Re: How much do you have invested in your camera equipment ??

[Bob Blakely]

Probably about US$25,000.00, what with 11 Pentax 35mm bodies, 21 lenses, 3 
teleconverters for 35mm, multiple finders for the LXen (all types 
available), 2 Pentax 67 bodies, 5 Pentax 67 lenses, folding finder for 67, 2 
Pentax 645 bodies, 3 645 lenses, 4ea. 120 film backs, & 2ea. 220 film backs, 
1 Kodak 4x5 view camera, 3 lenses, film holders, 1 4x5 Speed graphic 1 lens, 
2 Century Graphics, 3 lenses, multiple 120 & 220 film backs for said, 1 
Yashica Mat, 1 Brownie 127, 1 Minox 8mm , 6 flashes, 2 light meters, 3 
camera frames for easy rotation, various cords, remote flash dohickies, 4 
tripods, 2 monopods, 4 heads, dohickies for quick swapping heads, 3 bags, 5 
Pelican cases and... a bunch of other ancillary dohickies.

It's not just one of my hobbies. It's turned out to be a reasonable 
investment. All the equipment was selected and bought used in Ex+ to Ln+ 
condition - KEH rating (except the graphics which are in very good condition 
and Yashica Mat & Brownie which I bought new years ago, and the Argus C3 
which I inherited from my Dad), and most has appreciated very well.

Regards,
Bob...
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"A picture is worth a thousand  words,
but it uses up three thousand times the  memory."
From: "Fred Widall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

The discussion regarding who would buy the new D645 made me wonder how
much you folk spend on your career/hobby/addiction.
I consider photography my main hobby, but being on the fugual side of
miserly, I calculate that my total expenditure for equipment over the past
twenty  years is approx. US$4000. Take away my two digital cameras
(*istDS & Optio 33LF) and its closer to US$2500. Of course I don't
make my living at this, nor do I consider myself an expert photographer,
but I do have fun with the equipment I have.
I think I can confidently say that I will not be buying a D645 !!
Just curious.........
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Fred Widall,
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URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall
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