Why This Forum Is Costing Me (More) Money

plasticmotif wrote in post #13533322
now you need some fast primes :P

I've concluded that this forum is filled with helpful, albeit evil people.

nawww..... even if you didn't visit this forum that lens would have come knocking on your door to show off its awesomeness. The 70-200 2.8 IS II is so dang good it practically sells itself.

Lens Work and Getty come to mind. Lens Work will knock your socks off.

http://www.lenswork.co​m/

http://www.gettyimages​.com …id=4610259942&p​roperty=GI

Ferrari_Alex wrote in post #13532868
I am simply not aware of any one single place with so many quality photographs - all of them are very carefully selected and screened and only then published. I am sure there are many photographers...with stunning work, but like I said - I am not aware of any other single place.

But this is not the reason. Reason I posted this is different.
You might not agree, but people here invest a lot of money and in many cases they do not have them - they borrow from the bank, to purchase the gear....more gear....to photograph what?

And again, not trying to generalize, but when people will read, they will know what I am referring to...and who I am referring to.

P.S. There are many categories at 1x.com, many different galleries. Many landscape, nature, documentary, street photography. Some are creative edits, some are heaving edited...some are not at all.

I am with you on how much gear do you need to be a genius.

That still seems nebulous to some degree and mostly because I think there may be a depth here that isn't easily translated in a few images or words.

General_T wrote in post #13532552
I personally think it has more to do with profit margins for the stores...am also thinking collusion.

+1.

The market size argument does not correlate with reality: roughly 90% of the Canadian market is located within 100 km of the US border, and of course we pretty much all the same store lines as the US; with the free trade agreement+relatively easy border crossings (less true in the last decade), the Canadian market is basically just a small extension of the US economy.

Anyway, I was asking the question semi-rhetorically, seeing as no one here can have any direct influence on all of this, I'll drop the topic before it becomes too political

I'm quite ok with buying in the US, and B&H's delivery is quick, so that's not an issue for the time being. And, as far as I know, Canon honors its warranty in both the US & Canada (though I'd need to double check that, might be wrong). Haven't needed it so far.

This forum does not always cost (more) money.

I was thinking of buying Canon 55-250 for a while, and today i learned about the discount in Amazon from this forum, and saved 50$

And as a novice i asked a stupid question to help me decide which lens to buy.

I would buy a FF like 5d mark 2 as a replacement to my t2i. But now i understand that t2i is the perfect machine for a beginner like me, so i saved 1500$.

I was about to buy 10-22 and 17-55 or 15-85 for 1400$ or 1700$, but now i'm convinced that i can first buy the 18-55 lens and get more experienced with that. Which means 1300-1600$ more save I wish i came to this forum before buying my camera, i would buy the kit lens and save about 50$ more...

I'm not comparing the gear that i buy with the ones i give up on btw. Only wanted to tell talking with more experienced people changed my point of view and i'm pretty sure that i'm on the right way now.

I did the same thing. Except, i got the 70-200mm 2.8 IS II first then got a good deal on a 7D body.

General_T wrote in post #13531995
Hi,

I was happy with just my 5d mkII and my one lens. Telling myself that this was all I needed to enjoy the photography I was learning/doing.

But then along came POTN and the wealth of information about the advantages of F2.8 over F4.0 and the amazing new Canon F2.8 70-200mm IS MkII. Of course I wanted one (didn't necessarily need one). Fortunately logic prevailed and the $2500 price tag said I just couldn't justify it.

Mind you I did rent this lens recently and did like it!!

But then along comes POTN with the info that Adorama is selling them for $1974. So I did what I really wanted to do all along and justified buyiny one because of the money I would save!!:p

All that to say I just put the order in with Adorama and will hopefully have it by the end of the week. Why can I buy this $500 dollars cheaper in the US than Canada? Ah well, I am more loyal to my pocketbook than my local retailer (I did call them and ask them to move on their price - but they wouldn't budge.

Now, I haven't told my wife yet - one dilema at a time. Thank heaven shes out of town at the moment!!

m.shalaby wrote in post #13532873
Just wait till yous start reading up on the 35L, 50L, 85L and so on... cheers

plasticmotif wrote in post #13533322
now you need some fast primes :P

Agrees 100%

Also, should try TS lens, too

wfarrell4 wrote in post #13532416
I've spent nearly $8k in 5 months of shooting. Gear is kewl.

Wow!

Haha. That is exactly what happened to me too. I have been a member for a few years. Originally when i first bought my 20D i was more than happy with it. I knew nothing about L series lenses and thought i had a best camera in town. Then came this forum and my bank account went down the tubes.

Good thing is though, when you want to sell an L series lenses, they pretty much fly off the shelf and the seller looses close to nothing.
The ease of selling L series lenses and not loosing much when you do decide to sell, is the reason why i dont have too much of a hard time buying these expensive pieces of glass..

Ferrari_Alex wrote in post #13532923
I made a promise not to Only now will post about photography itself

there you go - now go take a look at Mark DeLong's work
http://www.markdelong.​com/lifestyle-photography

chomish wrote in post #13535266
The ease of selling L series lenses and not loosing much when you do decide to sell, is the reason why i dont have too much of a hard time buying these expensive pieces of glass..

Exactly why I didn't feel too badly about my little splurges recently...

When I told my wife the BMW was a rental that used to be a demonstrator, she smiled. When she saw a credit card receipt for a bottle of 1982 Mounon Rothschild, I told her we all chipped in on it and they gave me cash - she smiled. Receipt from Victoria's Secret was a business expense for my boss - she grinned. The prescription for Cialis was for my dad whose name is the same as mine - she smirked. When she finds out the dog didn't run away and I sold her for the new 200 f/2.8L IS II I am going to be in that dog house alone and barking at the moon. By the way, what is the best setting for moon shots anyway? My wife say a .357 magnum at about three feet is the right setting for the first shot, and adjust for additional shots. Woof! Woof!
John

Don't feel bad, I was doing fine with my Rebel XTi and kit lenses, then I stumbled across this wretched place and now there's a 5Dc in my bag, two L lenses, 5 or 6 other 35mm EOS lenses, flash units and 4 film bodies.

My wallet hates all of you.

I too got "the itch" for this lens recently & priced it locally. I made a saving of 925 Euros (approx 1'200 Dollars even before the local retailer added their markup onto it) by travelling 100 miles to Dublin & bought it there. I really cannot see how the local retailers can justify the price difference. I may have even saved more by shopping online.

m.shalaby wrote in post #13535317
there you go - now go take a look at Mark DeLong's work
http://www.markdelong.​com/lifestyle-photography

He is a fashion photographer, I guess?