PSA: Heard a guy at the camera swap meet say 'if it's digital, just toss it and buy new'

I was at the monthly meet in Springfield and this collector was telling a newbie that fixing digital bodies is a waste of time. That mindset is why so many good cameras end up in landfills over a simple board or screen issue. How do we fight this 'disposable' idea when talking to regular folks?

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robinson.reese14d ago

What about the cameras that are out of production but still take great photos? My old DSLR had a shutter issue that cost less than a new phone case to fix. Where do people think the parts for those "new" cameras even come from? Doesn't throwing away a whole camera over a small problem just make everything more expensive for everyone?

matthewbarnes14d ago

Ever try to explain it like fixing a car? I told my neighbor his old Canon just needed a new battery door (a cheap part) and now he uses it for his kid's soccer games. Showing people the actual fix, like a cracked screen replacement on a point-and-shoot, makes it feel less like magic and more like a simple repair. It turns that "toss it" feeling into a "well, that was easy" moment.

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