Overtaken By Technological Changes...

[sandyRoe]

A posting on UKFreegle offered a Pentax P30 camera and 3 lenses, filters, and other bits of photographic equipment. Have digital cameras killed off amateur interest in film cameras?

[paddywak]

'Fraid so sandy, I've just given a Nikkormat FT3, an Cannon EOS 1000 and a mix of lenses to one of my nieces Uni lectures, who uses a lot of 35mm stuff for various courses, at least that way they'll get some good use out of them. Top quality gear and nobody wants it.

[Clanad]

I'd echo that here in the U.S. I've a Canon EOS Rebel w/ 3 lenses and an electronic shutter release with a super nice canvas, leather trimmed Canon case. No one want it, even though the lenses will work on a Canon T3i DSLR... Go figure...

[paddywak]

I've just gone Digital with a Cannon EOS 650D and luckily I had three lenses which were compatible. I'd hoped I could have got a deal but the offer they made was derisory. We'd arranged to meet the niece for a drink and a meal and when I mentioned this she phoned this guy up and he came down from the Uni and took it away for the cost of a meal for two and a couple of drinks. He told us he uses it in his media courses as he firmly believes you'll never be any good at anything unless you know the basics and I get the satisfaction in knowing it's going to be used and not just scrapped