Pros (those who make a living in photography) and amateurs look at equipment very differently. Pros take a more practical and rational approach, as they see equipment as tools and they have to justify any piece of equipment that they buy. Amateurs and hobbyists, on the other hand, do not have to worry about ROI - they see equipment as just toys. Consequently a lot of gear heads and hobbyists with deep pockets will buy the latest and the greatest regardless of price! I have friends who own photography equipment that is worth close to $100,000 and have not sold a single image. And I see nothing wrong with that picture.
adrianb wrote:
Spending 7000$ on a body make sense if you\'re earning your living out of photography (and doing well) or if you simply have that amount of cash to throw on a body purely out of passion for photography....
We\'re all passionate about photography but how many can swing that easily 7000$ for just a body... (for 7000 $ you can get a kit of 5DII or 1DS II + 35L + 85L + flash + 50 1.4 + etc or just 24-70 + 70-200 2.8 II etc etc with which you can earn money or take photos at a pro level (in a gear manner of speaking))
Pros (those who make a living in photography) and amateurs look at equipment very differently. Pros take a more practical and rational approach, as they see equipment as tools and they have to justify any piece of equipment that they buy. Amateurs and hobbyists, on the other hand, do not have to worry about ROI - they see equipment as just toys. Consequently a lot of gear heads and hobbyists with deep pockets will buy the latest and the greatest regardless of price! I have friends who own photography equipment that is worth close to $100,000 and have not sold a single image. I see nothing wrong with that.
adrianb wrote:
Spending 7000$ on a body make sense if you\'re earning your living out of photography (and doing well) or if you simply have that amount of cash to throw on a body purely out of passion for photography....
We\'re all passionate about photography but how many can swing that easily 7000$ for just a body... (for 7000 $ you can get a kit of 5DII or 1DS II + 35L + 85L + flash + 50 1.4 + etc or just 24-70 + 70-200 2.8 II etc etc with which you can earn money or take photos at a pro level (in a gear manner of speaking))
Pros (those who make a living in photography) and amateurs look at equipment very differently. Pros take a more practical and rational approach, as they see equipment as tools and they have to justify any piece of equipment that they buy. Amateurs and hobbyists, on the other hand, do not have to worry about ROI - they see equipment as just toys. Consequently a lot of gear heads and hobbyists with deep pockets will buy the latest and the greatest regardless of price! I have friends who own photography equipment that is close to $100,000 and have not sold a single image. I see nothing wrong with that.
adrianb wrote:
Spending 7000$ on a body make sense if you\'re earning your living out of photography (and doing well) or if you simply have that amount of cash to throw on a body purely out of passion for photography....
We\'re all passionate about photography but how many can swing that easily 7000$ for just a body... (for 7000 $ you can get a kit of 5DII or 1DS II + 35L + 85L + flash + 50 1.4 + etc or just 24-70 + 70-200 2.8 II etc etc with which you can earn money or take photos at a pro level (in a gear manner of speaking))
Pros (those who make a living in photography) and amateurs look at equipment very differently. Pros take a more practical and rational approach, as they see equipment as tools and they have to justify any piece of equipment that they buy. Amateurs and hobbyists, on the other hand, do not have to worry about ROI - they see equipment as just toys. Consequently a lot of gear heads are hobbyists with deep pockets will buy the latest and the greatest regardless of price! I see nothing wrong with that.
adrianb wrote:
Spending 7000$ on a body make sense if you\'re earning your living out of photography (and doing well) or if you simply have that amount of cash to throw on a body purely out of passion for photography....
We\'re all passionate about photography but how many can swing that easily 7000$ for just a body... (for 7000 $ you can get a kit of 5DII or 1DS II + 35L + 85L + flash + 50 1.4 + etc or just 24-70 + 70-200 2.8 II etc etc with which you can earn money or take photos at a pro level (in a gear manner of speaking))
Feb 02, 2012 at 02:37 PM
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