I thoguht a small Ginetta was a gin/rocks, with a twist! keith
Cotty wrote: > > >what I don't understand (not from you, Don, but from other posts) is that > >everyone is ready to run out and buy a 10D because the *ist-D is not > >compatible with K and M lenses. Well guess what? Neither are the offerings > >from Canon and Nikon. You'll still need to replace ALL your lenses, right > >Tom and Cotty? > > Yery true, and I was extremely sad to have to let go my A*85mm f/1.4 - > the best lens of all time in my very humble opinion. However, I am > beginning to see that it may have been of limited value when attached to > the *ist D. > > It's taken me 6 months, but I have sold all but a few Pentax and KA mount > lenses, and built up a range of EOS mount glass, only one of which is > actually a Canon lens. This is because I tend to equip myself with fast > lenses (dare I say it - 'pro' ;-) which are obviously going to be more > expensive. I see no point to lenses with max apertures of f/5.6 for > instance. Canon 'L' glass is very costly and I have yet to gather the > nerve to splash out on even a used example. I must say that the sheer > range of lenses is pretty staggering and in a few years I would hope to > shed some of my Sigma bottles in favour of Canon, oops I mean C*n*n. > > Depreciation on the DSLR is frightening. I paid £1600 for the body last > October. The very last ones off the shelves can be had for just under a > grand, with used prices at anywhere between 800 and a grand. In one > year's time, the £1299 10D will be hovering around £700 used. That's a > very steep drop and you need to be able to write off that loss if buying > into the big D. I can write it off because it's purely hobby, and as such > I don't have to justify any of the costs. Besides, I don't own any of my > gear, Visa does ;-) > > I raced an off-road racer in the 1990s - you wanna see a money pit? > Campaign one of those for a couple of years! Buying DSLRs is peanuts. > With the money spent over 5 years of building and racing, I could have > bought half a dozen 1Ds's. Hey, photography is CHEAP. > > (I would love a Ginetta to run around in on sunny Sunday afternoons > though - oops, don't tell the Mrs......) > > Cheers, > Cotty > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps > _____________________________ > Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
