Thanks for reminding me - I guess I just got tunnel vision for a while there in response to constant assertions from people that digital is either cheaper or at least pays for itself.
For me personally, money is not the issue either. I will go digital when I feel emotionally drawn to it, and I can feel the pull now but I just got more serious about film 2 years ago and am enjoying it very much (particularly transparencies) so don't feel the need to move on yet. I guess I am just more attached to my glass which I have built up than I am drawn to digital. When Pentax bring out a DSLR which will work with my current glass, and if it is before I change my mind and decide I cant wait for them, money will not be really an issue. Its just that at the moment ditching all my Pentax gear and all my film gear and starting again with digital and C***n or n***n glass is just too much hassle to be fun. Come this time next year, I may feel differently. > -----Original Message----- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 21 August 2002 21:07 > To: Pentax List > Subject: RE: DSLR Pricing > > > Rob points out the possible costs involved in digital: > > Absolutely. But why did I get a mint A*85mm 1.4 ? Why did I > get an LX? I > could shoot the same scene with a Zenit and 85mm Russian bottle (no > disrespect to Russian gear :-) or even a throwaway camera for that > matter. I use those things because I want to. Where's the sense in > spending too much money on something that could be done at a > fraction of > the price (assuming I don't need the quality)? Answer: no > sense at all. > Except that it's a great area of interest; a hobby. As such, > there really > is no price limit - I will spend what I want/can afford to attain my > desires, as I'm sure most of us do. > > A few years ago when I built and raced an off road machine, > there was no > sense in that, either! And the amounts consumed put a DSLR in > the shadow! > My SO breathed a sigh of relief when I retired from that circus! > > Sure there's no sense in it, but I could list dozens of > things there's no > sense in also. Big news: I do it for *enjoyment*. Blimey, if > I counted > the pennies and added it up I'd die of shame. If the bank will let me > have it, I'll spend it ;-). > > Cheers Robbo. > > Cotty > > ____________________________________ > Cor, swipe me. He paints with light! > http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ > ____________________________________ > Free UK Macintosh classified ads at > http://www.macads.co.uk > ____________________________________ > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To > unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the > directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery > at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
