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I understand your thought process but not an ethos I follow.
The second hand value of cameras is very poor (1/3-1/4 of purchase price after 2 years) and the resale price in second hand market by dealers is hugely inflated (~twice the purchase in trade-in or more). On that basis I prefer to just keep and reuse as appropriate. So my D3S can now be used for portraits and some general work and copying of negatives and prints, as 12MP is sharp enough. My Fujis tend to have very low second hand value so I just keep and convert to IR or Full Spectrum use.
Lenses are difficult. They are once again purchased low by dealers and sold high. I have seen a friend's long telephoto lens that he sold for £550 then sold on by a dealer for £1300. This is a nice profit for the dealer! So my view is I sell to people I know at a reasonable price which is lower than the cost of second hand purchase and more to me than a dealer would give me.
At this stage the dead money is not an issue as it is spent money and the trade-in money is coppers!
I agree it is 'yesterday's money'. But I hate to see stuff sitting idle. I guess that's my peculiarity? (Or one of them )
I've always regarded money as a 'lubricant to life'. So adding a few drips back (trade in or resale) into the purchasing programme makes the next purchase a little let painless. I see no difference in letting something sit devaluing for years and years, to a dealer capitalising on your decision to divest....you still lost a % of the investment.
The difference is that if you do it sooner than later, the % you get still has buying capacity. Of course it's better if you can sell to a friend or a private sale.
Dealers have to make a living to be there to sell you new stuff. I don't see them as the devil incarnate for wanting to make a profit.
You could arguably hold the view that the manufacturers are the real bandits, over charging for the equipment in the first place. It gives resellers lots more headroom for good quality used items.
I've rarely bought equipment in the first wave. Buying new, 12-18months after release, significantly reduces the cost to a more palatable level ...and the technology is still leading. It just needs suppression of the urge to buy now......easy for a Yorkshireman.
Last edited on Wed Oct 14th, 2020 10:33 by Eric
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