How much do you have invested in your photography equipment?

13 years 3 months ago #20707 by KenMan
I'm sitting here :drool: :drool: over my photography magazines looking at all the things I would like to get, and you know what? This stuff can add up very quickly! As I'm sure many of you know to well. I'm curious, if you don't mind me asking, how much do you have invested into photography equipment?


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13 years 3 months ago #20732 by Baydream
Too much to ponder from over the years starting with a Vivitar SLR to Pentax ME Super, to EOS Rebel to XT to XSi plus the lenses, bags, packs, remotes, GPS, tripods, monopods, Agfa, Fuji and Panasonic P&S models and whatever else. Scares me when I think about it even if I don't have top of the line pro gear. :woohoo:

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13 years 3 months ago #20762 by Stealthy Ninja
Well If I added up everything it would be a lot. But right now I have a bit over $10,000USD worth.
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13 years 3 months ago #20768 by Scotty
i think around $25,000.

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13 years 3 months ago - 13 years 3 months ago #20770 by photobod
Its a scary thing to think about isnt it, over the years I dont think I could work it out, right now in my camera bags and lighting bag, somwhere close to £15,000 dont know what that is in $ :cheers:

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13 years 3 months ago #20795 by crystal
Around $10,000
That's just mine, my husband is also into photography. Although he doesn't have all the same equipment I have. He does have the same camera, bag and two lenses I have. So I will have to include at least $8,000 for him, because we upgrade together on cameras and it all comes out of his paycheck. :) Just like we both want the Nikon D7000, but that's not happening any time soon.
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13 years 3 months ago #21003 by Conner
I have no idea, but off top of my head it doesn't take much to get over $10,000 these days!


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13 years 3 months ago #21065 by bhowdy
It's actually important to know how much you have invested in your camera gear ... for insurance reasons, etc. I keep a list of each item, with model and serial numbers, receipts for amount paid. It might be difficult to file an insurance claim with a response of .... about $ XXXX.XX value.

Right now the value of my gear is $22,233.74 :lol:

Bob Howdeshell

"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~ Lewis Hine

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13 years 3 months ago #21112 by Stealthy Ninja

Scotty wrote: i think around $25,000.


How much of that have you got back by selling stuff though?
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13 years 3 months ago #21149 by Scotty

Stealthy Ninja wrote:

Scotty wrote: i think around $25,000.


How much of that have you got back by selling stuff though?


Whatcha mean?

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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13 years 3 months ago #21162 by Stealthy Ninja

Scotty wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote:

Scotty wrote: i think around $25,000.


How much of that have you got back by selling stuff though?


Whatcha mean?


I mean is the $25k the total amount you've spent or the value of what you own right now.

If I added up all the $$ I've spent over the years I'd probably go over $30,000USD I'd guess. But lot of that I got back by selling gear.
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13 years 3 months ago #21163 by Scotty
Probably what I own.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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13 years 3 months ago #21165 by Stealthy Ninja

Scotty wrote: Probably what I own.



:o
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13 years 3 months ago #21167 by Scotty

Stealthy Ninja wrote:

Scotty wrote: Probably what I own.



:o


I'm no Tareq, but it'll do.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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13 years 3 months ago #21176 by Stealthy Ninja

Scotty wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote:

Scotty wrote: Probably what I own.



:o


I'm no Tareq, but it'll do.


True. You;re the american version. :patriot:
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