tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34648316.post1070093588921393446..comments2024-03-01T21:57:13.601-08:00Comments on Hin's Photo Corner: Funding Hobby With AffiliatesHin Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542007867767875530noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34648316.post-19972890216316150182010-07-07T22:30:45.833-07:002010-07-07T22:30:45.833-07:00Thank you all for the kind comments and supports. ...Thank you all for the kind comments and supports. I will hopefully reply thoroughly soon when more time allows. I still love film and I need to sort out my priorities to keep the cost down. And that includes great suggestion from Justin in learning to develop your own film in b&w. Time is the bigger factor that makes things more complicated. I ain't ready to stop film as I find it very enjoyable and rewarding experience though the cost and time involved. Thank you all!Hin Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542007867767875530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34648316.post-40659651436623491862010-07-03T18:32:06.550-07:002010-07-03T18:32:06.550-07:00You know People need people like you Hin. You are...You know People need people like you Hin. You are a connoisseur of cameras and especially Pentax. With all your equipment I see a chance for you to start a rental company that rents equipment. There are many for Nikon and Canon but very few for Pentax. You should also start a Photo Meetup Group with small affordable membership in your home town and you can teach what you know since Photography has gotten so Popular these days but really the Newbies don't know how to use their cameras and take nice pictures. These two ways could really fund your Photography Hobby and maybe even lead to more. I too at time feel a bit over spent with my equipment as i have recently acquired the smc M 28 2.8 and M 55 1.8 but have not had a lot of time to use them and they sit waiting for a day. Hopefully the day will come soon. <br />You could also volunteer at a boys and girls club and teach photography there. I still have my Pentax film camera but its just sits in an air tight bag as the Dslrs rule these days.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790033934604396443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34648316.post-67478420715306540832010-07-03T16:19:19.344-07:002010-07-03T16:19:19.344-07:00I would just let go of the film bodies but keep al...I would just let go of the film bodies but keep all the 645 lenses because you'll want a 645D(yes ...you will) and for 35 keep all the ltds...everything else just let them go.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34648316.post-29178537750480404742010-07-02T08:56:43.723-07:002010-07-02T08:56:43.723-07:00Hin, I hear you and can comment with pages of rant...Hin, I hear you and can comment with pages of rants regarding this very topic...But let me address this with a short simple rant. First I agree that this hobby can get expensive. I shutter to think of what I have spent on this. I though Golf was expensive enough...<br /><br />Ok, I really love to shoot film. I love the feel and look of the film bodies. I love the hunt for that one picture that will make the expense of shooting analog 35mm worth it. I love raising my camera and look through the view finder only to see that there is no picture there. I also love it when that picture is there. (atleast for my taste)So for me, I enjoy the tool. But then comes the cost..Well personally since 95% of what I shoot is street, the grainy, dirty, offly composed, imperfect images work great. So most of the film I use is cheap 99 cents film. I also have a fridge full of expired Superia 400 and tons of Ilford XP-2 that I bought from a brick and mortar store that closed down. Found it on ebay and drove to the store.I paid 99 cents for each roll as well. I will usually shoot 2 rolls at a time and have the film processed at Target. Processing at target cost 99 cents and the cd is another $1.99 for a total of $6.00 + the 10% sales tax that we Californians pay..So to me this is very reasonable. On the other hand, I just loaded a roll of Velvia 50 that cost me $8.00 and will cost me $20.00 for the processing and cd at the pro shop. So I will be into this roll over $30.00 with tax. ''OUCH''!!!!...But I am so enjoying the hunt for the perfect light and scene. The last roll of Velvia 50 I shot took me nearly 4 months to shoot and was well worth it to me.street_visionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08009352969931058248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34648316.post-27757685792771840012010-07-01T20:45:02.954-07:002010-07-01T20:45:02.954-07:00Well, Hin, sometimes I just wonder how much those ...Well, Hin, sometimes I just wonder how much those photographic gear costs us and will cost us? And, how much money could we earn by including all those Ads in our websites? In fact, I think our hobby is not much costly when it is compared to other more expensive ones. And more importantly, for most of us, the gear we have is indeed just far more than what we need in taking photographs! Say, nowadays, an elementary DSLR kit set will do many things, already!RiceHighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174156471696420785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34648316.post-79404140843894609402010-07-01T15:59:33.520-07:002010-07-01T15:59:33.520-07:00Personally, I would probably give up any 35mm that...Personally, I would probably give up any 35mm that didn't have sentimental value. I'd probably keep that 645N too, since it is amazing. In the end I think it all comes down to balance. Clearly the future (and present) is digital, so I don't see a point in keeping more than one or two 35mm lying around. <br /><br />My K-7 arrived today and I've just finished charging the batteries and updating the firmware. In addition to the two kit lenses, I also won an e-bay bid for a Pentax-M 50mm 1.7 ($39 shipped) that should be here tomorrow. <br /><br />As badly as I would like some of the nicer lenses, I can't afford the new stuff. So I'm keeping an eye out for cheap glass now. I'm an Amazon associate as well, and B&H contacted me to join them, though I declined for the moment. Seems like a good way to make extra hobby money if you can get the traffic (and clicks).Nathan Stitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506272374727904953noreply@blogger.com