The NIKON Thread (Talk About Nikon Stuff here) - Page 255 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

lan · 10-13-2008, 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by Edwood

LOL, kind of like owning different headphones.

Exactly.

And equally as budget devastating.

Hide the wallets.

Sometimes there's a gem item in a "cheaper" brand as well as duds in a more "expensive" brand.

Iron_Dreamer · 10-13-2008, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by lan

This pretty much sums up the thread lately. Everybody has their own priorities and as long as you don't lose sleep, it's ok. The justification for your purchases are your own. As long as you're happy whether taking blurry photos or using 3rd party lenses, so be it.

I avoid these kinds of conflicts just by owning all of them. 1st party, 3rd party, expensive, cheap, Canon, Nikon. Fun stuff. It's all good.

No kidding, if it does what I want, I don't really care.

Edwood · 10-13-2008, 06:37 AM

LOL, I nearly pulled the trigger on a Micro-Nikkor 70-180mm.

Thankfully, Iron_Dreamer helped me talk myself out of it.

-Ed

lan · 10-13-2008, 08:09 AM

What's wrong with that lens? Too slow to be general purpose?

Edwood · 10-13-2008, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by lan

What's wrong with that lens? Too slow to be general purpose?

Only thing wrong with it is that it costs an average of $1500 used on eBay and I just wouldn't use it enough to justify the price. Now if I were a Pro, I'd buy it in a second.

Heck, I spent over $3K on my Wacom Cintiq without even flinching, because I knew it would pay for itself quickly. And it did.

dj_mocok · 10-13-2008, 10:51 AM

So Edwood, can a regular LCD like the likes of Viewsonics able to display proper Adobe RGB? I thought you probably know this kind of stuff...

lan · 10-13-2008, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by Edwood

Only thing wrong with it is that it costs an average of $1500 used on eBay and I just wouldn't use it enough to justify the price. Now if I were a Pro, I'd buy it in a second.

Heck, I spent over $3K on my Wacom Cintiq without even flinching, because I knew it would pay for itself quickly. And it did.

Wow that is a good chunk of change. I just use a zoom lens plus extension tube.

It's always different when you're a pro. You can even go medium format just fine.

bigshot · 10-13-2008, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Towert7

Speak for yourself.

I always do. By the way, Sigma makes some excellent lenses that sell used for quite close to the same price as new. The difference is mostly the value of the four year warranty.

See ya
Steve

bigshot · 10-13-2008, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by lan

I avoid these kinds of conflicts just by owning all of them. 1st party, 3rd party, expensive, cheap, Canon, Nikon

Me too. I get the tool that does the job and then I use it. I'd rather spend more time wearing my equipment out using it than sitting on the couch polishing the gold lettering on it with a microfiber cloth or checking ebay to see how much the current resale value is. I certainly don't judge the quality of a photographer by the cost of the equipment in his bag. That's level zero on Ken Rockwell's chart.

See ya
Steve

Towert7 · 10-14-2008, 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by bigshot

Me too. Ken Rockwell.[/url]

Oh no, you commited the 0'th crime! You mentioned Ken Rockwell in the nikon forum! SHAME!
Let me know when the flame gets over.

Originally Posted by bigshot

By the way, Sigma makes some excellent lenses

I have yet to see one 'excellent' lens from sigma. They all feel cheap, which they are.
I shudder every time I hear the word sigma.
^_^