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p.1 #1 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

On a wine board I frequent, a recent poll asked if your wine collection was worth more than your car, or your house. I won't go that far, but how many here have so much photo gear that it is worth more than your car.

Count up all that L glass, bodies, filters, etc!

On the wine poll less than 8% said no to the car part!

Nov 03, 2009 at 04:31 PM

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p.1 #2 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

Easily.

But then my car is only worth about £1000!

Nov 03, 2009 at 05:23 PM

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p.1 #3 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

I have 2 trucks and a 4Runner, their collective value pales to my glass collection

Nov 03, 2009 at 06:35 PM

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p.1 #4 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

Yes, I too fall into this category.

Nov 03, 2009 at 06:39 PM

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p.1 #5 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

If I had a 'nice' car, I wouldn't have ANY photo equipment at all!

Omar

Nov 03, 2009 at 06:48 PM

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p.1 #6 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

My car is now worth more than my photo equipment because I sold most of my Canon gear.

Nov 04, 2009 at 05:59 AM

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p.1 #7 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

Mine is worth more than my car, but that ain't sayin much.

Now with a college sophmore...the college costs are killer...ouch, I will never retire.

Nov 04, 2009 at 06:40 AM

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p.1 #8 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

My CARS are worth more than my photo equipment, but if I pick the most valuable car I currently own it's worth less than my gear. That ratio has improved over the last year because I've sold more gear than I've bought, but next year I'm thinking of selling a car to buy gear. (I restore cars for a living & have more cars than I could wear out over the rest of my life).

Nov 04, 2009 at 01:52 PM

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p.1 #9 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

I think my truck is barely holding its own.

Nov 04, 2009 at 03:33 PM

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p.1 #10 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

My 1D2N purchase price was more expensive than either my first or second car.

Nov 05, 2009 at 02:28 AM

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p.1 #11 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

I am frugal on my glass and bodies although I do spend on them I bargain shop. Cars on the other hand are completely different, I collect corvettes.
Camera, glass and equipment: $7K
Car Collection: Priceless

Nov 06, 2009 at 02:41 AM

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p.1 #12 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

To my truck, yes but not to our new car!

Nov 06, 2009 at 06:08 PM

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p.1 #13 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

My bro got a truck for $300, so yes, my gear is worth more than even a truck (some)!

Nov 09, 2009 at 12:26 AM

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p.1 #14 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

Live in NYC, so I don't have a car ... still, the cost of my camera gear would cover several lifetime's worth of subway & cab fare.

Nov 09, 2009 at 11:33 PM

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p.1 #15 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

I think it's still the car that wins compared to the camera gear, but compared to my Hifi the cars got no chance.

Nov 10, 2009 at 01:34 PM

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p.1 #16 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

I'm reminded of a wine tasting I attended many years ago in a private home owned by an acquaintance who as an engineer was obsessive about caring for his wine. He took me on a tour of his wine cellar which was kept at a constant temperature through a system separate from the rest of the home. He and a few friends were buying wine at Christie auctions and I noted cases of first growth Bordeaux reds stacked in every direction. I doubt there is enough camera gear in the world to match the cost of his cellar. That evening we tasted twelve 1947 Bordeaux reds topped off with a 1927 vintage port. Those were the days my friends...

In answer to the question, my car at one time was worth more than my camera gear, but as the world works, my kit kept growing while my car kept depreciating... so yes, my camera gear is now worth more than my Acura coupe.

Nov 10, 2009 at 08:46 PM

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p.1 #17 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

All that wine eventually gets converted into pee, I would collect L's instead.

Nov 11, 2009 at 12:28 AM

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p.1 #18 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

Yes.....

Nov 12, 2009 at 06:11 AM

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p.1 #19 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

LCollector wrote:
All that wine eventually gets converted into pee, I would collect L's instead.

Hahahaha

Nov 12, 2009 at 09:09 AM

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p.1 #20 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

Yes, my gear is worth more than any one car I own, but not all the vehicles. Digital backs aren't exactly cheap, nor are Digitars. Hmm, I might even sell the SLK to pick up a P65, except my wife understands the need for a sports car, but not the need for new gear.

Nov 15, 2009 at 04:22 PM

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p.1 #21 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

I'm a salesrep and drive several hundred miles a day, something like 55,000 miles a year. I quickly destroy the value of a car with all those miles, so I just drive highly reliable cars with a lot of miles. My current car is a 1992 Toyota Camry with 571,000 miles on it. It's not using oil yet, so I keep driving it. I call it my $500 car. Wife hates it! Last year she was riding with me and I stopped and filled the tank with gas. Fifty bucks! I told her, "Hey, I just increased the value of my car by 10% by filling it up!" She groaned. Anyway, my cheapest lens (Sigma 30mm f1.4) has about the same retail as what my car is worth. And then there's the $6,000 worth of lighting gear in the trunk. If I sold all my photo gear I'd actually have almost enough for a new Camry,

. Rather have the photo gear. New cars lose value even quicker than digital camera bodies do!

Kent in SD

Nov 17, 2009 at 04:50 AM

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p.1 #22 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

Depends on what I'd get for my car. If I got the BB it would be a wash but it has a repaired front bumper and scratches on the rear bumper so it is likely that my camera gear (including everything, cards, cameras, bags, stands, flashes, covers, etc.) is likely worth more than my car is now...or just under it. If I get a super telephoto then my gear will surpass the value of my car for sure.

Nov 17, 2009 at 01:21 PM

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p.1 #23 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

I ride a motorcyle, and seeing as I don't have tons of gear yet, and it's a used bike, I'd say my camera gear is worth more, but not by much.
The tricky part if getting the camera gear on the motorcycle.

2 bodies (1 FM2 was a gift) 6 lenses, 2 primes, 3 zooms and a lens baby. Flash, extra cables and some diy backdops and simple lighting. 3 tripods and 4 camera bags. Light reflector and various cleaning supplies.
So much more gear I want.
Told a friend I could drop $30k in a camera store if I had it and not bat an eye. IF being the key word.

Nov 17, 2009 at 04:17 PM

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p.1 #24 · Photo Gear Worth More Than Car?

They say the hobby usually matches the car...

Nov 18, 2009 at 07:10 PM


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