by marop » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:43 pm
Hi Greg,
Just some initial thoughts to your questions. Some places to consider selling; 1) Craig’s list (depending on the area you live. If you’re in Los Angeles or other area where there is film production then Craig’s list is a good option), 2) eBay, 3) a dealer (Richard Bennett is an example but I’m not sure he is buying that knid of Camera. He is in the LA area), or, as you mentioned, 4) this website has a selling section.
A lot has to do with what you want to get for it and how much time you want to take to sell it. Some questions that would effect things: It’s set up for Animation, but the question is, was it modified so it can’t be used as a regular camera. If it’s just set up for animation, your market is even smaller yet and maybe zero! With high resolution scanning or all digital creation, I don’t think there is much calling.
Some comments; film was virtually dead but there is a growing comeback, to some degree. eBay is a good place to get an idea on pricing. I believe there were some listed when I last looked. Use caution not to just look at current asking prices, but check for Sold prices. Anyone can ask a lot for something but that doesn’t mean they will get that price. Their sol section, I believe, only keeps info for a couple weeks. So if you don’t find anything, don’t worry. Accessories can make a bigger difference. So if you have a list I or someone else may have some comments. Lenses are a big thing and film camera lenses are often desirable for digital camera use, depending.
Collectors, like myself buy film cameras. Most all of my are older, although I almost a 35sr. It would have come with a zoom lens but I ended up not doing it. When there is not much money around, one has to be careful where it gets spent. My oldest camera is circa 1914. My newest is 1980’s. I like cameras with “complete” packages but also buy incomplete. However it has been difficult finding original parts for vintage cameras. Some of us will buy cameras even if we weren’t looking for it but it’s a nice package and a good price.
So I hope this helps some and I’ll try to answer other questions or comment on your accessories. Hopefully MediaEd will chime in.
Mark
Hi Greg,
Just some initial thoughts to your questions. Some places to consider selling; 1) Craig’s list (depending on the area you live. If you’re in Los Angeles or other area where there is film production then Craig’s list is a good option), 2) eBay, 3) a dealer (Richard Bennett is an example but I’m not sure he is buying that knid of Camera. He is in the LA area), or, as you mentioned, 4) this website has a selling section.
A lot has to do with what you want to get for it and how much time you want to take to sell it. Some questions that would effect things: It’s set up for Animation, but the question is, was it modified so it can’t be used as a regular camera. If it’s just set up for animation, your market is even smaller yet and maybe zero! With high resolution scanning or all digital creation, I don’t think there is much calling.
Some comments; film was virtually dead but there is a growing comeback, to some degree. eBay is a good place to get an idea on pricing. I believe there were some listed when I last looked. Use caution not to just look at current asking prices, but check for Sold prices. Anyone can ask a lot for something but that doesn’t mean they will get that price. Their sol section, I believe, only keeps info for a couple weeks. So if you don’t find anything, don’t worry. Accessories can make a bigger difference. So if you have a list I or someone else may have some comments. Lenses are a big thing and film camera lenses are often desirable for digital camera use, depending.
Collectors, like myself buy film cameras. Most all of my are older, although I almost a 35sr. It would have come with a zoom lens but I ended up not doing it. When there is not much money around, one has to be careful where it gets spent. My oldest camera is circa 1914. My newest is 1980’s. I like cameras with “complete” packages but also buy incomplete. However it has been difficult finding original parts for vintage cameras. Some of us will buy cameras even if we weren’t looking for it but it’s a nice package and a good price.
So I hope this helps some and I’ll try to answer other questions or comment on your accessories. Hopefully MediaEd will chime in.
Mark