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Is photography your most expensive hobby?


4 years 10 months ago #645616 by KCook
These days photography is my only hobby, so automatically my most expensive hobby at the moment.

In my distant past I found that boating and racing sports cars were not cheap either.

The deepest money pit I know of is show horses, which a friend of mine fell into.

ohwell
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4 years 10 months ago #645617 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day Matt

Being a bit tongue-in-cheek ... my most expensive hobby is my lover! [who's also my wife]. However, being the question it is, then 'yes' photography has been a life-long hobby, and like all persons with a serious hobby, it has had heaps of money devoted to it

Back in film days, there were extra camera bodies dedicated to different film types, or same film / different lenses when shooting weddings or events- it also acquired a darkroom with those associated expenses and enjoyments

These days, now retired and also motorhome travelling for much of each year, it comes down to retirement income about 1/3 of previous salary, and storage space - so a new camera comes along every 3-5 years and it has to do the job for those years. As I have mentioned in other posts, I now use fixed-lens superzoom cameras rather than dSLR + a bevy of lenses and the locked cupboard in the vehicle is about the size of a double shoe box, so a full kit of stuff as was years ago just would not travel with us

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4 years 10 months ago #645642 by Ira Weber
Well it  was till  I started getting into car restoration.   Now restoring classics takes the lions share of my $$! 
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4 years 10 months ago #645703 by Ozzie_Traveller

Ira Weber wrote: Well it  was till  I started getting into car restoration.   Now restoring classics takes the lions share of my $$! 


Beaut response - love it !!
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4 years 10 months ago #645813 by Scott Klubeck
LOL I wish!  I’m into off road trucking and off shore fishing. Both trump what I spend on photography any day of the week!  
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4 years 10 months ago #645854 by donmammoser
In addition to photography, my most expensive hobby is online shopping and I spend between $2000-$4000/year on this hobby. 
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4 years 10 months ago #646041 by Camera Diva
Ask my husband, photography takes the cake and trophy in my house.   Then again, these days it's not so bad.  However I just don't spend money on things other than photography.   
At the beginning of time there was absolutely nothing. And then it exploded! - Terry Pratchett
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4 years 10 months ago #646168 by Francis
Putting aside my garden, yes photography puts the most strain on my bank account.  
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4 years 10 months ago #646419 by Stanly
Sure is!
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4 years 10 months ago #646483 by Jacko
Close call between this and golf
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4 years 10 months ago #646526 by Jeff Scott
Photography is far more than just a hobby for me.  Now is it one of the more pricier things I enjoy?  It's a close call with my bi-annual trips to Vegas.  But will say it' up there.
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4 years 10 months ago #646541 by Chris Briggs
Yes and no.  If talking about when I need something, yes.   However when you factory in how long this stuff last and the frequency of replacement, no it’s not the most expensive. 
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4 years 10 months ago #647034 by KevinH

Nikon Shooter wrote: The guitars?  :rofl:

Being an older biker, I am only cruising…
having safety — for me and my gear as ultimate priority.
The years of rage are very, very small in my mirrors! :P


Reminds me of an old Jethro Tull song, and album!
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4 years 10 months ago - 4 years 10 months ago #647035 by KevinH
Between my hand held cameras and many quadcopters, yes. This is a very expensive hobby! Just to add though, cruising 3 times a years adds up too!
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4 years 10 months ago #647074 by Paris Gal
That's where the cost come in, lenses and then when you think are you are done, you have your drone temptation to itch.  DJI doesn't help with releasing smaller drones.  I have a Phantom 3, but now I'm shopping around for the Mavic 2. 
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