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Kurt - Your analogy works only so far as simplicity is concerned. Fixed gear bicycles are almost always cheaper than their more complex counterparts.
Commented Sep 20, 2009 on Observations at The Online Photographer
Observations
Wimp bikes: Trek Pure Sport and Globe Carmel (not to exact scale) I mentioned in the previous post that I spent yesterday bike-shopping (not today. Many stores in Wisconsin are closed on Sundays, in historical commemoration of the no longer in force blue laws). A few random notes, some of th...
I'm fairly young, only 21, but I really think more people should take what you had to say about taking how much a camera could earn you into account.
When I got more serious about photography, I bought the Digital Rebel. I was blown away by how much better it was than the P&S I had used until then. After a lot of practice and research, I was able to start charging for small portrait gigs. Ever since, I haven't ever really payed for a camera or lens out of pocket. Whatever I make from photography goes back to photography. Over the years, the gear gets better, but it's a slow process.
Certain things about the Leica M really appeal to me. And maybe someday, I'll be able to get one. In the meantime, I'll keep taking pictures and enjoying the camera I have. It would be a bit ridiculous for me to think I could enjoy the BMW of the camera world before I've paid my dues.
Commented Sep 9, 2009 on What Does 'Expensive' Mean? at The Online Photographer
What Does 'Expensive' Mean?
Long ago, when I was a wee camera reviewer writing for the internet that came on pieces of paper bound along one edge and monitored through the mailbox or the newsstand, I decided not to tell people how to feel about money. I can't claim that I've always stuck by this resolution, but at least I ...
If the Olympus rumor is true, this m4/3 stuff is catching on like wildfire! What have you done with your DMD musings?
Commented Sep 6, 2009 on Leaked! Leica M9 at The Online Photographer
Leaked! Leica M9
POSTED 7:57 p.m. Saturday UPDATED 12.25 a.m. Sunday (Photo: Leica Rumors) The Leica M9, which will "cost as much as a small car."* The Leica M9 has leaked early, due to a PDF of the new M System brochure making its wildfire way around the web. The news: the M9 will have an 18-megapixel, ful...
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