Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com