5 Cameras I regret selling - Price doesn’t always go down..

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

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[@Swade99]

Hi Mattias. Grettings from Brisbane, Australia, where your Leica M8.2 is living quite happily with its sibling, an SL2. Yes, this is YOUR camera, the one I bought from Tommy H. The patina hasn't changed, it still works perfectly and I loved using it around Europe while I was working there. Funnily enough, I actually started looking for an M8 mostly because I'd watched your videos about it. Little did I know that I'd end up buying the exact camera I'd been watching on KZbin. I've had an M240 (which I wish I'd kept), an M10, and an M9M. This M8.2 is the only M I couldn't sell. It's just too beautiful. Say hi to Sweden for me. I miss the place a lot!

[@yfaitube]

This is awesome to find the story had a good ending!

[@equal___]

this is awesome, sounds like the camera is in good hands!

[@Liveengineer]

What a small world, i too reside in Brizzy and bought a m8.2 in 2017 because of Mattias, i mean your camera

[@alakhazom]

@@Liveengineer Probably that camera was intended for australians,as there's no shortage of the uttering the word Mate(m8) !

[@alexstarkey9087]

Hey I actually bought your DP1 from you back in 2019 and it's still alive and well pretty much as it was. If you wanted it back I'm sure something could be arranged as it's just been sat on a shelf recently while I use other cameras. Love your videos as always!

[@tas_roberts]

Can I be the transferring point for that DP1? Since seeing it for the first time on this channel I really wanted to try one, but they are way too expensive for a test shootout.

[@AlexJacksonSmith]

How nice.

[@williamstatt8651]

Unfortunately, there are no cameras that I wish I did not sell. I still have all 37 of the cameras that I bought.

[@kiwipics]

You soun like me, but I did sell the first camera that I fell in love with ... the Pentax MX.

[@Inotsosunny]

Oh dear... And here's me thinking that my collection of 14 cameras becoming appallingly excessive.

[@PaulSafford]

YES! 👏👏👏

[@Audimann]

25 or something ( do not know for sure actually) and will never sell any of them. Period😡

[@dougmacmillan1712]

I still have my Mamiya C33 and Exacta, both I purchased new in 1966. I did let my Calumet 4x5 view camera go, only because I found a Sinar at a great price and had no use for two view cameras.

[@PeterCarlsen2108]

My K1. It haunts me in my dreams. Since having sold it, I look back the images I took with it in awe. Just stupid good image quality.

[@shred3005]

I may use other cameras at times (I now use Fuji X-E4 for street and discrete) but I don’t think I’ll ever sell my Pentax K-1 and the Limited primes that go with it. AF may not be blinding fast but everything feels right to shoot with and for landscape, architecture and low light the image quality is amazing. If they stop making them I’ll buy the last one and keep it always. The fact that my original Pentax *istD from 2004 is still going fine also after 17.5 yrs gives me comfort that the K-1 has a long life ahead of it to use into my retirement

[@kevinparkes417]

I have the opposite problem in that I can't bare to part with any of my cameras so my collection just keeps growing. However, since I moved to the Fuji X system all those old lenses I had stored away have suddenly found a new lease of life. Happy days!

[@yfaitube]

Same here. Can’t bare the thought of selling any of my cameras….

[@killer7nintendo]

I’m a terrible camera hoarder. Every camera I own I can place it to a time and place in my life. I applaud your ability to let go. Love your channel love your videos Matthias thank you.

[@VOByRobbins]

I regret selling the Canon AE1 program I got for Christmas in 1982 (I was 16) -- took a ton of photos, then got a T-90 (which works great and i love dearly)-- Love your channel dearly Mattias, you are amazing --- and that dog of yours--- a beauty! btw! LOVEEE that Pentax MX-1 --- got it from Japan off of ebay, best camera ever! Cheers to you!

[@steveducell2158]

Nikon D40x with an old 16-35mm F2.8 zoom. My first digital camera. For some unknown reason, the landscape shots had this quality, I really liked. A consumer cropped sensor camera, and the full frame zoom lens with the squeaky focusing motor, that together created an eccentric experience.

[@jaypee4288]

Mattias is a victim of his own doing lol. His videos are so good that every old camera he reviewed became expensive.

[@AnandaGarden]

Love your videos, JayPee, you do great work.

[@matsuichris]

🤣🤣indeed!!

[@manuelg1964]

I missed my canon 5D very much and I’m really happy, that I just found a new one with loose mirror for 20€. Quickly fixed and now back in use, I really love it. 😄

[@MH5tube]

I bought a Mamiya M645 Super with the 80/2.8, film back, AE finder, and auto winder for about $400 in 2017. I sold it the next year for about $450. The kit is probably $1000 today.

[@jbstravels1741]

Great video Mattias. For me it is the Panasonic GX85 as I really loved the stills and clean video it produced but I had to sell it because I needed funds for a big long term trip I was doing. A few years went by but in my heart I never forgot that camera and to my joy a few weeks ago I came across someone selling an as new body for a great price. So I'm happy to say that I'll be ready for that next big trip with one of my favourite cameras.

[@geocaching7528]

Hello, I fully agree on the Pentax Kp... I bought one new (the silver one) two years ago with additional battery grip for €799. I will never sell it, especially since I paired it with a HD DA 20-40 Ltd! When I see the prices today for used one, I regret I did not buy a second body at that time. Another body I am a big fan is the Pentax K200D. It is a fantastic body, well build, WR and producing amazing pictures. It is relatively easy to find for a ridiculous price (arounf $100) with less than 20.000 shutter counts.

[@housemusic325]

I did start photography on an Olympus EM10 MK2. Sold it for a new camera. Then bought again because it is a lovely little camera. I love the look of this tiny SLR like camera.

[@ErikssonTord_2]

My wife loves hers!

[@dolex161]

I always miss my old cameras, for the good times I've had and moments I captured. Being a "grown up" I don't have as much time for photography, and it really feels nostalgic when I think of it.

[@ErikssonTord_2]

When you get to my age you've got all the time in the world!

[@dolex161]

@@ErikssonTord_2 I guess I just need a bit more patience 😅

[@MaxLamdin]

i work in a camera shop and there are loads of cameras we look back on and wish we hadn't sold, Leica M6 titanium we sold for £2000, black Contax G2 with all the lenses in the walnut display box, the Nikon Df we sold new for £899 because it was 5 years old by that point, a new in box Hasselblad SWC/m, a Nikon S2 with a limited edition voigtlander 50mm. There's always going to be those ones that got away but you never realise how much you'll regret seeing them go

[@christophergrundy5307]

My main regret was parting with my Olympus OMD-EM1 Mk.II just over a year ago. I regretted it almost immediately. I have just repurchased a used copy and I’m really happy I did. It has the best ergonomics I’ve experienced in a mirrorless camera and is on a level with Canon’s 5D series. Likewise, the colours in the Olympus are fantastic. I do regret selling my 5D Mk.I and Mk.IV too, more so the Mk.I surprisingly. The colours that camera offered were simply fantastic, especially for portraits.

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Ergonomics is a spec to reply consider. A camera can have all the features in the world, bur if its awful to handle.. won't be a pretty picture :)

[@FreeRangeLemon]

Haven't even watched the video yet, assuming its spectacular as always. On an unrelated note, my dad just bought his first used camera yesterday! After years of telling him to, showing him your videos and whatnot, he bought an old ~1975 Nikoormat FT-N film camera. I Thought some of you might find that cool. I am very proud that he took the dive and he is already looking for more!

[@JoaquimGonsalves]

I'm happy to read this. I'm trying to get my dad a well kept Minolta AF-S. They're not expensive but still a little difficult to get a good condition one here in Dubai with absolutely all the bells and whistles it used to come with. I found some options on eBay but shipping was a hurdle. We used to have this baby back when we were kids. And while I wouldn't want him to deal with the trouble of buying and developing film in a digital age and with him being nearly 70yrs, that's something I'll figure out soon once our family are able to move in together again. (Adulting, some unfavorable issues back in India and the fact that my older brother has moved to Canada.) But for sure that thing would make us time travel just by the very presence of it in our hands

[@jasonandrews7355]

Awesome! I know many people bemoan the increasing value of film cameras, but I'm just happy that so many people are interested in it. If the increase in popularity means that an AE-1 is $150 instead of $50, so be it. (Now I need to get back to shooting more film, I have like 7 film bodies that all need a workout!)

[@christopherstevenson9737]

Old school is cool new school. Film is fun. Always that surprise of wondering if you captured the shot!!

[@justnoted2995]

Awesome, my first camera was a previously owned Nikkormat EL in 1978; still have it; would never sell it. I am still with Nikon (added a Fujifilm XF series camera and lens recently). I would love to own the Df

[@lindadee2053]

That's really cool. I also still have my Nikkormat FT2 from the late 1960's which I bought used in about 1980. Rock solid and everything on it still works great. I take it out about twice a year just to keep it in good shape. Your FTN is still a great camera.

[@kennethlee1977]

Till now i still regret selling my olympus pen F. I got fooled by the hype that small sensors are inferior. It was the perfect street sweeper. Not to mention all the film simulation combinations you can make with it. It was just a joy to use.

[@janbeaujon9583]

I agree. I wanted a smaller camera for traveling and bought the Pen F. My Nikon full frames are now seldom used

[@edgardoaleman8586]

My old DSLR Nikon 8008s film camera…Loved every minute I spent with it! 😭 Well ahead of its time!

[@davidgifford8112]

Picked up a second hand Df on eBay a few years ago. Soon decided it was one camera I was going to hang onto, along with my trusty FM.

[@martingomez7502]

I wish I never sold my Fuji XPro 1 with the Minolta MD 45mm. Looking back at those colours I now see what people mean by organic film like colours.

[@shand1967]

I've never regretted selling equipment but when I bought my first dslr (a Canon 600d) I was seriously looking at a Pentax kr. As much as I love my Canon gear, I have always considered Pentax to be a "proper" camera brand and I do regret not giving them a whirl.

[@ErikssonTord_2]

They sure has the best user interface of all, but their classic AF sensor has not been the best, pretty lousy in fact. it never worked to have it in AF-C mode, as it always lost its focus, while my Nikons (FX, DX and CX) are always used in AF-C mode. The worst user interface I have ever come across was what plagued Sony cameras for years. I think they now are OK, but for instance the NEXT line's was a total mess!

[@sweeperdave1]

Back in the dark ages, I found a Rolleiflex TLR (the nicest model) in a pile of stuff at a construction site that was going to be discarded. It became my primary camera. Instead of selling it, I donated it to the camera club that had helped me get started into real photography. Even though the gesture may have been honorable, I wish I had kept it now.

[@ErikssonTord_2]

My dad had one of those. I sadly ruined it when I took it to Texel where there is a lot of sand! It didn't like that at all! I was young and didn't really understand its value!

[@germanshepherdmom5411]

The Fuji X-H1, I really loved the image stabilization in that camera and the beautiful landscape photos I could produce with it. I just couldn’t shoot three different systems anymore. I now only shoot Nikon and Canon.

[@chasingvenusfilmarts]

Fortunately I still have (and shall keep) my X-H!, though I feel the same as you regarding a silver graphite X-T2!

[@darkninjapael]

I bought an old Fuji x100 back in January, it was my first Fuji camera and my return to photography. Sadly, I have to sell it due to financial troubles. so sad to see it go but at least the guy who bought it knows its value and is in good hands.

[@meme4one]

I miss my Leica x1. Absolute rotter to auto focus but every one of the keepers has a real charm to the image.

[@romanbednar5917]

I just bought a Pentax k10d with a battery grip for as much as 50 euro - these old pentax CCDs had amazing colors! I still have a k3II, great controls, beautiful image quality despite its age, but that k10d had something special... btw, I still have k200d with a battery grip, this thing stuffed with 8xAA 2500mah eneloops cant be killed, everytime I turn it on, it reads full charge, even after a year sitting in the bag - best backup camera I've ever had, only wish it had more on-body controls

[@plannerliness6]

I maxed out at 36 cameras and have cut back to 12, selling Leica M, M9P, M7, Nikons, Canons and Fujifilms among others. But the one I regret parting with most is a Lumix GX1 and many wonderful compact super-sharp MFT lenses. I've kind of replaced it a with a Ricoh GII which is great but I miss those lenses even more than the body. Long live MFT.

[@johnglue1744]

Hahaha I felt bad for having 6 cameras. I am an amateur comparatively.

[@plannerliness6]

@@johnglue1744 Haha. Thanks, John. I guess it's a personal decision so there's no right or wrong. I'll have a purge soon based on keeping only what I use. That would be 2 or 3.

[@johnglue1744]

@@plannerliness6 I get it. I see a camera I like and it's difficult not to pull the trigger on the buy lol. I need to clear out some old stuff too.

[@36686593]

I have had 3 Nikon d600 they are great, but I recently got a high mileage d4s and can say I will never let it go despite being battle worn.

[@rbos6001]

A Yashica D bought it defected for 25 euros and the repair cost came at a 150 euro's. Back then a good one was 100 euro's. Nowadays its easily 200 euro's or higher. And I still grave shooting square 6x6. I'll make due with the 6x4.5 format though.

[@chaindrums]

I miss my X100, it was a pain to focus, had wierd glitches on the evf sometimes, was slow, but those files look so much better than all the other fujis I had since then.

[@PaulSafford]

For me the one that “got away” was a good copy of the pentax 645 FA 33-55mm, I loved how portable that lens was compared to what I replaced it with - the 28-45mm DFA which weights a metric ton

[@MaxoticsTV]

I don't have a Nikon at the moment and miss them. Agree about the DF. Nice list!

[@lindadee2053]

Talking about Pentax, my very first "real" camera was the Pentax ME Super, back around 1979. It was a "consumer" camera, but I still have some amazingly gorgeous large prints from it hanging on my living room wall. I sold it and dove deeply into the Nikon F system (which I still have), but there's still a soft spot in my heart for that Pentax, probably because he was my first.

[@ForeverYoungAaron]

I’m glad to see you say that about the KP because it’s partly because of you that I’m planning on trying one. Been looking for a dslr to pair with my micro 4/3 Olympus and I wanted something special. Always loved my Pentax Q so their KP or K1 seemed like a perfect fit for me.

[@inesf04]

Go for kp yo won’t regret it. I hace it it and did the opposite to you, I bought he em5 miii to replace my Pentax because of the weight saving but I can’t completely be 100% satisfied with image quality from m4/3 when I compare it to my kp images, there are something about them that I can’t describe with words and keep me from selling it and from stopping using it and going full committed with m4/3

[@grumpywiseguy5992]

There is one film camera that I bought in 1973 in Berlin Germany where I was stationed in the Army. It is the Nikkormat. Kind of the poor man's Nikon F Photomic which I also owned. I had I think 3 Nikkor lens. The Nikkormat had and is still the best ergonomic camera ever made. The control layout was just a dream. I have never owned a camera since that even comes close. Builletproof build, small, lightweight yet very effective as a photographic tool. My last camera, the Olympus EM-10 reminds me of that old Nikon. Simple, all the controls and menus are easy to use and it fits nicely in the hand. The worst camera I ever owned was the Canon 5DMk2. Big, ugly and had the worst case of shutter slap below 1/250th. For some reason I just could not shoot well with it so I sold it. Thanks for another trip down memory lane.

[@markpaterson6024]

I have the Pentax K-70, love it and will never part with it! Even if one day I decide to get another camera. Still lots of quality glass to be found for the K mount makes it a keeper.

[@ShutterKnack]

@@markpaterson6024 the K-70 is a great camera!

[@matthieuzglurg6015]

one of the only camera that I have ever sold was the first Fuji X100. I sold it because at the time I had no use for it, but that's a decision that I came to sorely regret. I bought it for 2021 and with the X100V hype craze I was able to sell it for 500 (and I was one of the cheapest listings online). The next year after selling it were simply filled with attempts to replace it as an ECD cameras (as I found myself in need of one again). I went from the Fuji X-T1, to the Lumix LX100 and LX5... none of them were really able to replace the feel of the X100 and its OVF which I really liked and almost exclusively used. I refused to buy another X100 as there was still problems that drove me crazy with it (histrogram metering and the god awful AF performance using the OVF vs EVF or back screen), and the price didn't come down at all. I was extremely lucky to find someone selling an X100S for 300€ + a ton of extras (inclusing a leather case, leather straps, dual charger, 6 batteries, original box, rope strap + original strap... counting everything in I might have had the camera for a little over 150€) with the caveat that it was sold for parts : the previous owner could not turn the camera on as the switch was stuck, and same thing for the shutter button. It was a huge gamble on my part but with a little of rubbing alcohol and dental floss to remove most of the gunk, and some carefully applied WD40 for lubirification, it works like new now ! The X100S not only fixes all the problems I had with the original (low res EVF, innacurate AF using the OVF, hard to used histogram metering in manual mode), but it's also in black which is my preference over the silver paint of those few first X100 cameras that looked like plastic toys. I'm definitely not letting that one go and will use it until it breaks. I have no reason to upgrade to any of the newer models.

[@tomallan1192]

Hey Mathias, another lovely video, and after two years of resisting your Pentax KP review, I've now finally succumbed and bought one. Ebay should really be paying you a commission overtime someone buys one of your recommendations! On another note, I think an older forgotten camera you would really love is the Kodak sensor Olympus E-300. A small but solid range-finder body, quirky box like volvo looks, pop-up flash, nice feel in the hand and simple well placed controls. And the colours from that sensor are wonderful, sometimes a little on the warm side from the weak IR filter. My favourite CCD camera of all time. It's the older four-thirds mount, which was mostly geared towards zoom lenses, but they have two lovely affordable prime lenses - the 30mm f3.5 Macro (60mm equivalent) and the stunning 50mm F2 Macro (100m equivalent.) And the four-thirds can take adapted vintage lenses, including M42, OM and Minolta MD. I've bought several on Ebay mint for around and below £100, sometimes with two kit lenses included. I think you'd love it. And if you end up liking the body, it's successor, the E-330 has a flip out screen, and was the world's first ILC to have live view!

[@ArtDecoArtNouveau]

The older review of the KP (as well as the above and also owning a GRlll which I love) made up my mind for me and last night I bought a brand new KP from an online store here in Germany.

[@BeingWolfy]

My black paint Leica M6 Millennium Edition in beautiful condition. I bought it for $2500, and sold it for $2800. They're now in the $6k-$7k price range and not in all that great of condition for that price.

[@aerialfilm1]

In 2000 I traded my M6 ttl kit and a couple lenses for the new 3.1mp Canon dslr. You can now buy that same dslr for $15.

[@taneltinnuri8985]

@@aerialfilm1 😂

[@BeingWolfy]

@@aerialfilm1 - Ouch!

[@Biosynchro]

@@aerialfilm1 LOL! Seriously though even the Digilux 2 holds a good deal of its value today. Amazing. Worth it? Maybe. But those old DSLRs are definitely not.

[@ditto1958]

Had a nice used Olympus OM-1n that worked perfectly. I sold it when I got nicer looking OM-1n’s. Only problem? The one I sold had a working meter that was accurate. The bodies I kept because they looked better had meters that were not accurate.

[@chutherock]

The fuji 35mm 1.4. Had it twice and sold it twice, still love it. Also the Leica M8, miss that loads!

[@boris.dupont]

Being unable to sell the cameras I love most I didn't buy as many as you but at least I could test them out. I kept my Canon 5D Mark II for sentimental reasons, my original M Monochrom and my X100 and X-Pro1. These will stay with me forever. I'm now shooting with the X100V and X-Pro3 and I really love them but I'm not sure I'll keep them in case a better one comes along. Thanks for sharing and happy new year!

[@DaveAdams222]

I love my KP (started shooting on an ist Ds) it's so good. A few weeks after launch, I scored a killer deal on a K3 III but I still find myself going back to my KP for my "smaller" shoots. I also recently got a GR III and that's been my "always on me" camera. I considered selling my KP but I had the fear that I'd be in the same boat as you with sellers remorse. I may sell my ist Ds, but I'm too sentimental, I can't sell the camera that got me in the game and I find myself still shooting with it!

[@raul0ca]

Pentax was great. I has a K10 that stopped taking pictures so I sent it in. A couple of months and a couple hundred dollars later it was fixed and shoots as well as new

[@shred3005]

I won’t sell my Pentax *istD - it was my first DSLR in 2004 and after 17.5 yrs it’s still working perfectly so I take it out a few times each year for a shoot with Limited primes just for some fun. I wonder how long it can keep going.

[@vaclavkucera2813]

I shoot with K5 and K50. Wanted to buy KP, but I was disappointed with the grip, I love Pentax big grip, but the KP interchangeable grips find really strange.

[@DaveAdams222]

@@shred3005 It's so much fun! I've been slowly improving as a photographer over the years so, like you, I'll break out the ist every now and again just to see what I can capture with it. It's like stepping behind the wheel of a classic sports car and carving up a canyon road or a tight race track.

[@DaveAdams222]

@@vaclavkucera2813 Have you tried the "Large" grip with the battery grip installed? I swear that feels amazing. After buying the battery grip for my K3 III, I decided to get rid of the battery grip for my KP because I like the compact size. I can put my KP with a telephoto lens in the glovebox of my Porsche and take it anywhere.

[@user-sg6xv2kb8s]

Nikon D80 with the 'crappy' CCD sensor that was actually insanely nice in the right lighting conditions. You just can't put filmic tones and grain like that on in post production. Also a Pentax fan with their weird 1/6000 shutter and cool colours - always feel like they are trying to give you more for your money and a real nice piece of imaging equipment.

[@ErikssonTord_2]

My first few Pentax lenses had CCDs, slow but nice colors. Nowadays the Nikon 1 V1 gives just that feeling, and its noise is so Tri-X! And the colors are just great. The lenses are mostly mechanically dubious, but the 0-30 PD, the 6.7-13 and the 70-300 CX are just great. Optically all the N1 lenses are very good, or better, but sadly a design flaw makes most of them flaw.prone!

[@jasonandrews7355]

In my opinion I think this is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of digital cameras appreciating/holding their value. As DSLRs are steadily discontinued, the best of the breed will probably be sought after for the foreseeable future. Maybe mirrorless is objectively better, but there's something unique about the DSLR shooting experience I think people will still crave. I know I sometimes prefer looking at the real world rather than a screen when I shoot. Just my two cents, great video!

[@FlatWaterFilms]

The 5D IV with C-Log (if you can find a new one) has gone up $300 since early 2021.

[@jasonandrews7355]

@@FlatWaterFilms Interesting! I've had a D800 (5D3 equivalent) since mid 2018, and while it hasn't gone up yet, it's only lost about $100-200 of value in 3.5 years, and it seems to have almost completely leveled off. I suspect the same is true for many well regarded high end bodies.

[@FlatWaterFilms]

@@jasonandrews7355 Yesterday I did a shoot with both the 90D and 5D IV. The 90D felt cheap compared to the 5D. It's one fantastic camera, but there's a reason the 5D costs more than double.

[@rumporridge1]

@@FlatWaterFilms sold off my 5DM4 for a Leica SL2. Miss my old gal.

[@shimmeringreflection]

I find the EVF on my X-T20 close enough to the real world

[@Themethodmix]

It’s nice to see a Nikon Df made the list. That’s the camera I use-the material momentum of which (including lenses) delays my “upgrading” to mirrorless. In your shoes, to only keep two cameras is quite stringent!

[@aerialfilm1]

The problem with getting an exceptional deal on a camera or lens is it perverts your expectations for the future. The only one I regret letting go was my Hasselblad 500cm. Money was tight back in the early 90s, and although I can now afford one even with today’s prices, I refuse to buy another in this market. I’ll wait until some hipster needs IPA money and then pounce.

[@milesian1]

I sold my Pentax 6x7 a few years back, and prices have doubled since then. Traded my Yashica Mat 124G for an iPad, which I eventually sold to a gym owner for $50 USD. When my Olympus mjuii died I threw it in the trash, and now "as is" and "parts only" samples are selling for over 100 bucks. I got my all-time favorite manual focus film camera, the Nikon FA, for $75 in 2008. It broke when I poked through the shutter and I just bought another one for $200... I guess the lesson to be learned about film cameras in particular is that they're not making them anymore, supplies are finite, and demand has actually grown. Hence, prices will remain higher than we were comfortable with a few years ago.

[@ArcanePath360]

Same is true of lenses, including second hand. I bought a Canon 6D and a 24-105 way cheaper last year. I needed to buy another backup camera and it was much more for a second hand one. I also looked at the EF 85mm L lens, and it's now £100 more just 6 months later for second hand. I think because Canon announced they are no longer making DSLR stuff.

[@davidsirr9910]

I sold my Canon F1. It made terrific images. All manual with the three lenses that I had at the time…changed up to an RB67 for portrait work and weddings. That too got sold due to its size and complicated use. I switched to a Mamiya 645 which I still have. My Olympus cameras I still use as much as I can. OM1 and OM4t plus OMD 1 mk 2 and the Pen f. Recent addition, TG6 and an old TG 810. It rains a lot in Oregon.

[@Biosynchro]

I was given an F1. I just need to actually use it...

[@MW20735]

I wish I never sold my Lumix GX8. I was chasing IQ and didn't realize how awesome a camera it was. I wish I had it back.

[@MichaelRusso]

I learned my lesson on lenses. Some I got new and let go and now regret it. The Pentax 85mm A* 1.4 comes to mind.

[@15ThousandDayCrisis]

I too miss my KP! It did not owe me anything, though I’ve not seen one go as cheaply as mine went when I sold it. I also sold my APS-c Ltd glass at the same time, but have since acquired the excellent 43 and 77 Ltd lenses, which I’m sure are small enough to go nicely on a KP (should I ever replace mine)!

[@patrickjclarke]

Not one I wish I would have kept, but one I wish I would have bought when it showed up back in the day was the Olympus XA in mint condition for $50 at my local camera store, but back then I wasn’t a fan of the 35mm focal length and was lusting over medium format. But, now I just bought one for $200 in mint condition as my “full frame 35mm” to pair when I don’t have my M240 with Summarit 35 with me and need/want something small and full frame. I’m so glad nobody ever wanted my old Sigmas, and pull out the dp1 and dp2M on occasion and am still blown away with the results when everything is perfect.

[@williamschaffel3760]

I bought my Leica M8 and M9 used and sold both two years later in 2019 because prices for both soared and I made a large profit. But I miss my M9 and regret selling it; it was in mint condition and the sensor had been replaced by Leica with the last sensor series made, guaranteeing no sensor corruption issues.

[@Biosynchro]

The prices that the M9's are going for these days... Phew!

[@MB-or8js]

I still can't get what people like about the M9 other than an emotional connection. The CCD sensor is overhyped - the newer CMOS ones can do all the old CCD could do.

[@Biosynchro]

@@MB-or8js I agree. If they were priced appropriately they would make more sense. It's the price that is wrong, not the cameras per se.

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Here the M9 is currently down in price again. Since buying my first M8 Ive seen prices on all the Leica models go up and down with 6-10 months intervals.

[@UrbaneHobbit]

Thanks for another great reminder that gear doesn’t matter. This morning I did a bunch of pre-Black Friday looking, but now I think I will dig up some of my small vintage lenses and plan on walking around this weekend instead.

[@stefanboecker2818]

I really miss the Nikon Df for its sublime image quality but remember the terrible grip and was bummed by low light AF due to lack of a focus assist light. Ended up trading it in for a D750 which has served me well.

[@ErikssonTord_2]

You could get a D600/610, as it uses the same electronics, but the controls are definitely crappier!

[@beiersmann]

In 2019 I bought a Fuji X-T10 with an XF 18-55, both in excellent condition, for just 300 Euro. I found this camera so amazing that I sold the body and bought the X-T20 instead. But it's pictures didn't have the look which I liked so much from the X-T10 so I finally sold the X-T20 with the XF lens. What comforts me is the fact the the money from this sale allowed me to buy a used Sony RX1 which I now adore even more than the X-T10.

[@phillipgoldsworthy8531]

I 'upgraded' from Fuji XT1 and XPRO1 in the past and missed the image quality of the older sensors so reverted back to the same equipment and will not make the same mistake again 😅 35mm f1.4 and the excellent 18-55 ..... job done for my needs 🙏

[@DS-cf1zc]

I love my Nikon Df, which I only bought after seeing your video of the Df - after I bought it the prices have remained stable, and the camera is a beast, but also very rare today. I will probably keep using it until it gives up the ghost. Its a real keeper, and I have only a small number of lenses, so I am not heavily invested in the f lenses - I have 50mm and a 24mm - both 1.8, they cover most street and landscape situations well.

[@leonardopazzaglia9883]

1:50 You took a picture in the port of Pesaro!! I was appreciating the photos of the Sigma and wondering if I could replicate them, and yes! You took those pictures in my city!!

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Cool! I have spent many months in Pesaro. Love it 👍

[@sprouty2408]

I've bought and sold about two dozen cameras over the years and there are only two that I keep coming back to and refuse to sell: my Leica M6 and a digital GR (currently a GRiii). These two cameras are perfect in their respective designs.

[@MarkD3P]

No X-Pro 1? I was convinced it would snag the top spot in this list. Still have mine and though it sees little use I can't find any camera that gives me the same look.

[@nadeemafzal8984]

I retained my Df and to this date love using it - it’s my work horse at work with a 70-180 zoom, 24-85 and 17-35 2.8. Use a Sony E mount at home and have the best of all worlds I regret selling my D700 swapping to D600 to this date - D700 was a pro sensor and what a camera !!! I look back at the pics and those were awesome -

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

Never sell the DF.

[@nadeemafzal8984]

Great advice - I won’t 🙏🏽

[@somegeezer]

I'm not the type to ever sell things. I'm sure I could afford to fund some upgrades if I did, but each and every object I gift myself is well thought out, well researched, still does the job I bought it to do. They'll probably all stick with me a long time yet.

[@mcgruber2]

I used to just swap around old Leica M bodies all the time via Craigslist or whatever. The current prices just make it so hard to let anything go because I know the chances of me getting it back at the price I paid is pretty much 0. I’m just very happy and fortunate I kept around my favorite two I’ve ever had, those will go to the grave with me.

[@N0rdman]

There are three cameras I wish I never sold; only one is digital. The first I wish I held on to, preferably with the same lenses, was the Asahi Pentax K2 DMD with the big built-in motor. The lenses were the Pentax 35mm f/2, big but I loved it, the Pentax 105mm f/2.8 and 135mm f/2.5, all gorgeous glass. The second was the Minolta 9, an incredibly heavy but super-solid professional camera also for film. The third was the Konica Minolta 7D digital D-SLR, only 6 megapixels but the colour science with that CCD sensor... Incredible, simply pure delight!

[@TerraMagnus]

I had a Sony A7 II. I let my kid borrow it and she never gave it back. I did eventually get an A7 III but looking back, I have no regrets. That A7 II made much better photographs for her than it ever did for me, and she's now got quite a following with the photos she makes with that camera. But really the biggest mistake I made was moving beyond a cheap body with a fast-ish 50(ish)mm manual focus lens. I did my best photography (consistently) when I stuck to that formula.

[@SriramNatarajan25]

@Mattias Burling the only channel, which has instant notification on KZbin is yours! thank you for this video.. great content. I own 8 different camera bodies: 2 Fuji, 2 sony, 1 nikon, 1 Panasonic, 1 canon, 1 GR2 apart from some antique cameras. I'm unable to let go of any of them. Any comments? :)

[@ektar_100]

Almost sold my Silver Df to get a black one but an Af problem made me keep it to not loose money and I’m so glad I did ! Only have 35 50 and 135 sigma art in Nikon mount but they works very nicely on my GFX with adapter ;)

[@babaletsgo]

My Fuji X-T1. I replaced it with the X-T2. LOVe the X-T2, but the X-T1's photos had something a little extra. Also, not a sold camera, but I lost an X-E1. that first gen x-trans was gold! Nowadays if i look to re-buy, they are about double the price :(

[@paulh6043]

I miss my Olympus OM4. Had to sell it over 35 years ago. Prine lenses, 135, 50 & 28. All fitted into a tiny camera bag I took everywhere.

[@PaulWilkinson]

My Sigma DP1 and my Pentax Q, I hugely regret selling them but at the time, I had no choice. DP1 is top of my list but my last one was an absolute bargain price and it came with a collector's box, filters, lens hood and spare batteries. I'm often on eBay looking and they generally come in at £200+ now and often they're not in mint condition. It's more than I'm willing to spend.

[@mickeli7155]

Was soooo close to buy the KP used for 400 Euro, but I passed on it, cant really get over that stupid decsion.

[@stinkystealthysloth]

I'm actually quite fortunate to be very happy with my kit, after years of going through all kinds of gear. Don't really miss anything yet...

[@philipfoster7269]

What cameras are you using at the moment?

[@michaelscaplis]

Sony A7S. Bought it second hand ar a camera store and later managed to sell it with profit to fund my a7III but still regret having sold it even though the a7III has much better functionality.

[@ahoyhere8113]

ahhhh I can’t wait to try a DF. There are two cameras I regret selling… the Mamiya RB67 I picked up super cheap, cleaned and flipped for a profit when I was a teenager. It wasn’t just a camera, it was an EXPERIENCE. I sold it to pay rent… alas. There’s nothing like a ground glass waist level finder. The other one is the Nikon Coolpix 950, back when it was current. I got on the “new gear” treadmill then but never actually enjoyed any of the subsequent cameras and slowly just stopped taking photographs. What a mistake.

[@Fotofan4life]

Thank you for another informative and enjoyable video. What do I regret selling? The Carl Zeiss Flektogon 35mm 2.4, bought circa 1984 for a 35 mm Ricoh XR2s and which I sold several years later for $35, using that toward a Vivitar 28-135 zoom. The folly of youth. Now I enjoy a little vintage kit of 5 primes: Tamron 24 f2.5 Adaptall-2, Pentax-M 28 f2.8, Rikenon 50 f2, Pentax-M 135 f3.5, XR Rikenon 200 f4 with a Pentax K20D. I appreciate your video commentaries and photography.

[@GianniTamai]

Fuji X10 for me. Pocketable, optic viewfinder, manual controls, amazing IQ.

[@labonnemedia]

My Leica Q! I bought one for a really great price a few years ago, and sold it for the cheaper "more modern" X100v... There is just something great about the images that come out of the Q. I'm currently saving up for a Q2 to replace my A7c as my "everyday" camera.

[@christopherstevenson9737]

I wish I had kept my Olympus ZX-1. A nicely well made compact with a very nice f1.8 -2.5 lens. Nice and Olympus sensor colors, very pocketable. Etc.

[@richardyeung6562]

I still keep the Olympus ZX-1 as one of my camera collection. Otherthan this, I have Leica M240; Leica X; 2 Fujifilm X-pro1 and Canon EosR.

[@MB-or8js]

Same experience with the M6 - bought in 2016 for $1K in EX+ condition, but I kept it and still use it to this day. Never felt intrigued about the M8/M9 cameras - cropped sensor of the M8 was a no-go early on for me (even it is great for digital IR), and the M9 had too many culprits for my taste. Still love my M 240! The only gear I sold was my first DSLR from Canon (Rebel XT) with cropped lenses which I never regretted selling.

[@thomasbaerten]

I sold my Ricoh GR II, but after 1,5 years I bought another one. Saving for the GRIIIx now. And I will never sell my Canon 5D mark I. I still use it for professional shoots.

[@ferdiyansurya]

I got my fujifilm x70 after watching Matthias’ video. The price of that 5 year old camera is so stable in the used cam market, finding one is a different story.

[@Mohika881]

I wish I hung onto my Ricoh GR2. The GR3 that I bought with the money is objectively a better camera but simply doesn’t fit in my hand as well as the the GR2. The difference is massive. The GR4 should return to the GR2 form factor and use the extra space for a pop up viewfinder in my view.

[@jamesdearment411]

I once bought the Voigtlander 250th anniversary edition R3M with 50mm f2 Heliar with the presentation box and all for $700. I eventually sold it for around the same price. Today it is hard to find that combination for sale for anything less than $2200!

[@BEM_01]

For me it was the Fujifilm xe1. Loved the form factor. Both it for 120 usd now I cant find a decent one at 200 usd

[@isthatmine]

Don’t have this issue, never sold a camera. Still have all the working ones, the broken ones end up as toys for the kids if there are no sharp bits. Traveling tends to have a negative affect on most of the broken ones, could also be my clumsiness. Usually I replace them with the same or next model.

[@vaidehiarts]

I miss all the cameras I've sold over the years, from the Canon 7D and 550D to the Lumix GX85. I will probably reinvest in the GX85 (or a GM1) just for street photography work. Love those cameras to bits. Especially the GX85 :)

[@shimmeringreflection]

My first camera was a Pentax, and there was something special about that too. It wouldn't have won any awards compared to other cameras if you were to pixel peep, but like the Pentax kP, it had an aesthetically pleasing, buttery soft focus and light. I find that the trick with most digitals is to mimic soft light in the settings. Generally speaking, depending on the camera's standard settings, turn down the sharpness a lot, turn up the noise reduction and highlights a little and turn up the colour. I'd be interested to know how others change their jpeg settings to produce beautiful SOOC images.

[@shimmeringreflection]

@Mike Zielinski I have a mirrorless X-T20 and have 3 lenses so haven't tried vintage ones

[@drek5740]

I sold a canon 7D because I had just bought a 5D and was so in love with the full frame sensor that I didn't see a need to hold onto a crop sensor camera that was just as big. But now, I really miss it because I have nothing else that shoots video :(

[@AlexJon14]

My D500 when I switched to Fuji. Now longer working in sports, so I got the X-Pro2 for street and family/travel. I love my Fuji gear. But the D500 is still my pfp for a reason.

[@blazerbarrel2]

I sold 2 hasselblad xpan cameras i had but needed to creat cash flow for my business when digital took hold . They where my favorite cameras of all time .

[@Karhallarn]

Back in the day of eBay bargains around 2008-2012, I had the Sigma 70-210 f2.8 (70€), the Porst 135mm f1.8 (150€) and the Tokina AT-X 100-300 f4 (120€). Never found them again at those prices today! In terms of cameras, I wish I never sold my Samsung NX20... Absolutely brilliant camera and system!

[@TheOffertonhatter]

There is one camera I wish I still had. I didn't sell it, it was stolen! Insurance company were very good indeed for new for old replacement, but the camera in question was no longer made and I got a different model that was closest to it. The camera I miss a lot? It is the Pentax K-01, aka the Brick. Totally left field and odd to look at, but using the lovely little DA Limiteds and small Pentax primes, it was a gem of a camera. Sadly today the second hand price is 2-3x the price I bought it new.

[@KutWrite]

My biggest regret was selling a black 35mm (film) Pentax Spotmatic and lenses. The Nikon I bought with the money was sluggish for me to use and the image quality didn't justify its increased price. Recently I bought a nice used one for shelf display. Who knows? Maybe someone will make a digital back for it. I'd get that in a heartbeat and buy some more Pentax M-series lenses!