Underused cameras not worth selling...

[CaptainPenguin]

Even though I believe in film, I see no use for 35mm film compacts or these type of cameras...when digital compacts are cheap.:

I use my Konica Pop and Olympus Trip just for fun every so often,get some strange looks as I have a Canon 1Ds on my shoulder as I take a shot on a bright green film compact

 

[excalibur2]

I use my Konica Pop and Olympus Trip just for fun every so often,get some strange looks as I have a Canon 1Ds on my shoulder as I take a shot on a bright green film compact

I used to buy compacts from 50p to £1.50 (Yashica T5) and the fun for me was saying to my wife "I've bought another camera for you" and her reply. We had so many compacts I had to stop and I can now pass by a Pentax Espio going for 10p

 

[Asha]

I think the main reason that my FM2n stays in the cupboard these days is the cost of colour film & processing. I really miss those simple analogue controls! The toughest thing with it is that you can't change the film-speed mid-roll, though.

If you want to do something in a hobby, you'll find the money..OK buy 2 pints of beer less every 3 weeks, or one packet of cigarettes less or instead of fish and chips use a roll of film, etc etc etc.....the cheapest, for a roll of film and dev and 24 or 36 shots scanned to jpgs and put onto CD is £4 total..

Dig it out, as Brian says, cut back slightly on some other luxury.

Even if you shot say half a dozen frames each week of a 36 exposure film....taking your time, enjoying the moments and the analogue feel of the FM2n, the cost spread over a 6 week period is negligable......such a shame to leave it "dying" in a cupboard.

Deving at home ( colour or B&W) is of course an initial outlay but long term it pays if shooting film regularly....the satisfaction of doing yourself too!

 

[freecom2]

I think the main reason that my FM2n stays in the cupboard these days is the cost of colour film & processing. I really miss those simple analogue controls! The toughest thing with it is that you can't change the film-speed mid-roll, though.

You are aware of the Agfa Vista 200 film that you can get from Poundland right? It's a very respectable film, with good latitude and a nice colour palette. Sure, it doesn't make the processing any cheaper (especially if you don't have your own scanner), but many places will process & scan for £3-4 - and you can always collect a small number of rolls that need developing before posting, to save on postage costs.

 

[MartynK]

My F2 and FM don't get nearly as much use as they should, and I suppose I could let them go, but I doubt if I ever will. I'm not normally sentimental about 'stuff' but I bought the F2 new in Hong Kong in another life, and we've been together for a long time. It has a lot of history on it. The FM? Well, they go for peanuts now. I'm not that desperate for a trivial amount of money, and they're pretty common, so I'm not depriving an enthusiast of anything.