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From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: DFA lenses
On Mar 24, 2006, at 4:06 PM, Tom C wrote:
When it comes to equipment, I live in the present tense. I buy what
does the job I want now ...
not what might someday in the future, or what did some day in the past.
The present is what pays the rent.
For most of us the equipment doesn't pay for anything. Possibly why we
have a little different perspective.
Yes, such people are hobbyists and enthusiasts. Nothing wrong with that.
Why complain so much then? You should be enjoying the challenge and
intricacies of new developments, while exploring the joys of using the
equipment you own.
Around this part of the world, such people are called professional
photographers.
The people who can afford to change entire equipment kits on a whim are
usually professionals of a different stripe, such as doctors or lawyers.
William Robb
