By the way, now that I'm strictly an enthusiastic amateur, I treat my
lenses as though they were gold. Full caps and always in the foam packed
protection of my Pelican cases. When you're a hobbyist, your equipment
and your pictures are the most important things. When you're working,
time and money are the most important things.
Paul S.
(Responding to his own message. HAR!)
PAUL STENQUIST wrote:
>
> Paul P. Opined:
>
> If you're making enough money on the shots that you would have missed by
> stowing your gear more carefully (not a judgment call) then maybe you
> don't need to
> worry about caps and stuff like that.
>
> True. When I was doing a lot of race photography for magazines some
> twenty-five years ago, I used to keep my lenses in cotton socks that I
> would then stuff in the oversize pockets of my pants and jacket. I never
> bought expensive lenses or cameras, because the quality different is
> negligible for average shots that would be used as a 1/4 page or less.
> My most used 35 mm lens was a Vivitar 200/3.5. It had a lot of cleaning
> marks from my having wiped it with my T-shirt. But I bet I made 20 or 30
> K with that $100 lens. And that was in 1975 dollars. When I wanted to
> shoot some stuff for spreads or covers, I used my 6x6 TLR Mamiya or my
> Speed Graphic 4x5. (I sometimes shot hand held with the 4x5, using the
> Speed Graphics rangefinder and a strobe for fill and speed.) Lots of
> fun. But the point is, I never had any really good equipment when I was
> shooting to make money. Couldn't afford it, and wouldn't have wanted to
> subject it to the kind of use I gave that stuff. Shoot away, and pack
> your lenses wherever you have find a spot for them.
> Paul
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