So far, the growth in value of my Pentax equipment has far outstripped both the stock market and my retirement fund.
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > How many people here think spending $200-$500 on a good used camera is a good > investment and at what point do they start to become bad investments.. > > Let me explain. I bought my first LX, I don't know maybe 20 years ago. I > still have it. Still use it, still love it. I've since acquired 3 more, all > used all reasonably priced. Then I picked up a PZ1 used at a reasonable > price. I think so far they've been good investments. I'm sure I could get my > money back if I went to sell them. But if I continue to buy cameras, sooner > or later the investment value vs the amount of time the cameras are used gets > smaller... not as small as my mutual funds lately, but still, less, let's > say, productive.... A lot of us have (what some would say) a little obsession > about collecting bodies. (Let's not even talk about lenses). > > I think there are a lot worse ways to spend our money. But let's face it, > nobody spends money like a photographer on a mission with change in their > pockets. > What do you think?
