Things this website makes you regret.

[Evan S]

So, I lurk alot. I also post alot. I make little posts. I'm sure alot of peopel think I'm annoying, but that's not what gets me. The thing I think I regret the most about being here is the way we talk about money, 500$ is devalued now to me.

I mean, what can I buy with 500$? A tripod? with a complimentry bag?

[TC]

Yeah... if you want a crappy tripod.

EDIT: Okay, okay. I agree with you, but it can't be helped. This stuff is expensive. What really hit it home for me was that I recently bought a bunch of SCUBA gear, and it cost less than my DVX alone. Think about that, something that can sustain life hundreds of feet underwater is less expensive than the camera that most of us own. But that's the life, love it or get out. (Not directed at you.)

PS: I don't think anyone finds you annoying.

[ExtremeSleuth]

you can get a 20 minute phone call for 99 cents...

[lucidz]

I unfortunately get reality checks everytime I tell my fiance I wanna buy something.

YOU MEAN A PIECE OF STICK COSTS 200 DOLLARS? USE A BROOM HANDLE!

[TC]

I unfortunately get reality checks

Too bad that not the kind of check you can cash... you wouldn't have any complaints.

[Evan S]

I unfortunately get reality checks everytime I tell my fiance I wanna buy something.

YOU MEAN A PIECE OF STICK COSTS 200 DOLLARS? USE A BROOM HANDLE!

Tell her you don't have to worry, because you planned on hocking her ring for the 200 dollars, and just giving her one out of a crackerjack box.

GOOD THINGS COST MONEY!!

[lucidz]

Thatd go over like a fart in church!

[Sean Michael]

This stuff is expensive. What really hit it home for me was that I recently bought a bunch of SCUBA gear, and it cost less than my DVX alone.

I am a recovering car enthusiast... I own a couple of vintage cars, have gotten into the racetrack experience a bit, etc. etc. Once you've gone down the dark path of auto addiction, everything else seems cheap.

My rationale for film/video purchases is that they are investments that could ultimately pay a nice return. In the meantime, digital filmmaking is the ultimate hobby, educational and creative. And compared to car stuff, everything's reasonably priced! A DVX costs about the same as a nice set of magnesium track wheels. An HVX is the price of two carbon fiber racing seats, plus a rollbar...

[mikkowilson]

The thing I think I regret the most about being here is the way we talk about money, 500$ is devalued now to me.

I mean, what can I buy with 500$? A tripod? with a complimentry bag?

...2.5% (1/40th) of a the Steadicam I'm about to buy.

wholy poo that's a lot.


- Mikko ... will be eating only bread and water for the next 3 years.

[Jim Brennan]

I guess I'm lucky. My wife is really great about me buying gear. Partly because she knows I don't get anything I don't really need. She also knows I make ALOT of my own stuff, so if there's something I can't make (like a mic, or headphones), she tells me to go for it.

She actually bought me my camera for an anniversary present. And before you get the wrong idea about our financila state. She supports a me, 2 kids and herself on 35K a year.

My 503 head and sticks cost me less than 500...but made my tripd legs out of popsicle sticks and bondo.