Poll: How much $$$ invested in camera gear?

~$2500

Lightstream wrote in post #2199651
He is probably wiser than you think.... for he has mastered the art of being paid Quite a Lot for doing Very Little.

I aspire to get there some day because right now I am doing A HELLOFALOT for Very DAMN Little!!

In that sense, my dad is like a g*d to me, haha.

JaGWiRE wrote in post #2200115
In that sense, my dad is like a g*d to me, haha.

Therein resides a huge life lesson for ya, son. Smart people measure their success in terms of hourly rate. Say, your dad's weekly take in $ divided by number of hours he really worked that week.
It is kinda irrational making a whole pile of money if one has to work 12 hours days, every day, for it.

Petkal wrote in post #2200143
Therein resides a huge life lesson for ya, son. Smart people measure their success in terms of hourly rate. Say, your dad's weekly take in $ divided by number of hours he really worked that week.

At first when my coffee-starved brain was reading this statement, I was thinking... "HOURLY rate? Like the burger crew?" then I got to the gem of wisdom at the end, encapsulated in one single bold world that differentiates the premium from the entry level.

(no offence to the entry level. Believe me I am closer to that end...I know how it feels *sniff*)

All of it. For the rest of my natural life (or is it ?). I think I have ~$4500 in equipment currently insured, including my photo printer.

Petkal wrote in post #2200143
It is kinda irrational making a whole pile of money if one has to work 12 hours days, every day, for it.

Head down, walks away...

Actually, sometimes it's 14 or 16 hours!

Well, I remember working in Lithuania, earning 200 Litas for each 2 weeks of work from 7AM until 11PM each day for 13 days per fortnight.

That worked out as 16 hours per day and 208 hours work. It boiled down to 1 lita per hour (around 25 US cents). Sure - the wage was abysmal by our standards but with free board and lodge (I had to buy real food elsewhere) it was an excellent opportunity to practice speaking Russian.

rhys wrote in post #2203171
Well, I remember working in Lithuania, earning 200 Litas for each 2 weeks of work from 7AM until 11PM each day for 13 days per fortnight.

That worked out as 16 hours per day and 208 hours work. It boiled down to 1 lita per hour (around 25 US cents). Sure - the wage was abysmal by our standards but with free board and lodge (I had to buy real food elsewhere) it was an excellent opportunity to practice speaking Russian.

Ohh you probably gained much more than that, Rhys ole son.....however, how about the native tongue....Lithuanian ?

blonde wrote in post #2179909
i would say about $5k so far...

Snir looking at your gear list I wouls say your being very consevative.

Dan

mrclark321 wrote in post #2203327
Snir looking at your gear list I wouls say your being very consevative.

Dan

And you are double checking and doing the accounting ?
Danny.....I am appaled !

around US $ 4000 till now.....all together ie

~$1500 USD

I think it's about 4k that I have insured. Something like that.

Petkal wrote in post #2203354
And you are double checking and doing the accounting ?
Danny.....I am appaled !

LOL...Makes me realize how much I spent

crikey! not as much as some people