How much is your camera gear worth?

[AJ]

This thread
http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=31444.0
got me thinking: how much is your camera gear worth?

I'm curious about people's priorities.

 

[Hector1970]

It's about 10 times what I told my wife that it cost.

 

[ninjapeps]

Possibly more than my car but given that it's a rather common 15-year-old model and bought secondhand, it probably isn't worth all that much.

 

[tron]

It's about 10 times what I told my wife that it cost.

Well, let's hope that your wife does not have an account on Canonrumors ;D ;D ;D

 

[Don Haines]

Possibly more than my car but given that it's a rather common 15-year-old model and bought secondhand, it probably isn't worth all that much.

With my car being 10 years old and with 375,000 kilometers on it, every time I order pizza it is worth more than my car..... but hey, it keeps running reliably so let's keep on rolling....

 

[Ozarker]

Possibly more than my car but given that it's a rather common 15-year-old model and bought secondhand, it probably isn't worth all that much.

With my car being 10 years old and with 375,000 kilometers on it, every time I order pizza it is worth more than my car..... but hey, it keeps running reliably so let's keep on rolling....

You know, Don, you could take on delivering pizza part time to buy more gear.

 

[Ryananthony]

Possibly more than my car but given that it's a rather common 15-year-old model and bought secondhand, it probably isn't worth all that much.

With my car being 10 years old and with 375,000 kilometers on it, every time I order pizza it is worth more than my car..... but hey, it keeps running reliably so let's keep on rolling....

You know, Don, you could take on delivering pizza part time to buy more gear.

You might even get your future pizza purchases for free too. Sounds like a win win.

 

[Ozarker]

Possibly more than my car but given that it's a rather common 15-year-old model and bought secondhand, it probably isn't worth all that much.

With my car being 10 years old and with 375,000 kilometers on it, every time I order pizza it is worth more than my car..... but hey, it keeps running reliably so let's keep on rolling....

You know, Don, you could take on delivering pizza part time to buy more gear.

You might even get your future pizza purchases for free too. Sounds like a win win.

That employee discount goes a long way, not to mention how dressy the old 4 wheeled beast will look with the sign on the top. All in good fun Don. I am absolutely sure my old Suburban hooptie looks worse than yours. Different colored doors and hood, broken door handles, and my "Free Candy" sign needs a refresh as does the truck sleeper mattress in the back. At least I have "L" lenses. The sacrifices we make.

 

[Don Haines]

Possibly more than my car but given that it's a rather common 15-year-old model and bought secondhand, it probably isn't worth all that much.

With my car being 10 years old and with 375,000 kilometers on it, every time I order pizza it is worth more than my car..... but hey, it keeps running reliably so let's keep on rolling....

You know, Don, you could take on delivering pizza part time to buy more gear.

You might even get your future pizza purchases for free too. Sounds like a win win.

That employee discount goes a long way, not to mention how dressy the old 4 wheeled beast will look with the sign on the top. All in good fun Don. I am absolutely sure my old Suburban hooptie looks worse than yours. Different colored doors and hood, broken door handles, and my "Free Candy" sign needs a refresh as does the truck sleeper mattress in the back. At least I have "L" lenses. The sacrifices we make.

I used to have an old chevy, rusted, door locks wouldn't work, radio broken..... the perfect canoe trip car On one trip, I parked it at the access point, between a BMW and a Mercedes, and set off on a canoe trip. While I was gone, the car thieves came and stole a couple dozen cars from the lot.... and left mine

 

[ethanz]

Then the question is, do you keep your camera gear that is worth more than the car in the car?

 

[unfocused]

It's about 10 times what I told my wife that it cost.

I've been there.

Now, I have to make full disclosure. I'm earning a significant part of my income from photography, which means she sees everything when we prepare taxes. Still, here are a few handy tips:

Always tell your spouse about at least one white lens. If you are careful, you can go a long time with your partner thinking you have just two lenses, a white one and a black one.

You can redirect Fed Ex packages to the Fed Ex/Kinkos office for pickup at your convenience. No tell-tale boxes or notes showing up on the doorstep when you are not at home.

The best answer to: Is that a new lens/camera? is "No, I bought this one quite awhile back, you probably just never noticed."

Tell your partner, "I'm thinking about getting xxx." That way you can gauge the reaction and prepare yourself. After you've ordered it, don't call attention to it for as long as possible. When he/she finally notices, you just nonchalantly say, "Oh this. Don't you remember, we talked about this months ago?"

Don't ever let a birthday, holiday or anniversary go by without a nice piece of jewelry as a gift. It will build up credit that you can cash in later.

But the best strategy is to get your spouse interested in photography. The downside there is you'll lose custody of the 100-400 II when shooting birds. Oh...and...it won't be long before her shots are better than yours.

 

[scyrene]

N/a. I own none of those things. But in total it would be about the price of an average car. Houses in Britain are ridiculously expensive, it would be hard to exceed even the average national value!

 

[Click]

It's about 10 times what I told my wife that it cost.

;D LOL Same here.

 

[jhpeterson]

Heck, one of my bikes is worth more than my (still reliable, rust-free and 35 MPG) car. And I've got three of them.
As for my gear, it probably would get me a decent house. It's just that I already live in an even better one.

 

[Ryananthony]

It's about 10 times what I told my wife that it cost.

I've been there.

Now, I have to make full disclosure. I'm earning a significant part of my income from photography, which means she sees everything when we prepare taxes. Still, here are a few handy tips:

Always tell your spouse about at least one white lens. If you are careful, you can go a long time with your partner thinking you have just two lenses, a white one and a black one.

You can redirect Fed Ex packages to the Fed Ex/Kinkos office for pickup at your convenience. No tell-tale boxes or notes showing up on the doorstep when you are not at home.

The best answer to: Is that a new lens/camera? is "No, I bought this one quite awhile back, you probably just never noticed."

Tell your partner, "I'm thinking about getting xxx." That way you can gauge the reaction and prepare yourself. After you've ordered it, don't call attention to it for as long as possible. When he/she finally notices, you just nonchalantly say, "Oh this. Don't you remember, we talked about this months ago?"

Don't ever let a birthday, holiday or anniversary go by without a nice piece of jewelry as a gift. It will build up credit that you can cash in later.

But the best strategy is to get your spouse interested in photography. The downside there is you'll lose custody of the 100-400 II when shooting birds. Oh...and...it won't be long before her shots are better than yours.

That's funny, but also kind of unfortunate. Perhaps I'm just lucky. When I mentioned purchasing my 1dx, she replied "that's the one you have have been wanting for a while right? You should probably buy it." And just last night a noticed a 400 2.8 IS for sale on the local craigslit. I brought it to her attention and she told me, "if you can afford it, it would be good for shooting the sports you want too"

But perhaps this has all been a part of my tactic, talk about your future purchase wants so much, then when it comes the time you can afford it, she will be begging you to buy it, just so you will shut about wanting it

 

[Boyer U. Klum-Cey]

My bike was stolen many years ago. However, I was led to believe that it rested in The Basement of The Alamo. Knott tru!

All seriousness aside, my camera stuff value exceeds what I paid for at least my 1st five cars(including a used hearse, a no longer compliant ambulance, various AMC products, and stuff with Lucas Electric(The Prince of Darkness) in total. Good to be olde, eh?

 

[YuengLinger]

I'm curious about a post that seems like a phishing scam.

 

[JMZawodny]

A 1Dx2, 3 Big Whites, a little white, and several more latest gen L lenses and it isn't hard to end up with a total more than many new cars cost.

 

[pulsarman]

"But perhaps this has all been a part of my tactic, talk about your future purchase wants so much, then when it comes the time you can afford it, she will be begging you to buy it, just so you will shut about wanting it "

Either that or she's planning something even bigger!

 

[c.d.embrey]

I'm retired now, but when I was working I usually rented. That way I always had the latest gear. A case in point—I went to pick-up the 5D2 I'd reserved, but when I walked in the door I was asked if I'd rather rent their first 5D3, that had came in that morning.

What I have now is a 40D that I bought in 2007, an EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 (2006), an FE 85mm f/1.8 (2006) and an EF 50mm f/1.8 Mk2 (2010 ?). Not worth much, maybe less than a bicycle