Re: How much money spent on photography?

2002-04-24 Thread Evan Hanson
I don't know how much I've spent since 1982. But I know I spent a lot more before I got married and had kids ; ). Evan Frankie Lee wrote: Hi Just a curiosity. How much money you have spent on photography (equipment, accessories, film, etc.) since it became your hobby? I am a budget

Re: How much money spent on photography?

2002-04-24 Thread Stephen Moore
Malcolm Smith wrote: Way too much. My wife believes that a restoration of a Lamborghini would be cheaper. This would provide loads of pictures tooOuch!.Joking dear If you find a nice Espada I'd be happy to team up on it... ;-) Stephen

Re: RE: How much money spent on photography?

2002-04-24 Thread Pentxuser
Of course, way too much. It helps to make a little money on the side from the camera to help justify it. But this is a question I ask myself all the time... Am I spending too much. I spend a fraction compared to some of my friends in the Canon world that are always buying the latest and

Re: How much money spent on photography?

2002-04-24 Thread CBWaters
This is a very bad road to be traveling .almost as bad as me trying to figure out what my salary means on a per/hour basis... Cory Waters - Original Message - From: Frankie Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:39 PM Subject: How much money

Re: How much money spent on photography?

2002-04-24 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
I think it's only fair to subtract from the total the funds we got by selling off equipment we decided to part with. Paul Franklin Stregevsky - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the

Re: How much money spent on photography?

2002-04-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Interesting question. In what I think of as my early period, from 1975 to 1989 or so, I earned quite a bit of money supplementing my writing with photography. But I used my cameras the way a roofer uses his hammer. They were tools. During this time I probably spent about $1000 on lenses and

RE: How much money spent on photography?

2002-04-23 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I have over $10,000 in lenses alone. Screwmount, Kmount, 6X7. JCO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Frankie Lee Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: How much money spent on photography? Hi Just

Re: How much money spent on photography?

2002-04-23 Thread Jim Apilado
I started in 1962 and have spent megabucks on all of the equipment I have acquired for collections and for photography. I'm glad I can make some money shooting weddings occasionally. Jim A. From: Frankie Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 10:39:02 +0800

Re: How much money spent on photography?

2002-04-23 Thread Mishka
Myself -- alot. Unless one excercises an extraordinary amount of self control (or, alternatively, unsubscribes from this list and never opens photo.net and, most importantly, ebay ), it can easily become a bottomless money pit (now, how much is that Nikon CoolScan 8000ED again? ouch!). Still, I

Re: How much money spent on photography?

2002-04-23 Thread Paul Jones
(no way I am spending $600 for that K85/1.8!). Are you sure? you can have mine for $600 :) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: How much money spent on photography?

2002-04-23 Thread Fred
Just a curiosity. How much money you have spent on photography (equipment, accessories, film, etc.) since it became your hobby? Much too much . . . Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to

Re: How much money spent on photography?

2002-04-23 Thread Mishka
i'll pass (unless it has an LX attached to it ;) but, according to a recent discussion, this is what you can get for it on ebay. - Original Message - From: Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 11:57 PM Subject: Re: How much money spent