pattaya127 Posted September 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 serious material, OH. with lens, that will set you back (and maybe me too), over a 1000$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 Best price in SFO so far with lens is $1250+ tax, but "...we'll work with you on that..." also said I could sign one out and see how I like it... Additional costs are Flash and Compact flash cards...so I'm guessing around $1800++ to start...might go take one out for the day and see...already have some extra Nikon lenses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusty Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 On a future trip try and get down to Singerpore for a couple of days where you'll be able to get a digital SLR for half to third of the price(will need to haggle)we can here in the west.Thats what I intend to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted October 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Maybe, but it's important to take in consideration the warranty deal as repairs are expensive on these (any) cameras, back in the west. make sure that the warranty is long enough to be worthy, and covers the american continent. same buying the camera from a "give you good deal" store in US. Most guarantees cover parts and labor for 3 months, then it's parts only I think for the next 9 months (12 total). At least, some of the big stores in SF sell extra guarantee for 3 or 5 years, covering evrything save theft, and totaling of camera (like went under a truck or ruined from prolonged water submersion). I know it was paid back easily with my video camera and CD player that travelled, bungled in my pack, so many countries and needed maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Lusty, I had considered a move like this, but what is the cost of the trip to Singapore? and how much would the camera be there? and as P127 points out, the warrenty...? As I recall, Singapore is expensive for hotels and food... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_numbers Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 OH, the Nikon D70 is a good bet in that price range However, Mamiya is going to rock the market in the next year allegedly with a 21 Megapixel entry into the digital line. The entry is a consumer market grading of pixels, which still will not stack up against the phase-one backs with less megapixels attached to a high end 4x5 or likewise. However, I must say of the digital world that I hate working with the files if the end result is to be a print. If its a picture glowing on a screen that's fine RGB additive colour, but once you start printing its downhill The technology of scanning a negative on a high-end Imacon or Drum Scanner still produces a far superior digital print.. I don't know about the quality going from RAW files to Lightjets [Digital Printers that Create RA-4 Colour Prints]. I have only seen scanned negatives again in this combination. I never fancied Hasselblad's just because they were 6x6 the frame is too box-y and central. The photographic equivalent of a snare drum with no accompaniment. However, fashion mavens have used them for years. Best, the_numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Stickman is an excellent photograher IMO he must have lots of good stuff. I seem to only take photos of singers and concerts.Never understood why processing is so expensive in LOS, almost as much as at home. There are cheaper places but the quality is worse. I assume you don't mean pics of spotty arsed bar girls?-peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Hi, "Never understood why processing is so expensive in LOS, almost as much as at home." Uh... I think it is *much* cheaper than in the West. 4x6's cost only 4 Baht (I think) to get developed here and another 20 Baht or so for processing costs. Full roll of film (36 pics) costs less than 200 Baht. And done in a few hours. No way I could get it done for that price back home. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Because the highest costs are the chemicals, paper, machinary. Labour is only a small part of the equation, the rest are the same price, if not more here in Thailand DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 I am pretty sure it's more than you say around suk, I did find a cheap place near to the asia hotel very busy with lots of thais there, but the quality was not up to it. I use the guy on soi 23 near cowboy with the internet in the shop as well. I think he charges me about 250-peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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