Over the years, I've progressively inherited 4 different cameras from my father, the last one is a DSLR, so the three others are pretty much unused now.
I can't bring myself to throw them away, but I'm not sure that there's anything more useful to be done with them.
Any ideas?
For the curious, in order they are:
- Miranda MS-1N
- Chinon CE-4
- Pentax MZ-6
And the DSLR is a Pentax *ist DS
Answer
Summary of Options (wiki)
Keep for posterity
Personally, this is my favourite, because objects we think of as junk to be thrown away are really part of history. I put this into practice often. (My wife does not see things from quite such an historical perspective, however ;)
Keep using to take pictures
Get some film and keep on using them. Enjoy the deep colors, high resolution, and all-round analogue awesomeness of a chemical camera!
Use lenses with a mirrorless body
Give to people who will use them
This is probably the most constructive and generous idea so far. It's definitely the one to follow if you haven't got the space to keep them for posterity, you don't need to sell them for cash and you don't have a project to use them in.
Sell on eBay
Like giving them away, but with a little bonus for you. :)
Salvage what you can for other projects
This wouldn't be my choice, because I am a complete klutz, and totally incapable of projects like this! ;)
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