Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://luis.imaginarymagnitude.net/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.17/1846 - Release Date: 12/12/2008 6:59 PM