When does it end?
Apr 13, 2012 18:35:18 #
CooledgeR
Loc: Sunny (Hot) Arizona
Bill41 wrote:
Define "reasonable"
CooledgeR wrote:
$50 K is a reasonable target ;-)
quagmire wrote:
I have only been into this for a few months,and have already spent over $2500. When will I get everything I need?
$50 K is a reasonable target ;-)
Define "reasonable"
That which is predictably certain to occur when a photophile's acquisitive addiction cannot be sated until he/she has a (a) pro-style, full frame DSLR (with at least a dozen lenses), (b) first-rate rangefinder (viz. a Leica M9) and a half dozen peerless lenses, and (c) infrared (or infrared converted) camera (e.g. Fuji IS-Pro), plus at least one suitably expensive (e.g. Zeiss) lens. ;-)
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Apr 13, 2012 20:29:43 #
rebeil wrote:
I can't believe $729 for a battery for a Nikon D4
Is that a real figure? Holy cow! You can buy a decent camera for that.
Apr 13, 2012 20:34:05 #
quagmire wrote:
I have only been into this for a few months,and have already spent over $2500. When will I get everything I need?
There is no end to infiniti! Technogloghy will always change, so you will have to always change with it, which means your wallet, will never get a rest.
This is a quote that you always need to remember.
Apr 13, 2012 20:34:48 #
rebeil wrote:
I can't believe $729 for a battery for a Nikon D4
List for EN-EL18 is $220 on Nikon's page. Still too much but not what you paid (or saw).
Apr 13, 2012 21:35:50 #
John D. Rockefeller was once asked " How much money is enough?" His reply, "Just a little bit more". Same question may apply to "How many lenses...?" "How many cameras?" Does not answer your question but I think Rockefeller's reply may apply to photography.
Apr 13, 2012 22:32:15 #
You probably got what you NEED about $2000 ago. From then on, it's ALL want.
Apr 14, 2012 01:16:32 #
dame_wolf wrote:
hahaha! My fiance asked me just yesterday if I was done yet. I asked him if he would ever be done with his Jeep, Harley, and dirtbike. He said no and I said there was his answer. :)
I like your avatar :)
Apr 14, 2012 01:25:59 #
senad55verizon.net wrote:
So where's your "reply in a jocular vein"? (You didn't mean jugular vein, did you?)
Bill41 wrote:
I find it interesting that, while most replys here are in a jocular vein, several have been humorless and, shall we say "parental."
Some people just don't like or know how to have fun!
Some people just don't like or know how to have fun!
So where's your "reply in a jocular vein"? (You didn't mean jugular vein, did you?)
No, i meant jocular, as in having fun, merriment, joking. I was jocular until someone went for my jugular. Ah, but such in the merriment of this opus that I almost regret the time spent taking pictures in lieu of responding to such sophomoric comments. I'll simply have to assuage my angst by perusing the latest CaNikOlymPenSon conspectus. GRYM,G
Apr 14, 2012 02:36:11 #
PHFoto
Loc: Idaho
Solution spend more time responding to such sophomoric comments
Bill41 wrote:
quote=senad55verizon.net quote=Bill41 I find it ... (show quote)
Apr 14, 2012 06:40:44 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
Eventually, it can slow down a lot. Neither my wife nor I has bought a new camera or lens in a year or more, and the last camera was simply in order to go full-frame from crop-frame, and get all my focal lengths back (Leica M8 to M9). When my current DSLR stops working (which it's showing signs of doing), I'll get another, but until then, I don't think there are any cameras on the market that are worth buying. There are a few lenses I'd like, but they're not essential.
Mind you, this is after 45 years of photography, and long ago I lost count of how many cameras and lenses I have.
Cheers,
R.
Mind you, this is after 45 years of photography, and long ago I lost count of how many cameras and lenses I have.
Cheers,
R.
Apr 14, 2012 06:42:05 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
Old Redeye wrote:
You probably got what you NEED about $2000 ago. From then on, it's ALL want.
Hmmmm..... Not really. In order to earn a living, I need digital, and after 40+ years using Leicas, that meant an M9.
Cheers,
R.
Apr 14, 2012 08:16:28 #
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