For many of us, the summer season is the best time for photography – tailor-made for shooting with its long days, clear skies, abundant illumination and truly magical light. And since it’s also holiday season for most people, lots of folks have been setting off on their travels – perfect for those exotic photo opps.
So it’s the ideal time to take a look at your old kit and see if there’s anything you’d like to upgrade or embellish to make the most of the season, and the crisp clear skies later on this year. After all, trading in your used equipment with a specialist dealer like MPB makes it much more affordable to buy newer gear.
Upgrade for your travels
If you’re off on the trip of a lifetime, you’ll want to take your camera with you to document the experience and capture those one-of-a-kind photographs. But do you have the right kit for the job?
Many of us are still using big-bodied DSLRs and chunky zoom lenses – which are still perfect for dedicated shoot days, but they may not be the best options for traveling or taking on a plane. So this could be the perfect time to trade in your bulky gear for some small and sleek mirrorless equipment.
You might be perfectly happy with your camera, of course, but not everybody wants to lug bodies and lenses around packed tourist hotspots – mirror or no mirror! Perhaps this is the ideal opportunity to turn a little-used lens or unloved flashgun into a compact camera, or maybe even a tough action camera that’s perfect for hot, dusty and underwater conditions.
In fact, picking up a “burner camera” for your holiday can be a great way to take photos while you're away – but without the worry of your favorite kit getting damaged. Expert staff at used gear specialist MPB professionally grade the items it sells, with pricing to reflect the condition. So whether you’re looking for a pristine body or something a bit more rough-and-tumble, you’ll find what you’re looking for.
By the same token, if you’re heading somewhere on a dedicated photographic holiday – perhaps a photo safari or to capture a world-famous landscape or landmark – it’s definitely worth seeing if your kit is up to the task at hand.
It’s one thing to make do with a beginner camera and a kit lens if you’re just snapping family photos, but you really don’t want your gear to let you down when taking once-in-a-lifetime shots. There’s nothing worse than getting a blurry image of a tiger in the wild because your camera couldn’t keep up!
Take the pain (and the price) out of upgrading
The days of loading up your old gear in the back of the car, driving it to the local camera shop and then haggling about prices are in the past. The best way to trade in your used equipment is with a company like MPB – the leading online platform for used photography and videography equipment.
You can get a free instant quote by simply entering the model and estimated condition of your gear. Then all you need to do is box it up and MPB will arrange a free and fully-insured courier collection – and you can even start shopping for your upgraded gear, which will be automatically reserved until the experts check over the equipment and provide a final quote.
Everything that MPB buys and sells is inspected by specialist staff to grade the condition, ensuring competitive and fair pricing when it comes to your trade-in value as well as the cost of your upgraded equipment. All gear comes with a 12-month warranty for complete peace of mind, and your fresh gear will be delivered to you by an insured courier, absolutely free.
It’s an inspirational time of year to get out and shoot, so head over to MPB and see what cameras, lenses or accessories can help you get the most out of the season!
