11.01.2007

photography has taken over my life


this is me holding a camera from the 70s. the body, the lens, the flash, all older than i am. the oldest, also the cheapest; free. it still works, too, that's the crazy thing. but it gets used 0% of the time.. well, .01% if you count it as a prop in this shot.

so, i'm going to attempt to total my costs for photography since july of this year [trying for chronological order, too]:
  • sony alpha a100k: $650.00
  • minolta xtsi, minolta 50mm f1.7, and minolta 28-85mm f3.5-4.5: $80
  • adata 2gb cf card: $35.00
  • minolta 50mm f2.8 macro: $235.00
  • minolta rc-1000 cable release: $15.00
  • calumet photo bag: $60.00
  • calumet medium tripod with head: $110.00
  • minolta 70-210mm f4 beercan: $100.00
  • tiffen haze-1 filter for 55mm thread: $10.00
  • hoya uv filter for 55mm thread: $10.00
  • sunpak uv filter for 55mm thread: $10.00
  • minolta 135mm f2.8: $100.00
  • cokin filter system with yellow and orange filter: $25.00
  • minolta maxxum 7 film body with vc-7 grip: $375.00
  • konica-minolta 5600hs-d flash: $250.00
  • minolta rc-1000L cable release: $15.00
  • manfrotto 190xprob tripod: $150.00
  • induro sa23 ball head: $80.00
  • sony 16-80mm f3.5-4.6 carl zeiss: $660.00
  • heliopan es 6 uv filter for 62mm thread: $45.00
devastating total: $3,015.00

that's not even including film, paper, developing costs, or even tax..

anything in orange indicates a good deal, yellow indicate incredible deals, and black is.. meh. the way i shop, i'm never in a position to get raped on a product. overspending is a no-no, and to think i dropped a good 3Gs on photography and its accessories makes me a little nauseous..

can i be stopped?

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