GAS GEAR: Please Share your Latest Disposals Big and Small

[L0n3Gr3yW0lf]

I just sold my A7III locally on FB marketplace. I can't believe I was able to fund most of my new (minty used) Sony A9 purchase! That camera was $$$ back in the day! 😃

Congratulations. And yus, all those high end Mirrorless cameras are coming down to our more pedestrian budgets compared to MSRP ... Though there's still some waiting left for the a1, Z8, Z9 and R3

 

[tonyturley]

I just sold my A7III locally on FB marketplace. I can't believe I was able to fund most of my new (minty used) Sony A9 purchase! That camera was $$$ back in the day! 😃

So have you moved on from the Nikon 1 system? I seem to recall you carried one a lot when you were out riding . . . or am I mistaking you for someone else?

 

[Jonathan F/2]

So have you moved on from the Nikon 1 system? I seem to recall you carried one a lot when you were out riding . . . or am I mistaking you for someone else?

I still have my Nikon 1 kit, but now I'm thinking of off-loading the gear. I find myself using my phone more if not using my FF bodies. Now that I have portrait mode on my iPhone, I get DOF control! 😃

 

[Jonathan F/2]

Congratulations. And yus, all those high end Mirrorless cameras are coming down to our more pedestrian budgets compared to MSRP ... Though there's still some waiting left for the a1, Z8, Z9 and R3

This is what's crazy, the A7III came out in 2018 and retailed for about $2000 USD. The A9mkI came out in 2017 and retailed for $4500 USD! Used prices are only a few hundred bucks apart for a camera with far more advanced tech. Though I chalk it up to the younger generation having a shorter attention span and not doing their research! Hence the A9mkI is a camera now forgotten in time! 😃

 

[AndyMcD]

Not sure if this counts, but I just got a full refund for a 100x150mm 3 stop ND Grad filter from Amazon, more than a YEAR after I bought it. I received an out of the blue email from their Product Safety team telling me that the filter should be disposed of because it is not safe to use to view a solar eclipse. Luckily I sold the filter months ago when I swapped my Laowa 12mm (plus Magic Shift Convertor) for the Laowa 15mm.

 

[L0n3Gr3yW0lf]

This is what's crazy, the A7III came out in 2018 and retailed for about $2000 USD. The A9mkI came out in 2017 and retailed for $4500 USD! Used prices are only a few hundred bucks apart for a camera with far more advanced tech. Though I chalk it up to the younger generation having a shorter attention span and not doing their research! Hence the A9mkI is a camera now forgotten in time! 😃

The launch price was more from the fact that it is the first stacked sensor for its size and it didn't have any competition to bring down the price for a long time, the Oly OM-1 and Fuji X-H2s came out in 2022 and they were the most affordable stacked cameras at that time.
Today the OM-1 can be found for less then 1.200 $ but the X-H2s is still maintaining a higher value on the used market. So yus, buying a Sony A9 Mark I is one hell of a deal for its price, 24 MP 35mm FF at 20 FPS (with Sony lenses only, 15 FPS with 3rd party lenses) C-AF and subject tracking including birds and animals (but not Real Time Eye AF for Birds but it works for Animals/Mammals).
The only downside to the older a9 Mark I is the older EVF that halves the resolution every time it has to focus so it ia not as sharp as most 3.6 Million Dot EVFs but it's still usable.

I would be tempted to get an a9 BUT that 15 FPS limit is very frustrating because I LOVE Tamron lenses and are more affordable the Sony's GM and the 200-600mm ... And no teleconverters allowed except on Sony lenses so you still need deep pockets to get the best out of the system.

 

[Jonathan F/2]

The launch price was more from the fact that it is the first stacked sensor for its size and it didn't have any competition to bring down the price for a long time, the Oly OM-1 and Fuji X-H2s came out in 2022 and they were the most affordable stacked cameras at that time.
Today the OM-1 can be found for less then 1.200 $ but the X-H2s is still maintaining a higher value on the used market. So yus, buying a Sony A9 Mark I is one hell of a deal for its price, 24 MP 35mm FF at 20 FPS (with Sony lenses only, 15 FPS with 3rd party lenses) C-AF and subject tracking including birds and animals (but not Real Time Eye AF for Birds but it works for Animals/Mammals).
The only downside to the older a9 Mark I is the older EVF that halves the resolution every time it has to focus so it ia not as sharp as most 3.6 Million Dot EVFs but it's still usable.

I would be tempted to get an a9 BUT that 15 FPS limit is very frustrating because I LOVE Tamron lenses and are more affordable the Sony's GM and the 200-600mm ... And no teleconverters allowed except on Sony lenses so you still need deep pockets to get the best out of the system.

I don't even use my A9 as a dedicated sporting rig. Main reason is that I don't like any of the Sony telephoto lenses, especially for the price. I still keep my Nikon DSLRs that are mainly used for shooting my kids' sports and for the oft time I do flash work (I don't like mirrorless with flash). I like OVFs for action!

The A9mkI shines more as a travel, street, candid and PJ setup. The stacked sensor with silent shutter makes it the perfect take anywhere camera for the way I shoot on-the-go!

 

[L0n3Gr3yW0lf]

I sold the Samsung NX10, while very beautiful in white I can't find a use for it and since its not broken it feels unfair to out it up on my sensor size display instead of having someone who needs it to use it. Since I got a 2nd NX500 I have a backup in case one breaks so might as well sell it and try to recover a little bit of money. I didn't get much for it though.

 

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. . the Easter Bunny was already here, guess what kind of egg he left . .

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. . . the near border is a bit far. . at f1.7 . .
bokeh okey at f2.5

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face detection f2.8

 

[L0n3Gr3yW0lf]

I sold the Samsung NX10, while very beautiful in white I can't find a use for it and since its not broken it feels unfair to out it up on my sensor size display instead of having someone who needs it to use it. Since I got a 2nd NX500 I have a backup in case one breaks so might as well sell it and try to recover a little bit of money. I didn't get much for it though.

Well the NX10 came back because CEX wouldn't take, they complained that the camera has 2 hairline cracks from the bottom corner screws. Oh well, they would have given me only 30 £ for it anyways.