Aaron writes, on planningto sell his 4x5:
> Am I a bad person? Should I feel guilty for not using my 4x5?
Well, I leave the guilt issue completely to you (you're really bad, bad, bad....). But
other than that you got my full support for the changes your thinking of.
Personally I realised a long time ago that this is something that I, and people in
general, more often should do. If you got stuff that you are not using, then sell it
to make way for new development. I remember once reflecting on my once quite huge
record collection (that was in the vinyl days). I realised that I hadn't actually
listened to this record for certainly a year. And then another record - probably
hadn't been on the turntable for two years etc. So I made some calculations and
realised that there were a thousand dollars or two ready to be used for other things
that I thought I couldn't afford.
Later I have taken the same approach towards my fairly great collection of books,
musical instruments, and to some extent photographic equipment. Many times I have been
surprised at what values have been hidden there, once you find the someone who's
interested in your items. (Usually once we got the stuff integrated in our homes we
tend to forget the value that lies in there and that can be made use of.)
I tend to think that I'm "chrystalizing" my possessions, in that I save the important
things and leave out the rest.
But, as the saying goes in Swedish: "don't throw out the child along with the bathing
water". That is, don't make too hasty decisions and throw out things you'll regret
getting rid of. And the 4x5 I guess you can always get anew, should you later change
your mind.
So in brief, what you're planning sounds perfectly sensible to me.
>Knowing the list, you'll all respond that it's okay because I'm selling
> non-Pentax gear to finance the purchase of more Pentax gear. :)
It's not the Pentax 45 then?
Good luck, and make sure you exchange it for something you will be really happy to get.
Lasse
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