Does anyone buy 35mm slr's anymore

[BigB]

I have a really nice 35mm slr that I never use anymore. Are these things just dinosaurs of the camera world now or are the worth anything for resale? If they have any value, where would be a good place to unload them. I have looked on ebay, but there seems to be a lot of unsold cameras there.

Thanks for any input.

 

[pixmedic]

we've given most of our film cameras away.
theres always the few that are rare, or collectible...or Leica's.
quite a few medium format cameras are still worth a few bucks.

 

[BrianV]

Depends on what you have. A Black Nikon F2 with eye-level finder, goes for a premium. A Nikon N70- goes for about $20. I paid a lot more for the N70 than I did the Black F2 with eye-level prism.

This forum has an active collector's forum and film forum. You might try the classified ads here.

 

[BigB]

we've given most of our film cameras away.
theres always the few that are rare, or collectible...or Leica's.
quite a few medium format cameras are still worth a few bucks.

Yeah, I kinda figured as much. Too bad. Thanks for the reply.

 

[Big Mike]

I usually see a few of them in the local classified. People listing a camera/lens/flash/bag...for about 50% of what (their mom/dad/husband) paid for it 15 years ago. Of course, they could probably only get 10% of their asking price.

 

[BigB]

Man the pricing on this stuff is sad!!
Minolta 35mm cameras | eBay

 

[goodguy]

Very few people want these things , times changes and so does technology

 

[bunny99123]

If you have a Minolta Maxxum, then you can get a some money from the lens. I bought a Minolta Maxxum 70 to 210mm to use on my Sony A55. Some photography classes in college require their students to start out with a film SLR sometimes you get a buyer that away.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

I use these

 

[dxqcanada]

Very few 35mm SLR cameras have value ... especially if build between 1970 to current.
It's the old stuff that is in demand ... or the very unique.

I sold my film stuff years ago ... and now I can buy it back for a fraction of the price.

 

[bhop]

Man the pricing on this stuff is sad!!
Minolta 35mm cameras | eBay

I still shoot film, so it's not so sad for my bank account.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Man the pricing on this stuff is sad!!
Minolta 35mm cameras | eBay

I still shoot film, so it's not so sad for my bank account.

 

[KmH]

[h=2]Does anyone buy 35mm slr's anymore[/h]

Camera makers still make and sell brand new film cameras:

Nikon's entry-level FM10 - FM10 from Nikon

Nikon's pro grade F6 - F6 from Nikon

 

[djacobox372]

Only the best of the best have any value, but film is still popular, especially with the new hipster crowd. I think it may even be gaining in popularity compared to a few years ago.

Personally I only shoot digital for wildlife and sports, due to speed and iso performance. Everything else is shot on film because it still looks better in my subjective opinion.

 

[Patriot]

A Nikon FM3A will always be on my dream list.