On 13/03/2010, at 3:14 AM, Nicholas Herndon wrote:
>> It actually goes on for more than one weekend. BB
>
> Yes it does, but tonight is the opening event for the season. I may
> swing by and check it out (hey, it's free).
>
>> The thing is to make the OM-3Ti was very expensive at a time when the world
>> was turning to favour production >line and machine made electronic cameras
>> (your apparently one of those people, which is fine, but show some >respect
>> for the folk that appreciate mechanical cameras!). It took someone at the
>> factory to pull an OM-4Ti >chassis off the line and build each OM-3Ti by
>> hand, even then it is said they were still sold at a loss...
>
> Now I <i>really</i> want an OM-3Ti. You guys are jerks :).
what TF ? seriously, are you insulting me just for sharing some
info???!!!....seems like making a comment like that makes one of us a jerk and
it isnt me!! maybe your just kidding around (because i find it unbelievable
behaviour) but it doest read that way!
> But...like Chris, I have a hard time justifying "conspicuous
> consumption."
However, the answers easy, DONT purchase one then, if you do, keep it on the
down lo and inconspicuous..remember nobody is twisting your arm to buy, its
free will for all! when you do buy something i hope your satisfied with your
purchase. $1K is by no means a large figure to spend for most people on photo
gear, nothing wrong with enjoying photography on a budget but most people keen
enough to be involved in net groups would surely appreciate and recognise that
it is an expensive hobby/profession!
cheers
Andrew
> However, I had the opposite experience of Chris growing
> up. My family didn't have a lot, and my parents were extremely
> frugal, but there was much love and laughter. And that frugality
> never left me. Now my wife and I are blessed to be able to live well
> within our means, and I try not to spend too much on my hobby. I
> don't purchase any new photo gear without first selling some, and try
> not to keep redundant gear (e.g. I just got rid of my Nikkormat setup
> because I didn't want two film SLR systems). So while I lust after an
> OM-3Ti, I know I'll never get one UNLESS I find one for super cheap :)
> or in bad shape that is priced accordingly. In that case I'll pay the
> money, then spend to have it overhauled. And you better believe I
> would use it too!
> That said, I've been saving and I now have $1k to spend on camera
> gear--that is far and away more than I've ever spent at one time on
> camera gear. The OMZ 24/2 is on my short list (as we discussed
> before), and after that it's a toss up...I wouldn't mind getting an
> Oly EPL-1, but I have a hard time paying full price for digital gear,
> since it will plummet in value in just a year. So maybe another OMZ,
> like the 50/1.2, but those are so dang expensive and I have a late SN#
> 50/1.4 that basically does the same thing. So I might just end up
> buying the one lens and putting the rest in savings anyway!
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