We buy cameras
Sell your camera gear in Albany for cash
Cameras and lenses are a big part of what we look at. Bodies without lenses, lenses without bodies, flashes, adapters and whole bags nobody has opened in years — bring all of it and we will go through it together in the Albany area, or come to where you are.
What we take
We buy Canon bodies including the EOS R, 7D, 7D Mark II, 5D, 5D Mark II, 70D, 60D, 20D, the Rebel T7 and PowerShot point-and-shoots. On the Nikon side we buy the D3500, D7500, D3300 and Coolpix models. We also buy Fujifilm, Olympus (including the E-500), Sony, Minolta and Konica bodies. Film is not an afterthought here — we buy film cameras too. Canon AE-1, Canon F-1, Canon EOS 3, Nikon FE, Nikon N55 and Instax cameras are all worth bringing — film is a real part of what we buy, not a leftover category. Lenses, flashes and mount adapters are worth bringing on their own, with or without a body. If you have glass sitting in a drawer with no body to go with it, that is completely normal and still worth bringing: Canon EF, EF-S, FD and RF; Nikon F and Z; Sony E and FE; Micro Four Thirds; and Fujifilm X. On the lens brand side we buy Canon and Nikkor glass, along with Sigma, Tamron and Olympus lenses. Speedlites and other flashes, mount adapters, extra batteries and memory cards are all worth bringing along too. If you do not know the mount or model of what you have, bring it anyway — we can identify bodies and lenses in person, so not knowing the details ahead of time is never a reason to hold off reaching out.
Condition, in plain language
A camera bag rarely holds one clean, working thing and nothing else, and we do not expect it to. Bodies with a sticky shutter, lenses with dust inside the barrel, a viewfinder that has gone hazy, or fungus growing on old glass are all things we still want to look at. Fungus in particular is common on lenses that sat in a damp closet or basement for years — it does not automatically mean the glass belongs in the trash, so bring it and let us look rather than deciding that for yourself. A stuck shutter, a dead light meter, or a lens that will not focus past a certain point are the same story: tell us honestly what is wrong and we will tell you what we can do with it in person. Camera bodies without a lens, and lenses without a body, are both completely normal to bring — you do not need a matched pair for either one to be worth asking about. Cracked and broken gear is worth bringing too, and we will look at it the same way we look at anything else: honestly, and in person, rather than promising anything sight unseen. If you have a whole bag — a body, two or three lenses, a flash, some filters, and a battery grip nobody has touched in five years — bring the entire bag. Bringing the entire bag is easier than sorting it out beforehand, and that is exactly what we want to see.
Before you meet us
Pull out any memory card and check it for photos you want to keep before you come, since we do not want you losing pictures you meant to save. If the camera pairs with a phone app for transfers, unlink it from your account if you can, though this matters far less on cameras than it does on phones and watches. For film cameras, if there is a partially shot roll inside, decide whether you want it developed first — once you hand off the camera, that roll goes with it. Gather everything from the bag rather than leaving lenses or the flash at home thinking they are not worth including; a body and its accessories together give us a clearer picture than the same pieces looked at apart, though a missing accessory will not stop us from looking at what you do bring. If a lens has a front or rear cap, keep it with the lens, though a missing cap will not stop us from looking at the glass either.
How the meetup works
Tell us what is in the bag through the form — bodies, lenses with their mounts if you know them, flashes, anything else — or just text us photos of everything spread out. We set up a meetup in the Albany area, or come to you if you have a full bag and driving it over is a hassle. At the meetup we go through each piece with you, checking bodies for shutter and sensor issues and lenses for fungus, haze or focus problems, and we tell you plainly, piece by piece, what we can use and what we cannot. Anything we can buy gets paid for in cash before you leave. Anything we cannot use, you keep — we are not going to talk you into leaving gear behind that we are not actually buying. Bring the whole bag; sorting it out together is faster than trying to guess in advance what is worth including.
Tell us what you have
Questions we get
- Do you buy lenses without a camera body?
- Yes. Lenses on their own, separate from any body, are worth bringing in for a look.
- My lens has fungus growing inside it. Is it still worth bringing?
- Bring it. Fungus is common on glass that sat in storage for years, and it does not automatically settle the question — we would rather look at it in person than have you assume it is not worth asking about.
- Do you buy film cameras, or only digital?
- We buy film cameras too, including Canon AE-1, Canon F-1, Canon EOS 3, Nikon FE, Nikon N55 and Instax models. Bring yours in and we will look at it.
- What if I have a whole bag with multiple lenses and no idea what mount they are?
- Bring the whole bag as-is. We can identify mounts and models when we look at everything together, so you do not need to sort it out beforehand.
- Is a camera with a stuck shutter still worth bringing?
- Yes, tell us about it and bring it. A stuck shutter does not settle the question on its own — we would rather look at it than guess from a description.
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