Estate Planning - where will your gear go?

[David Karp]

My 4 year old told me the other day that he wants to learn how to use my camera that uses the cloth over my head. Maybe the 6 year old will be interested too. He does like his Holga. If that keeps up, I know where it will go.

[John Bartley]

For the most part my philosophy is the same as Walters. I won't likely have any equipment of any real value, so it will go with whatever estate I have and I'm not going to worry about it.

Anything I do have of any significance ($ value or otherwise) will be noted in my will or be disposed of before I go (barring an unexpected death). As an example (in another hobby), I have just donated what seems to be a very rare 1930's communication setup to the Communications and Electronics museum (RC Sigs) in Kingston Ontario. Because there doesn't appear to be another one in Canada (that I can find)and because mine was mint original, it needed to be there, so I arranged it first and that way my estate executor doesn't need to worry about it and it will get to the museum in good condition. I can go and see it any time I want to so there's no hardship there. If I acquire any significant photo gear, I'll try to do the same thing with it.

cheers eh?

[Jack Flesher]

I've told my wife what my gear is worth and given her a list of who to contact if it needs to be sold and I'm not around... I should probably leave the contact list in the cabinet with all the gear in case my kiss need it since they'd have no clue...

[Salty]

I think what would bother me most would be the idea of my equipment being bought up cheaply by someone with the intent of turning a quick, large profit. I've seen it too many times in the past where a collection of lenses/equipment turn up on an auction site, then the auction is closed prematurely, and shortly after they're relisted individually by another seller at a much higher price. Call them entrepreneurs, whatever, but I'd rather give specific lenses to friends who will keep and use them.

[John Brady]

I've told my wife what my gear is worth and given her a list of who to contact if it needs to be sold and I'm not around... ..

Jack, if I gave my wife a list of all my photo gear and what it was worth, I would probably be gone before my time!!!

I hope she's not here when the 58xl gets delivered today.

jb

[Frank Petronio]

My best "estate" sale came from a bankrupted "day-trader" who was still very much breathing but might as well of been dead.

Day-trading. It just makes me smile ;-)

[ljb0904]

I think you all should will your large format gear to me. I'm sticking around awhile :-D

[Ole Tjugen]

I just assume that Antonio Stasi's second-hand camera shop would suddenly be full of weird old junk.

[Brian Ellis]

I think we should leave everything to Ash, any 20 year old who's into LF photography is a worthy cause.

[Ash]

I like the sound of that