Episode 47 • Beyond the Valley of Marie Nikondo

Part Three of the trilogy! Marie Nikondo has lain waste to Jeff’s camera collection — now the question is, how to dispose of the booty? What’s the best way to divest yourself of camera equipment — sell online? Donate to salivating photography students? Give to a potential paramour? Find all the answers in this holiday classic.

* was the Shroud of Turin the first contact print?
* Jeff sold three lenses and one camera — thanks, listeners!
* with the proceeds, he bought a vintage boombox and a 28mm f2.8 LW-Nikkor, an above-water lens for the Nikonos
* posting panoramas to Instagram? check out the extremely useful (and free) Instagram Swipe Panorama iPhone shortcut
* pushing film: Gabe has, Jeff never has!
* our prodigious mailbag, including shots fired about the proper pronunciation of “Nikon”!
* and now the main event: how to divest!
* eBay, Craigslist, FaceBook Marketplace, and what to do when you fear people
* the KEH option — in person at their Atlanta HQ, with their buyers when they come to your neighborhood, or shipping them gear for a quote? (there are similar protocols at Adorama, B&H and other online retailers)
* local camera shops
* the local film community: Beers and Cameras, meetups, etc.
* ever had a bad experience as a seller?
* the reseller’s creed: if you’re not using and enjoying an item, its value to you is not what you paid for it, nor what it might fetch on the open market… it’s zero
* an alternate to selling: donating! The Film Photography Projects’s school donation program is great
* Gabe’s sudden brainwave: an I Dream of Cameras Garage Sale! are y’all in?
* another alternative: give a film camera to the new parents of a child or a puppy — or a gift for your date!
* your IDOC photo assignment: shoot a portrait of a friend, shoot a portrait of a stranger — post on Instagram and tag us to be amplified!
* ’tis the season of giving, so why not check out our dazzling merch?
* Chris Chu is hosting a photowalk in Venice, California on Sunday, December 18
* Gabe got a $50 Mark O'Brien surprise package — which is another fun way to divest yourself of stuff!