So I'm just a bit of a hoarder. I hold sentimental value in everything so I have a hard time letting anything go. Everything has it's story and it's memory. Applying this to photography gear means that I have a bunch of gear that I never use.
When I started photography, I bought into Nikon. When the Sony A7RII came out, I made a slow switch and gradually bought into Sony E-mount. As my Sony gear piled, my Nikon gear sat and because I'm a hoarder, I could never let it go. This recently changed when I just had enough and got rid of a bunch of stuff. To be honest, the only reason that I sold my old gear was because I wanted more money for new gear, a new lens to be exact. I'm currently in the market for a new zoom and the choices are between these three lenses.
Besides being a hoarder, another thing that kept me from selling my gear was the amount of money that I would be losing. The amount of money that I made doesn't even compare to what I originally bought the equipment for.
Just so you know, I made 6 listings on eBay for this initial batch of spring cleaning. I sold:
DJI Osmo + various accessories
Want to know something crazy? Selling all of that gear only made me a few dollars more than what the Sony FE 70-200 f/2.8 GM lens costs. 5 lenses and a camera and it was barely enough! That's digital photography for you. As new equipment comes out, the old equipment depreciate in value by such a large margin. Well, at least I'll be getting a new lens soon. What lens am I buying? You'll just have to check back and see.
Leave me any opinions you may have that might help me decide!
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