What do I do with old camera lenses; being heavy they seem worthless for sale or charity; shame to just dump?

I would like to dispose of my old camera lenses. They were good in their day, but now the demand for metal and glass screw thread lenses has gone, but they just seem too nice to just throw in the bin. Even charity shops say they don't want them. A camera shop will take them if I make a big purchase but I don't need a cameral now. Some of the leading brands such as Leica of course have historical value, but my old M42 and Konical lenses are technically worthless. I just cannot bear to just add them to the crusher. I would have thought that they would have a use somewhere, but I need to know where to send them.

post them on freecycle.org. You sign up to a local group and can post anything as long as it's free. You'd be surprised at the things people want that are of no use to the owners.

I'd love to have them...all I'd need then would be a camera body and some film.

Actually, I always thought I took better pictures with the old 35mm reflex than with the digitals I have now.

Try selling it on. Maybe there is a collector who is interested in buying this type of photography equipment. Ebay may be a good place to start.

Put them on eBay, thenm you'll know for sure if people are interested in them.

put it up on ebay im sure some freak somewhere might find a use for them that way u make some money for them too ... a win win situation i would say

if you give them to me i will sticky tape them to a dv cam and get wierd angles, stick tranparent film on them, well since they have no practical value, i would just get creative with them and do all the stuff you wouldn't even dream of doing with new equipment.

Sell them on eBay or give them to me!

Have you thought about donating them to a camera museum or something. Or try selling them on Ebay. There is bound to be someone in the world who would want them.

Sell them on e-bay, there's sure to be someone interested. It is a pity to throw them away and you might even make some money out of it.

Why don't you try your local college? If they run photography classes they might welcome the opportunity to experiment with other types of lenses.

Try selling them on E-Bay u'd be surprised at how many collectors there are out there who would be happy to take them off ur hands. Good Luck =o)

A great place to check is B&H Photo. They have a huge used camera & accessories section and are constantly buying used equipment. They bought my entire Mamiya (w/ 5 lenses) collection and paid a decent price for it. I received the check from them within a week after sending the items in.

you sould be able to sell them at cash convertors otherwise ebay

I ll have them. just gone back to an old manual camera.

there are some people who collect camera paraphernalia maybe they would be interested in purchasing them try taking them to auction that might help