Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, That was a good column by Mike Johnston, but as usual, he is far too level headed for most people's tastes!(-: I am afraid that I generally buy equipment based on points 1 & 2, with the result that there is way too much stuff floating around at home. I have now started giving away my old digital equipment to nephews, nieces and deserving youngsters instead of selling them for peanuts - I just have one Nikon D70 left to give away. In the digital age, I have realized that lenses are semi permanent acquisitions, and camera bodies are disposables. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 1:38 AM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > Apropos to this topic, Michael Johnston just so happened to discuss > this in the last 2 of his posts. > > http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/08/factoring-value.html > > The latest one, in summary, says that if you consider these factors of > a potential purchase: use, results, longevity, payback, pleasure of > ownership, resale value and the deal, and hit 3 or more of these 7 > value targets, it would add up to a sane and sensible purchase over > the long run. > > Looking at my equipments, most of them hit 6 and 7. Sometimes there is > "no deal" and I have to pay full price and sometimes there is "no > use," in which case, I sell it when the opportunity arises and move > on. > > Now our newest car is still a 2000 Toyota minivan with a dent on the > side for the past 5 years. So choices and choices... > > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 6:58 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net> > wrote: > > The point I was making is that not all of us on this forum are Pros.... > > > > We have to make buying decisions with a different/additional set of > > criteria..... > > > > The question currently to use a D700 or a D7000 is a $1500 decision..... > > The question to use the D3s vs a D700 is a $5K decision..... > > The question to use a cropped sensor vs a FF sensor is a multi Thousand $ > > decision..... > > The question of a M8 or M9 is a $5K decision..... > > The question of a Nocti vs a Summicron is at best, a $3K decision for a > used > > version of each.... > > > > Although some amateurs can afford a $7K camera, I suspect, even on this > well > > heeled list, that the majority of us can not. > > > > Generally speaking, this list is not sensitive to cost issues. One of my > > pet peeves..... > > > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at earthlink.net > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org > > [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf > > Of > > Marty Deveney > > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 6:45 AM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Thinking about a D700 or D7000 > > > > That's exactly the point. These guys are not amateurs. > > > > Marty > > > > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at > > earthlink.net > > > > wrote: > >> As an amateur, having roughly $15 Grand in cameras hanging from one's > >> shoulders, sounds like overkill......... > >> > >> Never mind the lenses...... > >> > >> Frank Filippone > >> Red735i at earthlink.net > >> > >> > >> > >> The news guys here all shoot with D3 and 1D series cameras. Maybe a > >> D700 or a 5D for backup, but usually only as a third camera after a > >> pair of D3s or 1Ds. > >> > >> Marty > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >