I got a belated birthday present a few days ago!
Tim had offered to get me a camera originally for my birthday, but I said, no, I already have a digital Rebel, I don’t need a smaller camera. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized he had a really good idea. It’s nice to have a small one to stick in my purse or tote around and not carry the digital Rebel (bigger, bulkier) in some instances. This one takes good pictures and little movies, something my Rebel doesn’t do (so we had bought Tim a flip camcorder for Christmas). Anyway, it’s nice to have, and I know I’m incredibly spoiled (or blessed, however you prefer to look at it!) to have two cameras.
So, that brings me to a question – is there anything useful I can do with my old digital cameras? I have a couple of older ones, that I used before I got my digital Rebel. They’ve been sitting in a corner, collecting dust, and not being used. They are each a few years old, and I doubt anyone that I know would want them (they all have newer nicer cameras, for the most part). Is there anyway to recycle this kind of digital device? Or any worthwhile charity I could donate it to? Does anyone have any good ideas? I’d hate to just take it to Goodwill or try to put it in a neighbor’s garage sale or something.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! 😀
Stacy, you can give it to one of your great nieces or nephews! Little kids LOVE to take pictures, but most of them don’t have access to a “real” camera to do so. They make kid-digital-cameras, but they’re not much better than toys and aren’t “real” like a real camera is.
A few months ago, Gray’s aunt Leslie came over with a wonderful gift for him–her old digital camera. He LOOOOVES it and takes hundreds of photos–of everything! We do have him be careful to take care of it, but if he ends up breaking it–it won’t be a loss, you know? It’s something he pulls out frequently and he passes a good bit of time taking pictures. He’s learning how to photograph, he’s having fun, and it didn’t cost anyone anything at all. 🙂
So I say give them to a child 5 yrs old or older. 🙂
If you have a young niece or nephew, you could gift them. My kids always get the older generations of techie stuff that hubby and I buy ourselves.
You might also check if a nearby school could use them, or maybe a Sunday school program or a preschool program.
Heh. My guy tells me that I am not spoiled, just well taken care of. 😉
What about selling them on Ebay? You would be surprised how many previously used cameras & iPods & small electronics sell on Ebay, whether they work or not!
I was going to suggest Craigs List if you don’t have anyone to give it too. My aunt always passes film cameras to my boys because they love film and experimenting.
Your new one is perty!! 😉 Enjoy!
I’m with Cam who suggested giving it to a niece or nephew. In fact, I’m considering doing that for my niece, who had such a good time with my old digital camera back in the spring. Love your new little one though and you’ll probably be so happy for the convenience of it!
Looks like you already got the suggestion to pass them on to the little ones in the family. My daughter LOVES having her own camera and it makes me feel good that my old camera got a “home”. And for some reason the pictures she takes with it turn out better than the ones I ever managed to take with it!
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