Re: [Leica] To sell or not to sell

[Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>]

"Greg.Chappell" wrote:
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> Please forgive my ignorance in filling everyone's in-box up! Here's my
> message in a little bit more condensed fashion.
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> I am at a crossroads. For several years I used a Nikon F3 system
> exclusively. I easily have equipment I could probably realize $1,500 to
> $2,000 or possibly a little more. I have now been using a extensive "M"
> outfit for almost a year & do not see using the Nikon gear much, if at all.
> I have not even opened the bag since May & I had the F3 CLA'd in January, so
> it would be a good time to sell it if I'm going to. I do not do sports or
> wildlife photography, so I really do not need the long lenses for much of
> anything. I have occasionally used the close-up capabilities for copying old
> photos and photographing stationary objects (Wildflowers in the spring,
> etc.) but I feel like I might be better served in picking up a Visoflex III
> & maybe a 65 and/or 200 lens & bellows to use with mainly my M6, or
> sometimes the M4 for those very few times I do those things. For the 4 or 5
> times a year I would do that, wouldn't it work as well?
> 
> I know there are probably several others in the same type situation & I have
> been tossing this idea back & forth for several weeks. I think that somehow
> I am sentimentally tied to this old equipment & if I just did it (sold it) I
> would probably feel a lot better.
> 
> Greg

I am in the exact same situation as you. My Nikons just sit there month after
month. It is not worth selling them you can't get anything for them and until I
get a second body, a 24 and probably a Visoflex III I feel like I have it as a
back up. They shoot pictures. They're fine. The 105 macro is nice. I am trying
not to let them dry up or leak batteries. They have sentimental value. I've used
them for 20 years. 
Shooting a Viso will be an entirely different experience than shooting a Nikon.
The only way we will find out if we like it is if we try it. I don't think there
is a "work as well" it's personal preferance.
Mark Rabiner