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13 years 3 months ago #21180 by McBeth Photography
About $3500
It is what it is.
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13 years 3 months ago #21211 by Cjarvis
about 2000 and I just started :blink:
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13 years 3 months ago #21215 by Screamin Scott
Several thousand for sure...I have over 100 lenses alone (spanning several camera brands)..Most of these I bought used over the years at bargain prices (people dumped MF lenses when they went with AF & sold the MF gear at discount pricing) Trying to ascertain a value would be difficult. A certain lens that I believe I paid $50 bucks for 5 years ago is selling on eBay for 3 X that now (it's considered a "cult" lens), so what value would you use?....If I use current selling prices, the toal value would likely top $25K...I have a good number of older MF "pro" lenses that in their day sold for high prices, so would I use the original selling price for the valuation, even though I didn't pay that much?...If you ask my wife this question, she would say tens of thousands & that I don't need anything else, but I would have to disagree...
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13 years 3 months ago #21274 by timeasterday
I was signing up for insurance last year and it was scary when I added up everything my wife & I have: $12.5K.
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13 years 3 months ago #21280 by photoswright
About $5,500 for now.
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13 years 3 months ago #21293 by Cidman
I really started with the serious photography about 4 years ago. I'm definitely approaching $10k by now and looking for purchase at least one more lens and another SB-900 strobe.
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13 years 2 months ago #22411 by Jacob1977

Screamin Scott wrote: Several thousand for sure...I have over 100 lenses alone (spanning several camera brands)..Most of these I bought used over the years at bargain prices (people dumped MF lenses when they went with AF & sold the MF gear at discount pricing) Trying to ascertain a value would be difficult. A certain lens that I believe I paid $50 bucks for 5 years ago is selling on eBay for 3 X that now (it's considered a "cult" lens), so what value would you use?....If I use current selling prices, the toal value would likely top $25K...I have a good number of older MF "pro" lenses that in their day sold for high prices, so would I use the original selling price for the valuation, even though I didn't pay that much?...If you ask my wife this question, she would say tens of thousands & that I don't need anything else, but I would have to disagree...


WOW! I have to ask, what is your most prized lens out of those 100?
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13 years 2 months ago #22413 by Screamin Scott
There are several I really prize, but I'd have to say ( seeing as I'm a "macro" nut) my Lester A Dine 105mm F2.8 MF macro lens from the 80's....It's considered a "cult classic" lens...Followed closely by the 50mm F1.4 Nikkor
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13 years 2 months ago - 13 years 2 months ago #22417 by McBeth Photography

Screamin Scott wrote: There are several I really prize, but I'd have to say ( seeing as I'm a "macro" nut) my Lester A Dine 105mm F2.8 MF macro lens from the 80's....It's considered a "cult classic" lens...Followed closely by the 50mm F1.4 Nikkor


Is your 50mm1.4 an Ai, Ai-s or AF?
It is what it is.
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13 years 2 months ago #22419 by Screamin Scott
Ai mount
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13 years 2 months ago #22432 by McBeth Photography
Sweet! I have a couple of Ai ans Ai-s lenses that will be much more useful when I get my next body.
It is what it is.
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13 years 2 months ago #22445 by effron
Insured for $20,000. I don't consider it invested. I spent the money on photo stuff to keep it away from the bartender......:silly:
Why so serious?
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13 years 2 months ago #22718 by KenMan

Screamin Scott wrote: There are several I really prize, but I'd have to say ( seeing as I'm a "macro" nut) my Lester A Dine 105mm F2.8 MF macro lens from the 80's....It's considered a "cult classic" lens...Followed closely by the 50mm F1.4 Nikkor


How would that 105mm differ from a 105mm from today?
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13 years 2 months ago #22727 by Screamin Scott
Newer 105 macro lens have better,newer coatings, but optically are really not better than the older macro lenses, in some cases the older ones are better ,resolution wise. Price wise, the older lenses are much less expensive & a better value for your dollar...
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13 years 2 months ago #22728 by TiaMia
I would say about $2000
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