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Subject: [Leica] RD-1 now Backup
From: sethrosner at nycap.rr.com (Seth Rosner)
Date: Sat Dec 13 12:28:33 2008
References: <59590070.8147571229136929947.JavaMail.root@mail02.pantherlink.uwm.edu><4943D10F.5080908@mcclary.net><F20AC743-8A6D-457D-9649-39B39F50AD9A@frozenlight.eu> <837FD9C8-C3F4-452C-8878-C838D05AE39D@gmail.com>

Luis, the difference isn't complicated: computers do not require 
replenishment, at most an insignificant amount of electric power; film does.

Seth

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luis Miguel Casta?eda Navas" <octabod@gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] RD-1 now Backup


>
> On 13/12/2008, at 19:52, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>
>> The computer I have is an iMac which I bought earlier this year. But
>> I would have bought this computer even if I were not taking
>> pictures. I use it to surf, to e-mail, to work with Excel, Word,
>> Powerpoint etc. So its cost was not incurred as a consequence of
>> photography and so should not be counted.
>
> why not? I always found this pretty much an accountant's trick, just
> like the kind of reasoning like I use the car to commute, but as long
> as I will have it for myself the cost of commuting fuel should not be
> counted as a work expense.
>
> The fact is that digital photography up to certain level -that we all
> here match- requires a computer with proper software and storage, and
> despite we already have one or not, or if it's shared with another
> tasks, should be counted. We can discuss what percentage of cost
> charges each task, but to me (who works mostly coding custom software)
> the added cost seems as clear as film in a film camera.
>
> cheers.
>
>
> I feel better, to hell with photography, art, women, and all
> E. Weston, 1924
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