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To respond to Judith question about the D800 v. D750.
Good question as the D750 is just a newer D800with some extra niceties.
I never wanted a 36MP camera. I have said that 20-24MP is enough for my needs and also if the image is reasonable well composed it is enough. If you want to crop small sections out then 36 or more, say 50MP is required. I have a full range of lenses that allow me to capture it well enough.
Re the sale of equipment - if you sell to a dealer then they give you a 1/3 of its value then double it for their resale. If you sell on commission they take 20% anyway.
So if you invested £1000 in a camera then with depreciation and dealer trade in you are lucky to get £250-300. For me I would rather have some 'low value extra cameras' which I can give away to worthy causes or sell cheaply and undercut a dealer.
If you are prepared to endure the potential frustrations of ebay, most good quality used items reach retailers resale prices...or more. You may then lose 14% to eBay/PayPal but the math suggests it's worth doing. Your benevolence is commendable, but I derive a degree of satisfaction in funding new purchase subsidised by the sale of older unused items. Of course there's a degree of diminishing return, as I am running out of things to sell.
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Eric