Anyone else get "attached" to their camera...?

So... I currently have a 5DII and 40D...

I see Adorama has a great deal on a refurb 7D and would love to pick one up... but can't justify having the 5D and two crops...

Therein lies the problem! I have some ridiculous sentimental attachment to my 40D

It was my first new DSLR purchase, paid about $1500 for it back in '07 when it was released. It has been with me to Italy, and was my primary camera until the 5DII...

Ugh I know it sounds silly but I just feel bad letting it go for like $600 but the 7D would be so nice...

I know if I pick up a 7D the 40D will become a display piece... But I just dont think I can get myself to let it go... lol

I've even thought about "keeping it in the family" by letting a relative have it but my fiance is already invested in Noink gear... and my Mom, grandparents, aunts uncles and what not are all p/s users that I know would just feel like the 40D was too much...

Damn I know theres no logic to this... but my question is does anyone else ever feel this way when it comes to letting an old friend go?

-Christian

I have a whole shelf full of 35mm gear that I have for that very reason. The difference is there isnt a lot of value in FD mount bodies these days so I can justify them a a paperweight collection. But as much as I feel fondly toward my 40D, if I had the chance to upgrade to a better body I'd do it in a heartbeat because electronic devices dont age gracefully.

I let my 40D go. My only regret was that the 7D didn't come out sooner.

I do not miss the 40D whatsoever. The 7D made me wonder how I ever managed to shoot anything with the 40D in the first place. I used to dread shooting higher than iso 800. Now I'm swimming in iso 3200. (I don't pixel peep and I look at my overall "image".)

Replace your fiance and your 40D

I miss my 1dmk2 the most, even after having a good mk3 I still miss my old mk2.

Let go of my 40D! But...kept my XTI hahah cause yeahh it was my first body =]] then...I spilt monster all over my 18-55 ...thennn my old man bought me a new one, and now I can't get rid of the 18-55!!

yeah, I really should sell my XTI cause it's of no use to me now, but I think I'd have a hard time parting with it, since it's my first DSLR.


I probably will sell it tho, I don't have extra money floating around for what I really want...

The same exact thing your going through happened to me but with my 30D.

I too found it hard to sell it because it went to soooo many placces with me. Gave me such good memories and was my first DSLR.

In the end i finally sold it really cheap to a cousin and got me the 40D. I see it once in a while and know my cousing is taking good care of her.

I say sell it before its really not worth anything at all.

What you should be sentimental about is the images you took with it, not the camera.

bohdank wrote in post #9823377
What you should be sentimental about is the images you took with it, not the camera.

Hehe. I agree 100%. good point!

I thought I would keep my 40D forever because it was my first SLR, but once I got the 5D, I just never used it. Ever. So, I sold it and every single lens I had and have started building toward a full frame future.

If you need to keep it, keep it. It's a great camera and will be for quite some time. There are a lot of people shooting with 20D or even 10D bodies to this day. I have a feeling that I'll want another crop body some day, and hopefully I can find a nice low click 40D when the time comes.

I find it hard to be sentimental about plastic, metal and glass.

I am not sentimental about the plastic food wrap on my sandwiches from the Deli either, even when the sandwich turns out to be very good.

It's just stuff, people!

Dear BROTHER (from another mother),

Give me your used 40Ds. That way it will stay in the family.

Op > I feel ya. I don't think I could ever get rid of my T1i... so many fond memories!

It's just a tool.