> > > > frank theriault wrote: > > [...] > > > Keith, > > > > Point taken. > > > > But, at some point, isn't one (at least temporarily) > > satisfied, whether it's with your Snap-On or or your > > Pentax tools? If what you own serves your purpose > > well, must you replace what you have, or get the > > latest addition just because it's there? Or do you > > say, "What I have is more than I need now, I don't > > have to have the latest." > > In fact, I fight that all the time! > I have to continually re-assess my wish to get better and newer. The grass > DOES look greener, etc. > The answer almost always comes up, "You don't use what you have to the > extent of it's capability, what do you want new and different for?" > Then the grass turns brown, and I come back down to earth and put my VISA > away! <g>
Wise move. Sometimes, though, you will find that you *were* using your old equipment to the limit of its capability. That can get expensive. I still remember the improvement in my photographs with my first * lens (an A* 200/2.8). Similarly, switching to aluminium pans in the kitchen (and, more recently, putting a convection oven inside, and a wood-fired grill out on the deck) have made a great difference to the food quality.
