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How much is to much?
Feb 17, 2014 09:41:52 #
dandi
Loc: near Seattle, WA
al davis wrote:
Hello to all uhh members. br I was having a discus... (show quote)
Interesting, yesterday my wife asked me the same question when I return from the camera store with another toy. I bought used nikon D5100. I have two older dslr, but I wanted better ISO. I explained to her about ISO, I don't think she was impressed by high ISO of d5100. Then she said: do you really enjoy photography or just playing with the equipment? It's not the same thing.
Do you think it's a good question for some of us?
Feb 17, 2014 09:44:41 #
Shutterbugsailer wrote:
As a Middle aged, middle class wage earner, I can ... (show quote)
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Feb 17, 2014 09:48:37 #
Has any one ever heard of the old adage "One camera. one lens?
After you learn your camera and lens inside our and backwards you DON'T need a new piece of equipment. Problem is most of us think we need a news lens or camera because it's either new or someone else has it so "me to". We don't really know what we have got but we "Think we need More"
I have stuck to the one camera one lens for about 5 years, works good. Get the lens that covers about 90% of your work and you'll be ok...........................
After you learn your camera and lens inside our and backwards you DON'T need a new piece of equipment. Problem is most of us think we need a news lens or camera because it's either new or someone else has it so "me to". We don't really know what we have got but we "Think we need More"
I have stuck to the one camera one lens for about 5 years, works good. Get the lens that covers about 90% of your work and you'll be ok...........................
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Feb 17, 2014 09:57:21 #
sb wrote:
Like the bumper sticker says - you are "Spending your children's inheritance". Sounds like you have given them the tools to survive on their own, so enjoy the fruits of your own labor!
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Feb 17, 2014 10:07:49 #
Lucius
Loc: Denver, Colorado
I was in the military a long time ago and there was saying, if you gottem smokem. You establish what your priorities are. A trip to could be easily $10,000 and it only last for a few weeks.
Feb 17, 2014 10:16:32 #
sounds like you did a great job with your kids. getting them self-sufficient is rare these days. so now it is definitely your turn!!!
my daughter is 42 and my son is 39..........they have more money and better jobs than i have...
so I buy camera and music gear...my wife buys scrapbooking stuff.
it's so great to be alive!!!!
nothing goes on a credit card unless it can be paid off when the bill comes due.
my daughter is 42 and my son is 39..........they have more money and better jobs than i have...
so I buy camera and music gear...my wife buys scrapbooking stuff.
it's so great to be alive!!!!
nothing goes on a credit card unless it can be paid off when the bill comes due.
Feb 17, 2014 10:21:47 #
It's a hobby, therefore it is not subject to the rule of reason! That is exactly what I told the Bankruptcy Judge!
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Feb 17, 2014 10:43:59 #
Poison Ivey wrote:
It's a hobby, therefore it is not subject to the rule of reason! That is exactly what I told the Bankruptcy Judge!
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Feb 17, 2014 10:44:41 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
ah, equipment. i had always hoped there would be one lens and one camera which would do it all. and there isn't.
looking at what i currently have.
2 rangefinders, leica and nikon
3 slrs, nikon leicaflex, minolta
3 medium format cameras, bronica, hasselblad, mamiya
1 medium format technical camera, linhof
1 5x4 technica camera, linhof
3 light meters, gossen, pentax
5 tripods
and god only knows how many lenses.
the point of all this is each one does something the others do not, and i've had need of these over the years, and still do. if i figured out all i have currently it would be somewhere south of 25-30k. a lot of money, but the photos provide a lot more memories.
so, if you use it then buy if. if you don't then sell it.
looking at what i currently have.
2 rangefinders, leica and nikon
3 slrs, nikon leicaflex, minolta
3 medium format cameras, bronica, hasselblad, mamiya
1 medium format technical camera, linhof
1 5x4 technica camera, linhof
3 light meters, gossen, pentax
5 tripods
and god only knows how many lenses.
the point of all this is each one does something the others do not, and i've had need of these over the years, and still do. if i figured out all i have currently it would be somewhere south of 25-30k. a lot of money, but the photos provide a lot more memories.
so, if you use it then buy if. if you don't then sell it.
Feb 17, 2014 10:53:13 #
I have found photography is actually a cheap hobby. I've bought several lenses, bodies, light stands, bags, and even planned trips just to take photos. No if your looking a really expensive hobby, buy a airplane. In my Cessna 172, I had to install a new GPS, to keep up with the Government regs for navigation. Total cost for the GPS, $15000, plus, installation into the cockpit by a licensed mechanic, another $1200. I also needed to update a radio, another $11000, and $2000 for installation. All this required by the FAA, to meet standards. Today, since the weather is clear, and good I'll take a check ride, and shoot some approaches. I'll be up about 2 hours @ 12 gallons per hour, at $5.60 per gallon of av-gas. So, you think photography is expensive?
Feb 17, 2014 10:55:21 #
al davis wrote:
Hello to all uhh members. br I was having a discus... (show quote)
I am with you on this one. Hard not to spend money on photography. Once the last of 4 kids moved out, it was as though I hit the lottery. Enjoy while you can, you can't take it with you.
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Feb 17, 2014 10:58:45 #
wj cody wrote:
ah, equipment. i had always hoped there would be o... (show quote)
Asking a serious photographer to make due with one camera/lens combo is like asking Bill Clinton or one of the Kennedy clan to make do with one woman
Feb 17, 2014 11:05:56 #
Shutterbugsailer wrote:
And unlike a super-telephoto lens, you can also use it to pick up the.............
And I thought you were gonna say babes!! :lol:
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Feb 17, 2014 11:10:08 #
Feb 17, 2014 11:11:09 #
like when I played tennis and would buy a new racket and the next day thought how much I improved but a week later back to normal- same with photography buy the equipment take a picture and late compare it with one taken 20 years ago with nikkormat camera and is there really any difference- this is one reason I try to avoid digital so I do not get caught up in the constant change - but heck just brought a Nikon v1
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