Whatever happens to all the old film-based camera hardware?

I recently found a case full of old cameras - 3 camera bodies and 4
lenses - neatly packed and abandoned at my local recycling centre. Its
owner clearly did not consider them useful any longer, but could not
bring himself to throw them away. So, he carefully packed them all into
a suitcase and left them in the room which is used for abandoning
useful-but-not-needed items.

There must be tons of these hardware everywhere in the world. What
happens to them? Old typewriters get flogged in flea-markets as antique
items of interest, but I cannot imagine anyone doing the same with
camera bodies - which look modern but are clearly not fit for purpose.

P.S. I brought the case home and am currently contemplating what to do
with its content. There is still some residual interest in film-based
cameras, but not as much as with with Polaroid cameras. Polaroid cameras
have seen a resurgence with hipsters, as trendy accessories.

In article , occam
wrote:

I recently found a case full of old cameras - 3 camera bodies and 4
lenses - neatly packed and abandoned at my local recycling centre. Its
owner clearly did not consider them useful any longer, but could not
bring himself to throw them away. So, he carefully packed them all into
a suitcase and left them in the room which is used for abandoning
useful-but-not-needed items.

There must be tons of these hardware everywhere in the world. What
happens to them? Old typewriters get flogged in flea-markets as antique
items of interest, but I cannot imagine anyone doing the same with
camera bodies - which look modern but are clearly not fit for purpose.

it depends what camera and lenses they are. what specifically do you
have?

some cameras are collectible, but most are not.

the lenses might be usable on modern cameras (nikon & pentax in
particular), in which case they might be worth something. otherwise,
they're not particularly useful or valuable.

and that's assuming they're all in good condition and work properly. if
not, repairing it is likely not worth it.

P.S. I brought the case home and am currently contemplating what to do
with its content. There is still some residual interest in film-based
cameras, but not as much as with with Polaroid cameras. Polaroid cameras
have seen a resurgence with hipsters, as trendy accessories.

not really.

In article ,
Whisky-dave wrote:


P.S. I brought the case home and am currently contemplating what to do
with its content. There is still some residual interest in film-based
cameras, but not as much as with with Polaroid cameras. Polaroid cameras
have seen a resurgence with hipsters, as trendy accessories.

Especailly later models of the SX-70 IIRC.

the sx70 is an amazing mechanical design, not so much for a camera.

On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 17:23:00 +0100, occam wrote:

I recently found a case full of old cameras - 3 camera bodies and 4
lenses - neatly packed and abandoned at my local recycling centre. Its
owner clearly did not consider them useful any longer, but could not
bring himself to throw them away. So, he carefully packed them all into
a suitcase and left them in the room which is used for abandoning
useful-but-not-needed items.

There must be tons of these hardware everywhere in the world. What
happens to them? Old typewriters get flogged in flea-markets as antique
items of interest, but I cannot imagine anyone doing the same with
camera bodies - which look modern but are clearly not fit for purpose.

P.S. I brought the case home and am currently contemplating what to do
with its content. There is still some residual interest in film-based
cameras, but not as much as with with Polaroid cameras. Polaroid cameras
have seen a resurgence with hipsters, as trendy accessories.


not only for film use, but if cameras had all their electronics in a
back the back would outlast the electronics, or in this case the
mechanics

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