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06/30/2006 08:57:45 PM · #51 |
Woodies: ~$100
Duckies: ~$40
Bandanas: ~$15
Other Novelties: ~$30
Flammable Liquids: ~$20
Fire Insurance: ~$500
edit to add:
Camera, lenses and stuff like that: ~$2500
Message edited by author 2006-06-30 20:58:34. |
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06/30/2006 09:14:46 PM · #52 |
Gateway DC-T50...$150
Rebel XT.........$850
Zoom lens........$165
Canon bag........$50
Filters..........$75
Tripod...........$50
DPC Membership...$25
Entry Fees.......$600
Miscellaneous....$400
(CF cards, batteries, charger, cleaning cloth, books, Woody, etc.)
Total............$2365 (approx.)
Plus printer, ink, paper, mattes, matte cutter, frames, tent, portfolio rack, backup DVDs, etc......Another $3500? (over the last year & a half, but I've recouped most of those costs via sales)
Damn... More money than I thought! HA
Message edited by author 2006-06-30 21:29:41. |
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06/30/2006 09:17:43 PM · #53 |
Hmmmm
20D with kit lens with grip - $1700 (I bought it when it came out. yikes!)
70-200mm f4L - $500
100mm Macro 2.8 - $500
10-22mm - $700
TS Lens - $300
75-300mm - $350
50mm 1.8 - $75
28-70mm 2.8 - $350
Cokin filters and accessories - $250
Screw in filters - $150
Tripod MT8180 - $395
Sling Bag - $75
Backpack - $100
Sigma Flash - $300
Lumiquest - $50
80 gig portable drive - $200
6 gigs of memory - $400
Insurance - $400
Total: $6795
Sheesh. I need a sugar momma!
Message edited by author 2006-06-30 21:18:18. |
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06/30/2006 09:19:08 PM · #54 |
| Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED set be back two large, Canadian so whats that $27.00 US |
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06/30/2006 09:20:16 PM · #55 |
Originally posted by Rikki:
Sheesh. I need a sugar momma! |
Do you cook? Grocery shop? Take out the trash? Clean? Let's talk.... :-)
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06/30/2006 09:25:51 PM · #56 |
Originally posted by Melethiasugarmomma:
Do you cook? |
Check.
Originally posted by Melethiasugarmomma:
Grocery shop? |
Check. Originally posted by Melethiasugarmomma:
Take out the trash? |
Check.
Originally posted by Melethiasugarmomma:
Clean? |
Check.
Originally posted by jpsnewsugarmomma:
Let's talk.... :-) |
Hey sugar :) |
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06/30/2006 09:39:12 PM · #57 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Woodies: ~$100
Duckies: ~$40
Bandanas: ~$15
Other Novelties: ~$30
Flammable Liquids: ~$20
Fire Insurance: ~$500
edit to add:
Camera, lenses and stuff like that: ~$2500 |
LOL
Its the flamable liquids and the fire insurance.
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06/30/2006 09:39:46 PM · #58 |
| Be careful, he also drinks fine wine from plastic Hardee's collectible cups. |
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06/30/2006 09:47:25 PM · #59 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
Be careful, he also drinks fine wine from plastic Hardee's collectible cups. |
Those are from Burger King mister - let's not tell tales!
:)
Edit:
And don't go dissin my wooing of the sugar mommas!
:P
Message edited by author 2006-06-30 21:48:31. |
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06/30/2006 09:54:13 PM · #60 |
Oops, I be blockin'. My bad.
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06/30/2006 09:57:13 PM · #61 |
[cityboy]
Back bro - kay. Werd.
[/cityboy]
[cityboy translation]
It is quite alright my friend. Please, let it bother you no more. Go in peace, we'll have dinner next week.
[/cityboy translation] |
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06/30/2006 10:02:01 PM · #62 |
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06/30/2006 10:22:18 PM · #63 |
I feel really happy about my expenditure of no more than $1500. I was determined to have good gear but not get caught up in a spiralling cost vortex. (see profile) I think I managed it. I love the camera and its lens and am not driven (yet) to needing anything else
Brett (ex KiwiPix)
Message edited by author 2006-06-30 22:22:36. |
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06/30/2006 11:05:36 PM · #64 |
Gosh, I go vote for a few hours and look what I miss! JP, dear, I think you're doing just fine without a sugarmomma. (Come to think of it, so is Rikki). But should you wish to temporarily relocate to Germany for a couple of years, there could be a deal to be made...
Sadly, we don't have interchangeable lenses, though.
Brett - get caught up in the spiral, dude! It's great fun! And it will make the rest of us feel a little less guilty.
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06/30/2006 11:12:36 PM · #65 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
JP, dear,... Sadly, we don't have interchangeable lenses, though. |
The story of my life :( |
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06/30/2006 11:19:38 PM · #66 |
Not much.
D50 $370 (refurb)
18-55 $80 (refurb)
70-300 Tamron $129 (ebay)
My super sweet new Dynatran tripod that came today! $69 (ebay)
A Tamrac backpack that I got for my birthday from my wife. $80 (ebay)
A 512 SD card $12 (computer geeks)
Total $740
I have a few PC's I don't really count the cost of them because I would own them anyway. I also already owned photoshop 7 for a web business I ran a few years ago which I use sometimes.
And my new thing: All free software, gimp, picasa, and linux!
I know I don't have much "good" gear, but I feel that for the money I can really enjoy this hobby, and make some decent shots. This rig for me was a good way to get going, and when I get good enough to know what exactly the camera is or isn't doing that another model will, then I can upgrade. For now I am just learning. |
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06/30/2006 11:31:35 PM · #67 |
Originally posted by alfresco:
Originally posted by Melethia:
JP, dear,... Sadly, we don't have interchangeable lenses, though. |
The story of my life :( |
But my little Powershot A40 could hang out with your Powershot.... |
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06/30/2006 11:33:30 PM · #68 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
Originally posted by alfresco:
Originally posted by Melethia:
JP, dear,... Sadly, we don't have interchangeable lenses, though. |
The story of my life :( |
But my little Powershot A40 could hang out with your Powershot.... |
Love kindles anew :) |
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07/01/2006 12:32:38 AM · #69 |
| You really expect me to answer this when my other half might see it :-)) More than I should have.... |
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07/01/2006 12:38:15 AM · #70 |
Originally posted by robs:
You really expect me to answer this when my other half might see it :-)) More than I should have.... |
I think the trick is to get your other half involved in photography... then it's supposedly a lot easier to get new gear... |
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07/01/2006 02:52:14 AM · #71 |
| Wanna hear something funny? I collect sports memorabilia and baseball cards. I actually have Ken Griffey Jr's rookie year batting helmet. Yes it's worth a fortune and no it's not even close to being the best piece I own. At any rate I have well over $70,000 in collectables and I NEVER touch them anymore. Haven't in over a year since I got this dreaded D70. My wife is sooooooo ticked off at me. I used to work almost 24 hours a day trying to chase stuff down to get my hands on it and now I won't even so much as dust it. It's criminal I tell you. Now I'm on this camera kick and shes going on and on about how I abandoned my last "Hobby" what makes this one different. She says I will spend a fortune on it and grow tired of it with in a couple of years. HAH!! I say I have been collecting sports since I was 10 years old and now I'm 41. Which mean I will collect camera stuff well into my 80's RIGHT? |
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07/01/2006 04:11:17 AM · #72 |
I have OJ Simpsons rookie year card (+ tons more)....The Fantastic Four #'s 48, 49 n fitty...the KISS comic, printed with their own blood (that one's for Judi) guitars up the wazoo (Fendersons, Martinbackers..Epilectro's) ALL gathering dust while I've been hemorrhaging cashereenio on camera gear.
...and without question, it's been worth every single penny. |
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07/01/2006 04:27:23 AM · #73 |
Hmmm....tough question! All up, because my wife has become involved with photography too I'd say it'd be close to $15,000(Aus) over the past 3 years! That'd include 2 slr's, lenses, studio lighting and backdrops, reflectors, memory cards etc. That amount doesn't include PC's, monitors et al!
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07/01/2006 08:06:16 AM · #74 |
So Neil, you're saying its my fault we've spent all that money ;)
Message edited by author 2006-07-01 09:03:49. |
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07/01/2006 08:26:40 AM · #75 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
Originally posted by alfresco:
Originally posted by Melethia:
JP, dear,... Sadly, we don't have interchangeable lenses, though. |
The story of my life :( |
But my little Powershot A40 could hang out with your Powershot.... |
Just remember:
OUR lenses are interchangeable, I live on the OCEAN, and:
I cook, I sew, I've learned to clean a house;
the plumbing's not a mystery to me.
I know enough to run a separate load
for denim when I sort the laundry out.
I understand the workings of a car.
I can drive boats. I've even flown a plane.
Withal, I'm just an utter paragon,
domestic virtue looking for a home,
because, in the dying world, there is no time...
(Throws hat in ring next to JP's)
R.
Oh yeah, money on camera gear? Geesh.... Going how far back? I've owned in film alone 3 Nikon F-bodies of various vintages, a Nikkormat, an Olympus OM-1, a Hasselblad, a Mamiya RB-67, A Linhof 4x5 view camera, a Sinar-P and a Sinar-F view camera, and a whole slew of Polaroids. I can't begin to count the lenses that go with those. Plus a whole studio full of lights, strobes, backgrounds, a darkroom, mounting gear, you name it. At least a dozen tripods. Gawd the list goes on and on.
But that's all gone now.
Since I went digital, I have progressed from Fuji Finepix 4900Z to Nikon Coolpix 5500 to the current Canon 20D with the 4 lenses listed in my profile. The Fuji and the Nikon set me back roughly $1000 each, the listed Canon gear cost me a little over 4 grand. Then there's the manfrotto tripod, the remote release, the 430EX speedlight, the polarizing filters, the LowePro bag, the tripod collar for the 70-200mm, more memory... So I guess I've added nearly another $1000 to that, making a grand total, in camera gear alone, of about $7000 just since I went digital...
On the other hand, I'm still running the same computer and PS 7.0, so I've saved some pesos there :-)
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