Plus one to JoJu's comment.
I recently cleaned up (December and first week of January), got rid of 3 Pentax slr bodies, 2 digital bodies/cameras with standard zooms, two more analog cameras, and 19 or 20 lenses from the analog age I never use anymore and haven't for many years, plus a lot of ancillary gear.
Some I gave away, some I exchanged for digital gear, some I brought a friend who is a retailer, with specific instructions on how to sell what (even stuff I would like to give out for free, I put a very small price on, so that it goes to someone who really wants to use it to get into photography, but who doesn't have the money to buy new or extensive kit, like high-schoolers).
Similarly, I gave away a few cameras earlier last year, to a few people who I know personally, and found they wanted more than just phonecamera pics - and who are enjoying it tremendously. Some already upgraded as a result
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From that POV, I reckon the 30D is still worthwhile presenting to someone deserving, to get a decent start in (digital) photography. The 3000D may be a little too old by now, but that could maybe be sold off as antique. Or given away for that matter.
From a sentimental POV, we humans like to keep old stuff around, but in the end it is just going to collect dust, so you might as well just get rid of it, one way or another.
Personally, I got rid of everything I haven't used in years now, except 3 small, high quality enlarging lenses, which I still plan on using for macrophotography this year. If I don;t, I will get rid of those as well - I won't install another darkroom anymore for 135 film anyway.
Just some of my thoughts.
Kind regards, Wim
I recently cleaned up (December and first week of January), got rid of 3 Pentax slr bodies, 2 digital bodies/cameras with standard zooms, two more analog cameras, and 19 or 20 lenses from the analog age I never use anymore and haven't for many years, plus a lot of ancillary gear.
Some I gave away, some I exchanged for digital gear, some I brought a friend who is a retailer, with specific instructions on how to sell what (even stuff I would like to give out for free, I put a very small price on, so that it goes to someone who really wants to use it to get into photography, but who doesn't have the money to buy new or extensive kit, like high-schoolers).
Similarly, I gave away a few cameras earlier last year, to a few people who I know personally, and found they wanted more than just phonecamera pics - and who are enjoying it tremendously. Some already upgraded as a result
.From that POV, I reckon the 30D is still worthwhile presenting to someone deserving, to get a decent start in (digital) photography. The 3000D may be a little too old by now, but that could maybe be sold off as antique
. Or given away for that matter.From a sentimental POV, we humans like to keep old stuff around, but in the end it is just going to collect dust, so you might as well just get rid of it, one way or another
.Personally, I got rid of everything I haven't used in years now, except 3 small, high quality enlarging lenses, which I still plan on using for macrophotography this year. If I don;t, I will get rid of those as well - I won't install another darkroom anymore for 135 film anyway.
Just some of my thoughts
.Kind regards, Wim
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....