what to keep: digi or med format?

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Because those lovely people at the student loans company have decreed (after paying my first installment) that my course isnt eligible for funding (it is) and they have said it will take 12 weeks for an appeal to be processed I have to sell at least one camera. It may be that I have to sell 2 but for now lets imagine its only one. Other factors to consider are that I havent used my camera as much since i went back to uni and when i have it hasnt been low light stuff and i havent taken it on nights out as I have done for the last year.

So do I sell the s5 a camera ive cut my teeth on and that while slower than a week in the jail and with a file size bigger than the average sumo, still produces some cracking images. After all the newest shiny digi camera is only ever 6 months away. That would leave me with the bronica, a medium format affair but with a metered prism and handle so its effectively an SLR on steroids. Cracking fun but much less kind to mistakes and not really a low light weapon, perhaps better suited to the slower paced and occasional portrait fun with friends. Of course theres the processing cost to consider too (im really pressed for time so whilst I will learn to home develop it prob wont be for a while)

Anyway im intrigued as to what folk have to say/think, for what its worth the digi is a one lens (50mm f1.4) set up as is the bron, 150mm f3.5 so there are no real differences on that front. A final final option would be to sell both and swap the 50mm af-d for an af-s and stick it on the d40 my gf and i have.

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Get rid of film! At least digital wouldn't eat money for film, development, prints (unless you really want something), and will give quick results you want. You can always pick up a hassy when you have the cash.
 
In your position I would also say sell the medium format gear. While (as you already knoe) is it better photography equipment as already suggested keeping digital is the cheaper long term solution.

Now, if it is only a temporary sale (ie you plan on buying again when the student loans company sort their act out) I would suggest you sell the S5 pro. The medium format gear will hold it's value, wheras the digital will always keep a steady decline. Plus then you can decide what you want to replace it with in future.
 
Sell the S5 and buy a £50 compact digital. You will have most of the functionality with the low production cost of the digital and still have the MF.
 
I agree with the person above, the MF gear usually stays at about the same price from what I have always looked at getting. Once a digital is more than a year old it will rapidly start to lose its value.

Example, I have a quite nice Sony W-170 point and shoot which last year sold for about £180 - £220 depending where you got it (My parents got it for way less than that for me). Now as it doesn't have all the latest features it sells for only about £80.

You can't really get new features with MF so its value will not decline very much. A small point and shoot digital would do for now until you can get back a nicer digital.
 
Depends how much it was bought for, but the S5 is holding its value well.
 
some sensible plans there, i suppose it also depends on what i can sell and for how much, any other opinions welcomed
 
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