I'm broke

[walkien]

Ever since I joined this forum, I charged like a bull at B&H almost every other weeks. :evil: :evil: :evil:

http://images1.fotopic.net/?iid=yf3gli&outx=754&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&no stamp=1

a tripod, a lowepro Micro Trekker 200, is not in the picture and ofcourse a G2 to take this picture.

I wonder what I need next :oops: :roll: the sad thing is that I'm just a beginner in photography.

[dsze]

...we're all broke.

[despot]

Just wait until you get a taste for those white lenses ... :wink:

[PJ]

...we're all broke.
yep

i just bought a 70-200 f/4 L , 50mm 1.8, and a 550Ex in the past 2 months. The second I clicked submit I thought OH **** what am i doing. then my stuff came and I forgot all about the money.....untill the visa bill came. :evil:

[cmM]

I can't wait for the end of the year when I pull out all my receipts and add up my "photography expenses". :P

[timmyquest]

...we're all broke.

Aint that the truth, i just got my accident debts taken care of, next weeks paycheck will be the first that is 100% mine, and it's spoken for already...into the 20D fund.

[Danny Boy]

From my standpoint and from what I've purchased so far, paying for the equipment isn't the problem. My problem is how I'm going to explain to the wife where it came from and how it got paid for. I've been successful so far. It's a gift I have. :lol: :lol:

[timmyquest]

[quote]It's a gift I have[quote]

Is that what you tell her?

"What is this?"

"Oh, some guy at work was gonna throw it out so he gave it to me."

[Danny Boy]

TQ,

I can tell you are not married. You shall someday learn the ways of the Married Man. :lol:

[timmyquest]

TQ,

I can tell you are not married. You shall someday learn the ways of the Married Man. :lol:

lol, lets hope it's later rather then sooner :twisted:

When the topic of the 20d came up with my girlfriend and i, all she said was "Do whatever makes you happy".

I sure will baby-cakes.

[Danny Boy]

TQ,

Sure, with a girlfriend, that is all she can say. It took my wife about 20 minutes after we were married for that to change. Just kidding a bit here but it does change... for better and for worse. :lol:

[cmM]

I have decided when to get married (the earliest):
After I buy all my photography equipment and spares for each :wink: . Then I'll look for a photographer girl and live happily ever after in a photography studio.


:roll: ...okay, I think I've had a long week. I'm going home now

[blinking8s]

TQ,

I can tell you are not married. You shall someday learn the ways of the Married Man. :lol:

lol, lets hope it's later rather then sooner :twisted:

When the topic of the 20d came up with my girlfriend and i, all she said was "Do whatever makes you happy".

I sure will baby-cakes.

haha...i asked myself...and myself said "hell yeah"

and walkien...if you want to stay broke and dont go in debt, stay away from the gear with the red stripe for sure!

[aam1234]

OK, we heard the "suffering" part. Now the photo part. Did all that spending improve your photography? be honest please.

I thought so, ha ha.

So at the end the wives were right!

(I'm a single guy, relax)

[Danny Boy]

TQ -- "Oh, some guy at work was gonna throw it out so he gave it to me."

Hmmmmm. I haven't thought of that one. Thanks. :lol: :lol:

[aam1234]

lots of "da bears" here it seems. Bad omen for the 9ers.

[Danny Boy]

I've bought equipment but need more practice. That is where the photography improves, as everyone knows. This forum has increased my knowledge of photography and I read it every day. Now I just have to get out there more often and shoot shoot shoot. Evaluate, then shoot shoot shoot some more.

Common sense.

I did just get my first L lens (17-40mm) and the clarity is amazing so I do have to say that the equipment does help to some degree.

Practice Practice Practice

[In Hoc Up2 Eyeballs]

...we're all broke.


:shock:

[aam1234]

Allow me to divert this thread a bit. And I'll ask armatures/hobbyists like myself. Pros plz don't answer.

Why and what do you shoot.

[johneo]

From my standpoint and from what I've purchased so far, paying for the equipment isn't the problem. My problem is how I'm going to explain to the wife where it came from and how it got paid for. I've been successful so far. It's a gift I have. :lol: :lol:

Danny Boy ... I know what you mean. I had my 10D about 5 weeks and the Mrs didn't know I had bought a new camera. I was shooting a dog show and a friend of hers said to her "WOW, that's a really nice camera John has!" I get a tap on the shoulder a few minutes later ... "Why does that camera strap say Canon instead of Sony?" ... "Uhhh, I've had this for some time :? "

I got by for 4 months before she found out about the white lens I bought in the spring (100-400 L)

So she went out and bought a shotgun after she found out about the 10D. She just found out about the lens last week so I'm expecting a big hit in the checkbook very soon :cry:

BTW ... it's not that I lie to her. I figure no need to tell her and start a fight (actually, we wouldn't fight about it ... she just buys what she wants. Anyway, her hobby is a little more expensive (and work for me) than mine is. She trains and shows our dogs. So far this year ... new van and a van load of accessories not to mention entry fees ... OUCH!

[johneo]

Ever since I joined this forum, I charged like a bull at B&H almost every other weeks. :evil: :evil: :evil:

http://images1.fotopic.net/?iid=yf3gli&outx=754&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&no stamp=1

a tripod, a lowepro Micro Trekker 200, is not in the picture and ofcourse a G2 to take this picture.

I wonder what I need next :oops: :roll: the sad thing is that I'm just a beginner in photography.

Broke? Ahhhh, none of those white lenses yet, huh?

Difference between broke and being deep in debt ... Canon "L" lenses :lol:

[Danny Boy]

Johneo,

Yup, you are right. Sometimes it's better to just get what you want and explain later then to talk about it ahead of time and never get it. Just have to make sure you can afford it and not do really major damage control later in that respect.

It sure is a fun hobby!!!

Dan

[dsze]

...this is funny. I'll tell you what the real trick is though. You've got to have kids and be good at shooting them. For example; I end up getting paid unexpectedly for some extra work I did....spent it all on L glass... wife says, "it was HOW much?" 1 week later oldest daughter has a dance recital and I shoot, shoot shoot...... in the car on the way home I show the wife some on the LCD...and instantly the L becomes a great purchase. Then, 6mos after buying the 300D I upgraded to the 10D.... Wife says, "so how much did you sell the old one for?" "So, you have an extra $400 laying around?" .... 2 weeks later, I shoot a wedding and get hired for another wedding at the reception... Again, the 10D becomes a great purchase when photos of the bride and our 2 girls show up on the monitor...

I'm telling ya... you've got to have kids. :) Of course, I'm only half serious. My girls are wonderful (even if they didn't help me acquire new gear) and my wife is actually quite supportive of my addiction. I am going to resist the 20D though. Will wait for a few more weddings to go for the Mk II I think.

-daniel

[Danny Boy]

Yeah, I think kids are the key too. My kids are 7 and 3 and I want to shoot them in action with sports and possibly sell the pics to the parents. Just trying to supplement my income and recover the cost of equiptment. I think JABACo contributed to a long thread about this a while back which was encouraging and very informative.

Now all I have to do is figure how I'm going to introduce the 50mm 1.8 and the 17-40mm L (as mentioned above) I recently purchased. YIKES!!!

[Danny Boy]

I hope my wife doesn't read this forum. :lol:

[dsze]

Yeah, I imagine the 50 1.8 will be much easier to intro than the 17-40.... good luck on that one. Maybe just say something like, "Yeah, I got this amazing little 50 for like 70 bucks... its amazing quality for the price..." and leave it at that... maybe she'll assume the 17-40 was a similar deal. :)
...just kidding...tell your wife the truth..

-daniel

[Danny Boy]

dsze.

Yeah, I know what you are talking about. I'm just trying to give a little humor around here and not talk about the 20D. (Ouch... I did it).

[BearSummer]

Hi all,

Just dont talk to me about money. Debt isn't a neccessary evil it's a lifestyle choice.

Keep telling the wife "No darling I dont need any more lenses" trouble is that 135 f2 sounds really interesting, so does something around 20-35mm thats prime and fast, 24 1.4 or 35 1.4. She was very understanding when I got the 85 1.2, not so much with the 200 1.8. Gonna have trouble with getting anything else in the bag (camera not wife). Her comment was if you cant lift it anymore then you cant buy any extra stuff, guess I better get down the gym and do some weights. Ohh well you only live once, whoever has the most toys when he dies wins.

Regards

BearSummer

[SWPhotoImaging]

Looks to me like you're just getting started . . . .

have fun, and watch those CC balances!

[boxer82003]

well im a noob and im 2500 bucks canadian into this i hope its not juat a thing im going through and i actually learn some stuff

just returned a canon pro 1 for the drebel kit also got the accesesory kit comes with a canon carring case a uv filter xtra battery and a battery grip and a canon 55mm/200mm lense and a 512 cf card and a new printer sold the grip for 150 on ebay so i guess im only 2350 into it now

now l im broke but the wife is all good with it

[sGu]

broke? what does that mean? i've never had money in my account, cc is always maxed out, everytime i get paid, i pay B&H straightaway, they seem to be working harder than me to keeping everything in stock and ready to ship.

after quite a while, you'll just live like that, and get used to it, broke is no longer a term, it's a lifestyle ... and welcome to the club :D

[cmM]

I wonder if B&H takes foodstamps
:P :P :P :P :P

[Belmondo]

You've just begun to suffer...

(BTW...not my closet. I can't afford a cuisinart coffee maker)

http://www.onlinephotographers.com/gallery/albums/Hot-August-Nights/Closet.jpg

[jgbeam]

Whenever I get questioned about new gear showing up I just say I sold another one of my old manual focus lenses on ebay and remark about how much they held their value over the years. :lol: Every once in a while I slip in a remark about how cheap digital is because I don't have to spend money on film and processing. :wink: And she never sees the bills because I charge them through my business account. 8)

It also helps that she can't tell a MkII from a Rebel. I just have to make sure they are never out together. :lol:

Jim

[PJ]

hey, that cuisinart coffee mug looks like an L lens :D

[drisley]

(BTW...not my closet. I can't afford a cuisinart coffee maker)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

btw, that is impressive

[DocFrankenstein]

well im a noob and im 2500 bucks canadian...
That's intresting. I'm a boxer too, where do you train.

I'm... 3200 CDN :shock: in equipment, and I am only starting. :shock: :lol: :cry: :roll: :?

But I did get a warning though, when I came here... To beware...

Never listened to it, so Matrix... or canon... nah... Photography has me :shock:

Consider that I'm getting a flash and a 50/1.4 soon...

[DocFrankenstein]

Hehe, or maybe I should rob a photography store :shock: :lol: :wink:

It sure would make me happy. All those lenses and bodies! :shock:

[CyberDyneSystems]

Tom,...

... that's just insane! :shock: :shock: :shock:

[Vinny454]

If you are only broke you are doing great. The rest of us are broke and in debt. I gotta be close to $5000 CDN spent so far.

$2700 - First purchase of DRebel, CF card, 2nd battery extra lens etc.
$800 - 2 weeks later on a 75-300 lens
$500 - 1 week after the zoom on a 420EX speedlight & 50MM 1.8 lens.

10 months nothing much other than a bigger bag.

In the last 2 weeks, Rebel and 75-300 gone and $2000 more to cover the difference for a 10D, new manfrotto 190 tripod and 222 joystick head a 70-200 F4 L and some filters.

I currently have in my shopping cart at B&H another $1000 for another lens, some more filters and a 1 GB CF card. I just haven't had the balls to hit the checkout button yet.

Damn, thats way more than $5000. See, now I am even lying to myself about how much I really spend, not just to the wife :D .

Vince

[DocFrankenstein]

Tom,...

... that's just insane! :shock: :shock: :shock:
Tell me about it. He's descended into madness and now's bying anything that even remotely looks like an L lens. :shock: :?

Where did you get the adapter for the coffee maker mount :? :wink:

[robertwgross]

TQ,

I can tell you are not married. You shall someday learn the ways of the Married Man. :lol:

Maybe Timmy needs to find a wealthy woman to marry, somebody who can support him in the lifestyle to which he has become accustomed. He has L tastes, I can tell.

---Bob Gross---

[timmyquest]

TQ,

I can tell you are not married. You shall someday learn the ways of the Married Man. :lol:

Maybe Timmy needs to find a wealthy woman to marry, somebody who can support him in the lifestyle to which he has become accustomed. He has L tastes, I can tell.

---Bob Gross---

I buy the best i can afford, even if i dont need it. Cant think of an example off hand, as i feel i need everything i've got...i just know i dont.

Feeling and knowing are two differnt things :lol:

[sdcoates99]

Guess I am lucky my wife doesn't care what I buy. She figures if I am buying camera gear I am not spending money on drinking and woman :shock:

Let's see, last week new 10D and 100-400L. THe six months before that DRebel and kit lens, 550EX, 24-70L and other bits and pieces

[Belmondo]

Tom,...

... that's just insane! :shock: :shock: :shock:
Tell me about it. He's descended into madness and now's bying anything that even remotely looks like an L lens. :shock: :?

Where did you get the adapter for the coffee maker mount :? :wink:

I hope you saw the package of coffee filters. They're for setting white balance. Nobody told me I didn't have to buy the coffee maker to get them. :oops: :lol:

[johneo]

:? WOW :? You folks talking about what you've spent on camera equipment got me thinking and decided to take an inventory and add up all my equipment.

Not counting the camera equipment I had "Before going digital", but including what little (in comparison) I've spent on my film cameras since Feb '99 when I ordered my 1st digital ... easily over $10,000 :oops: (not to worry, as I should have no problems selling it in a bankruptcy sale :shock: :lol: )

Ohhhh, I hope my wife never reads this :cry:

Great news is I'm making money with my photography now ... my sister in law just gave me $5 for some 4x6 prints she wanted :lol: looks like I can have lunch today :D

Doing the math ... that is only about 33 cents per shot ... think of all the money I've saved on the cost of film :roll:

[dsze]

Sdcoates brings up a good point. Sure I've got THOUSANDS invested in my current equipment, but I don't go to bars, I don't go out dancing, I don't even buy clothes for myself... hey, I think I just hit on something...no clothes...maybe I should go out dancing and make a little extra $$ on the side to help pay for more equipment! See, its a viscious cycle! :shock:

Seriously, photography just happens to be where our priorities are as opposed to bar-hopping, expensive watches, expensive scotch with crystal glasses, etc.... A few thousand for something that keeps us so entertained and out of trouble is hardly a burden IMO. I think most spouses completely understand this (within some amount of reason).

....and back to the kids aspect. They are only little once. I don't want to be looking back at my photos in 10 years and thinking, Gosh, I wish I would have had the kind of equipment that I have now. If only I could make them little again and steal a few shots.

Now, for the coffee maker box. This guy is genius. Canon totally needs to start offering "discrete" packaging of L glass in disguise boxes (coffee makers, etc) That could buy us some serious time! :)

-daniel

[IncompletePete]

You've just begun to suffer...

(BTW...not my closet. I can't afford a cuisinart coffee maker)

http://www.onlinephotographers.com/gallery/albums/Hot-August-Nights/Closet.jpg

OH MY GOD! :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Belmondo]

Excellent points, dsze. Whereas I have obviously spent a lot of money in the last year and only recently have found it necessary to disguise my purchases with coffee maker boxes, the fact is, the money I used came directly from the liquidation of another hobby I'd been in for over forty years. None of our 'househould' money was used for camera equipment. Ultimately, I will probably be money ahead because my former hobby was even more expensive than what I'm doing right now. Using an argument that only requires a slight abuse of logic, you could say my camera equipment represents 40-some years of collecting.

It's funny in a way....people will roll their eyes at the amount of money I've spent on photography in the last year, but they'd think nothing at all of me buying a boat that might cost twice as much, and would sit in my driveway 51 weeks out of the year. I wonder to myself, in the span of 10 years, which is likely to be worth more? The rusty, leaky, out-of-style unused boat sitting out in the driveway, or my lens collection? In the meantime, I've had the almost daily use of them.

Tom

[IncompletePete]

If you ever want to get rid of any of them, I'd happily take them off your hands for a fee! :D

Can't wait to get my first L lense! :D

[Belmondo]

If you ever want to get rid of any of them, I'd happily take them off your hands for a fee! :D

Can't wait to get my first L lense! :D

You are too kind, sir. I will make a note of your generous offer. :)

[dsze]

Ahhh... you had to bring up the boat didn't you! :) Ok, Ok, so I've been leaving out an important detail. Photography isn't my only hobby. I am at least as obsessed with wakeboarding & therefore boating.

http://home.insightbb.com/~photographs/wakeboarding/index.htm

As boat-owners know quite well, nothing marine related is affordable! The good thing is; my boat is older and I've owned it for some time now. The bad thing is, it is a V8 towboat and I could have the 20D now for what I spend on gas in a summer, and of course I have to keep up with a new board/bindings every year or two. :)

-daniel

[Belmondo]

See? We've just helped each other make our respective points.

My parents had a boat for a while. It was too big to trailer (31' cabin cruiser with a flying bridge), so they had to keep it tied up in a yacht harbor in Los Angeles.

My dad had a plaque on the wall that read: "A boat is a wood-lined* hole in the water into which you throw money."

(Most boats back then were wood-hulled, and only occasionally, fiberglass over wood)

[Danny Boy]

Hi everyone... I just logged on. What's everyone talking about??? :lol: :lol:

[Danny Boy]

Just joking. :lol:

[Danny Boy]

belmondo, (Subject change for a bit)

I did see one of those FlashTrax in your photo (very impressive photo by the way) and I want your opinion on that device. I've only recently seen it and it looks very versitile when traveling. I've seen it comes in various gb sizes. Is it easy to use... worth the money... etc?

Maybe I should create a new thread about this. Sorry for the diversion.

Dan

[ron chappel]

Hey,I'M not broke! :o

Sometimes i really like being tight :lol: :lol:

The argument used above by some that you don't spend money on other 'habits' is a good one.I used the same reasoning to finally justify going digital

[Belmondo]

belmondo, (Subject change for a bit)

I did see one of those FlashTrax in your photo (very impressive photo by the way) and I want your opinion on that device. I've only recently seen it and it looks very versitile when traveling. I've seen it comes in various gb sizes. Is it easy to use... worth the money... etc?

Maybe I should create a new thread about this. Sorry for the diversion.

Dan

Dan:

I've really used it very little. I just haven't been in a place where my laptop wasn't readily accessible, so using the Flashtrax would just be an unnecessary extra step.

General impressions are good, however. It seems to get reasonable life from its battery, and the display is certainly better than the camera’s LCD.

[DeAnn]

"Just wait until you get a taste for those white lenses ...
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:lol: :lol:

[Conk]

I got lucky. When the idea of animal and pet photography came my wife supported me 100%. My last purchase was a Toshiba M30 to tether my camera to in the studio. I admit, when she saw the $3500.00 bill for that and accesories she almost blew a gasket. However, she sure is enjoying using it.

[IanD]

Boat in the driveway :?: :?: :?: Wouldn't happen to be a 18' Skeeter would it? If ya want to get rid of it, I'll gladly drive down and tow it home :lol: :lol: As for the Coffeemaker box disguise, what type for freakin big lens did you hide in that one :?: :?: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Belmondo]

Boat in the driveway :?: :?: :?: Wouldn't happen to be a 18' Skeeter would it? If ya want to get rid of it, I'll gladly drive down and tow it home :lol: :lol: As for the Coffeemaker box disguise, what type for freakin big lens did you hide in that one :?: :?: :lol: :lol: :lol:

No, but I do have a white sofa bed in the garage I'd love to get rid of. I'll even put wheels and a hitch on it just to get it out of there.

[IanD]

Boat in the driveway :?: :?: :?: Wouldn't happen to be a 18' Skeeter would it? If ya want to get rid of it, I'll gladly drive down and tow it home :lol: :lol: As for the Coffeemaker box disguise, what type for freakin big lens did you hide in that one :?: :?: :lol: :lol: :lol:

No, but I do have a white sofa bed in the garage I'd love to get rid of. I'll even put wheels and a hitch on it just to get it out of there.
Hmmm...a white sofa(floating)/bass boat. If I can slap a 150 Honda on the back and rig up a trollong motor on the front, you got a deal. :lol: :lol:
Bill Dance, watchout! :lol:

[hickory]

You guys are really good at helping me to have a reality check :D I've had my D30 for two years now and I'm thinking I want to get the new 20D when it hits the shelves. I've felt a bit guilty about my desires (about the 20D that is), but I always fall back on my old motto

"Its easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission"

tom

[Danny Boy]

You know, there was a dancing banana that I've seen recently. Can someone possibly bring that puppy back? (Subject change, I know... sorry).

Dan

[jgbeam]

It's funny in a way....people will roll their eyes at the amount of money I've spent on photography in the last year, but they'd think nothing at all of me buying a boat that might cost twice as much....
Tom

I've dabbled in the world of audiophilia over the years where $15,000 speaker cables, $75,000 turntables (for vinyl records), $12,000 phono cartridges (with non-replaceable styli) and $150,000 speaker systems are real world products that people actually buy. But if you really want a decent ampifier, try this:

http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/704wavac/

Jim

[Big_B]

I have decided when to get married (the earliest):
After I buy all my photography equipment and spares for each :wink: . Then I'll look for a photographer girl and live happily ever after in a photography studio.


:roll: ...okay, I think I've had a long week. I'm going home now


Two of you buying camera equipment .... :shock: :shock: Man,you are gonna be REALLY poor! :lol: :lol:

[Sketcher]

Allow me to divert this thread a bit. And I'll ask armatures/hobbyists like myself. Pros plz don't answer.

Why and what do you shoot.
Anything and everything. My Camera's always w/me. Wife actually sets ground rules on certain outtings because she wants our time to be about US, not me and the camera... go figure! But, she's getting my 10D now so some of the lines are blurring. I'm excited for her to determine she needs a lens we don't have ;).

I'm supposed to be learning portrait photography to stave off the expenditures of our kids studio costs (wife is intent on covering all reachable wall space in the house). But, I shoot everything from dragonflies to concerts and have only been in the obsession about a year. So, I'm not really good at any of it. Oh wait, I'm really good at obsessing over gear! :lol:

[CindyS]

Welcome to my world...

An there is no 12-step program to fix us :(

[BearSummer]

Hi CindyS,

the only 12 step program that I am aware of is the one that takes you 12 steps further away from the camera shops doorway. I'm currently fighting with myself about the 135 f2 which is one of the cheeper L's. Just see if I can last till after my holiday in September. By the way has anyone tried teh 135 f2 with a 1Ds? If you have, whats it like?

Best regards

BearSummer

[Sketcher]

Bearsummer,

Judging by your equipment list... your "12 step" program is a complete failure :wink: that is unless your steps away from B&H's door includes carrying at least one Canon Box every trip!

[BearSummer]

Hi Sketcher,

Hello, I'm BearSummer and I'm a L-cholic. As the great Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist everything except temptation", I dont want every lens, just most of them. I admit it, I've got it bad, but who can say no to good gLass and when you have somewhere like Park Cameras relatively local its even harder to say no.

Best regards

BearSummer

[digitalmono]

Are you broke?
Are you married? I'm am. Don't know until when.
My wife keeps yelling at me about to sell my white lens to pay the bills!

[agentm]

[quote="johneo... my sister in law just gave me $5 for some 4x6 prints she wanted [/quote]

Johneo, you might be able to buy one of those coffee filters on that shelf

hehe
:roll:

[johneo]

Johneo, you might be able to buy one of those coffee filters on that shelf

hehe

I wish :roll: It's so bad, I'm back to drinkng water out of the tap :cry: :lol: :lol:

[Andy_T]

I have to explain my wife that our kids are young only once ... and that we'll certainly later love to look at those great 'L' quality shots of them showing them begging for bread at a busy corner :lol:

Best regards,
Andy

[IanD]

I have to explain my wife that our kids are young only once ... and that we'll certainly later love to look at those great 'L' quality shots of them showing them begging for bread at a busy corner :lol:

Best regards,
Andy
Damn, I never thought of this angle. Wonder what the daughters are doing after work? :lol:

[Perfect_10]

Best thing I did was set my daughters up with Canon EOS cameras a few years back :wink: . Now everytime I want to upgrade, I pass stuff off to them. That way I can say to the wife .. "J needs a new lens .. if I get this one she can have my old one" .. seems to work so far. Now if only I can justify that 550EX .. :idea: :lol:

[Danny Boy]

Perfect_10,

That is such a great idea!! I've got to remember that one. :lol:

I love this forum.

Dan

[karusel]

Er... being broke means you listened to all good advice here, otherwise you'd have some crappy 2 megapixel Casio or at best a Nikon Di-Di 7 or whatever their plastic thingie is called these days, and some cheap plastic kit lenses with a 256 4x speed CF and you'd be shooting full auto mode to jpeg. There. :mrgreen:

Just kidding. :lol:

[TonyKInTexas]

I had a day dream like that in high school (in the 70's). Life hit me too soon. *sigh*

I have decided when to get married (the earliest):
After I buy all my photography equipment and spares for each :wink: . Then I'll look for a photographer girl and live happily ever after in a photography studio.


:roll: ...okay, I think I've had a long week. I'm going home now