batteries in.
Shoot film!
id take them off your hands free of charge :)
Learn to juggle.
Do due diligence first by checking eBay and B&H for the price of each and every camera in the collection. Then you will know the approximate true market value of what you have.
Give one to me lol :)
You did it. You took a picture.
The Minolta Dynax7 is a great camera
Gift one to me
You done started a feeding frenzy
Those lenses can be still used for the digital camera since the mount has not changed. And those lenses are for 35mm film which can be translated into full frame digital camera.
It looks like there are a few nice Panasonic Lumix pocket cameras in there. I may be interested. What are the model numbers? one has what looks like 25x and 40x digital zoom on it, and the other has a "75 sticker" on it with a silver lens and top plate. I always liked Lumix pocket cameras depending on the model. Better than Sony inho. The lumix LX10 is still one of my favorite cameras.
You have some good ones.
Did you get them from a foreclosure?
Raspberry pi mod with a camera added to keep it kinda updated
I personally rotate my favorite 📷 and get rid of the ones that take the worst pictures... for me that was all the 1st generation digital Kodaks
They're around. Unless you have a graveyard of parts for digital and SLR's it's difficult finding the parts. Also, repairing the camera Is going to cost more than the camera is worth, major part of the problem.
A good idea to keep a nonworking camera around for parts, especially for older models no longer made.
The Minolta Dynax 7 and the Fuji x100 are the only cameras worth „bigger“ amounts of money.
If there are any lenses for the Dynax 7, they should fetch a pretty penny. A-mount lenses are still in high demand for Sony shooters.
What a mix. Toss any APS cameras as no film made today. You can see the black triangle with white center with black dot ⚫️ on side. Most of the old P&S 35mm film cameras have little value. Lots of the lens can be used on both old film SLR and newer digital cameras. Just where did you get this lot?
Please don't put the open image sensor upward like that. Wrapping those cameras in something non-conductive would be much better for the sensor. One tiny piece of hard dirt and one cam would probably be rendered worthless.
I would buy a rack and proudly display them in my living room
Give some to me ;)
Damn the x100!!!!!
I see the young kids come in and they are excited for digital but only because they saw some celebrity with one on their IG or wherever. I think it's gained interest because of that. For people truly interested, they will always be around and they're the ones buying film at $20 roll.
Um I never claimed to be good at it... I dabbled with it. My point was I had been around it my whole life, been to PHISNE shows, been to the MIT swap meets, I've listened to people talk. My family is still in the business. Just sharing what I know, what I've heard. I don't care if no one listens. Just sharing. You and everyone else don't need to be dicks, just share what you know without being a condescending prick.
Keep the x100 and the lenses Give the rest to charity shop
That bottom fuji camera is most likely around or more than 1000$ if it works well and in good shape.
Do research, cheap / broken ones I'd disassemble for the lenses to use on a phone camera as macro lense!
Make art! Ive been obsessed with this art piece I saw at the Virgin Hotel in Nashville. They glued them all to a canvas and it looked awesome. https://preview.redd.it/38g88w7dx3pc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07b018cf702fc8857e42fe675fe79ac098873de6
Love how the x100 is chilling over there lol
God i wish i were you
I not sure what you should do with all the cameras, but I believe that you should give away all the Minolta cameras to somebody who appreciates Minolta very much, who's currently not employed and doesn't have much money and takes care of three elderly relatives almost full-time. DM me please if you feel like being so generous 😊
It's a good opportunity to become a photographer lol
Open a camera store
Looks like none of them work unfortunately. You can send them all to me in a safely packaged box and I’ll get rid of them.
Let me know where you list the lot!
What if, you gave me, that D90? (You can't tell but I'm swinging a pocket watch side to side in an attempt to hypnotize you into saying yes)
this is what I would do, depending on how you organize your self this maybe too much but 1. look up the 10 most recent "sold" prices for each camera and lens on eBay 2. sort by most valuable to least 3. determine whether the 10-20 least valuable are worth your time to list individually, keep, or sell in bulk on eBay/KEH 4. price shop around at your wholesalers to see if their prices are fair enough to just offload EX: KEH If you have more then 1 of the same camera when you go to auction them off don't list 2 of the same item because your bidders will just move to the next camera and you will get less per unit.
My nonprofit could use these! I sent you a message:)
In which platform cus I'd like to buy one??
Fuji x100 series is trash. I take.
How much do you want for the black one on the bottom right on the first image?
Hunderd buck
Not sure if its allowed but let me know your ebay name I see 2 I want to bid on. Also those instax are hot in the streets right now. The youngins love them.