I tend to sell everything I'm not actively using. It reduces the decisions needed when I actually want to go do a photo shoot: I work with what I have. If what I need isn't what I have, enough times, I can always reacquire or buy a better one later.
I use such long focal length lenses so infrequently it's more sensible for me to rent them when needed. On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 6:14 AM, Collin Brendemuehl <[email protected]> wrote: > It's a simple question, and even more about reading people's thoughts > regarding the lenses they would keep vs. part with. > > I have 2 zooms. > #1 SMC Pentax-A 70-210/4. Quite nice, but awfully bulky. > #2 Sears "202" 75-300/4.5 "A"-type, reasonably sharp, not so heavy, & longer > > Now at this time I'm keeping both. But if you were to part with one, > which would you get rid of? The Sears isn't worth much, so it's worth more > to keep. The A, on the other hand, is worth a bundle. But the bargain > that I got it for makes it difficult to replace. > > Right now I'm thinking more about keeping both. The only time I'll need the > 300 distance is if/when I go to a Cub game this summer. > > I'm also having a similar quandry in LF, but we won't go into that now. > > My general goal is to get rid of stuff. I'm 55 and it's time to thin down > the toys. I'm trying to keep a few for the joy of living, but not those that > are not in use. (Why keep it if I'm not using it? If it has value, sell it > and get its value.) If anyone here will be in Dayton in May, that's what my > son and I will be doing. Cleaning out the basement. ("Dayton in May" is a > common euphemism for Hamvention.) > > Sincerely, > > Collin Brendemuehl > http://kerygmainstitute.org > > "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" > -- Jim Elliott > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
