Keep or sell, I can't decide. Canon 400d

[TheFungle]

My trusty 400 is sat gathering dust, I hardly have time these days to be going out taking shots and the camera, along with my Sigma lenses are criminally underused.

I could easily punt the lot on eBay and it would be just the thing to facilitate the purchase of a shiny new 27" iMac which would be just the thing to edit all my old pictures :lol:

Is there an easy answer to this question? I don't think so. I still love taking pictures and always have my iPhone/Instagram to hand, I just don't have time to dedicate to it like I used to

[Simpo Two]

It's not worth much so you may as well keep it for possible future use.

I say this in contrast to a newer model where if it sat in a cupboard doing nothing you'd be losing money in depreciation, so best to sell and rebuy later.

[JDRoest]

TheFungle said:

My trusty 400 is sat gathering dust, I hardly have time these days to be going out taking shots and the camera, along with my Sigma lenses are criminally underused.

Sell! (Ebay).

Sold a bunch of kit 2-3 months ago and it was kinda liberating. I wasn't using the stuff anyway, and as you say, it's gathering dust. I decided that they would be better served with people who wanted to use them than sitting in a draw.

And I haven't missed any of that stuff. (Sold 24-70 Sigma, 18-50 Sigma, 400D, Canon Nifty Fifty, etc).

[Craikeybaby]

Realistically how much will you get for it? And how much will you spend replacing it?

[PointnShoot]

What Sigma lenses do you have?

[TheFungle]

PointnShoot said:

What Sigma lenses do you have?

10-20 & 17-70 :-)

I don't think I'd replace straight away, would wait until the bug struck again!

A very quick compact appeals I have to say.

[Crafty_]

Body is worth £120-140 or so
10-20 £275 or so
17-70 is £265 new, so say £200 tops ?

I guess it does add up a bit, but I think I'd keep hold of it, when that new shiny iMac comes along you'll want some pretty pictures to put on it

If you want to reinvigorate your interest why not upgrade the body ? higher res, less noise etc. maybe a 50D or 60D ?

[PJ S]

Hmmm.......how about......?

Buy a 27" iMac pre-owned/refurb, and keep the camera.
Maybe once you're editing the old photos, you'll feel compelled to make a bit of time to go out and grab some more shots.

Sell the gear, still buy the previous gen 27", and put the money aside for something you will use more regularly or until a rainy day comes along.

[S47]

Why not give the 400d to your wife like I did, [complete with the standard lens & 70-300] She loves the cam and uses it all the time
Worth loadsa brownie points