So true, and after 15 years my wide suddenly concluded that photography was fairly inexpensive compared to a lot of other things. Like cars, cottages in the mountains, boats, horses, sport (like cycling which she is interested in).
After revisiting another old interest, stereo equipment, because my loudspeakers had to be replaced I have to agree. People are buying loudspeakers for the price of a 645d and it seams perfectly normal. You are never even able to be any good at it, as you can be with a camera or an instrument. DagT Sendt fra min iPad Den 7. juli 2013 kl. 13:02 skrev "Gerrit Visser" <[email protected]>: > I would summarize it this way after owning an old Ferrari for 10 years and > before that several sailboats. Hobbies are hobbies, they make no financial > sense but emotionally the expenses bring priceless rewards. > Hobbies are an investment in your happiness. > > gerrit > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bipin Gupta > Sent: Sunday, July 7, 2013 12:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Calculating Hobby Cost (Re: Bracketing on the K5) > > Aahz Sir, my son went thru the same thought process, namely: > a) Prefer a compact camera with some capability of a DSLR > b) Viewfinder not essential- comfortable with LCD. > c) DSLR size like my K-5 a big NO. > d) Money not a very big issue - can spend up to CAD 650 > e) Decent video capability as an add on. > He borrowed a friends Nikon D5200, but returned it the same day. > He than got the Sony Nex-5R CAD 570 with the 18-55 lens and the Nex-3N CAD > 400 with the 16-50 Lens. > After extensive tests and general feel of the cameras, he kept the Nex-3N. > These Nex's have an APS-C sensor. Pretty impressive too as per DxO mark. > And Aahz I wouldn't bother too much about Hobby Cost, as just holding a > camera gives me immense pleasure and happiness. Do ring in this stress > busting calculation into the costing. And I don't even make money with my > hobby. > I too waited and waited for the "right technology". Bought a Minolta bridge > digital camera in 2003, till my daughter gave me a K20D in 2009. She said, > hey Papa, technology will keep overtaking you, get it now. > So why wait for another 5 or 10 years - a $ now may be 10 times in your > technology future. > Just my 2-cents, from a wise spender, a master mechanic and all things > photographic buzz; ah! and I forget, a retired old fart of an Advisor in the > worlds biggest conglomerate. > Doesn't sound like a free sermon I hope? > Regards. > Bipin - from that far away enchanting land. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
