Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I'm in the middle of a computer upgrade as I type and it's 100% related to photography. I've used and programmed personal computers since 1983 and if not for photography I'd still be using a 133MHz Wintel computer. I have no need to upgrade aside from photography. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com on 5/30/05 12:22 PM, Nathan Wajsman at nathan.wajsman@planet.nl wrote: > Sorry, Doug, but this only makes sense if you assume that the computer > is bought specifically because of digital imaging. I have owned PCs > since 1985, and have upgraded more or less every 3 years or so, totally > unrelated to digital photography. When I started scanning negatives in > 1998, I just used the computer I had then--no incremental investment > besides the scanner (and I still have that scanner). When I started > shooting with a DSLR last year, I did not need to make any upgrades to > my PC: I already had Photoshop, a printer, and a computer with ample > processing power and memory. The only purchase directly related to > shooting digital was a card reader costing less than 20 Euro. > Your milage may vary, depending on what equipment you start with, but I > suspect that most people on this list already have a computer with > sufficient power to support digital imaging. Therefore, the cost of the > computer is not an incremental cost in the business case for digital > imaging. > > Nathan > > dnygr wrote: > >> When adding up the costs of going digital one most certainly has to add in >> the cost of the computer and all affiliated expenses and let's not forget >> the >> costs of updating the PC, printer and digital camera. It's part of the >> overhead. If you can depreciate it on your taxes, it's part of the >> cost--and >> that goes for professionals who will depreciate it and amateurs who >> cannot. >> >> doug nygren >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >>