How addictive is photography?

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James3shin

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I was just watching a behind the scenes clip for King Kong, and I couldn't help but oogle all the neat little gadget P. Jackson and his team were using. But yeah, is photography addictive? Will I catch the upgrade bug? Man, I can't afford anymore addictive hobbies (i.e. Hi-Fi, computers, and cars).
 
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eflat

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anyone remember back in the day when photography was, like, an artistic medium?

apparently now it just a gadget.
 
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sohcrates

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don't hang around dpreview.com. i made that mistake when i started with my first DSLR and i'm quite a bit of $$ in the hole as as result

on the other hand, it's fun. i like to just take off on my own and i can spend hours in the woods with my camera. at least i'm outside right?

i never thought i'd "need" any features on newer camers but now that i've gotten a lot more involved it's definitely like any other hobby, as you get better you start to understand why better equipment is...well...better

my suggestion would be if you're looking to start with a dslr start with something basic like a d50 or used canon rebel and spend at least a year learning how it all works...then upgrade later. i find i didn't really appreciate new equipment and lenses until i could compare results with them to results with my old stuff
 
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jiwq

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i jumped head first into dslr and im addicted...... sort of. got to walk in with at least $1500 if you wanna even think about it.
 
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Raiden256

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Originally posted by: sohcrates
don't hang around dpreview.com. i made that mistake when i started with my first DSLR and i'm quite a bit of $$ in the hole as as result

on the other hand, it's fun. i like to just take off on my own and i can spend hours in the woods with my camera. at least i'm outside right?

i never thought i'd "need" any features on newer camers but now that i've gotten a lot more involved it's definitely like any other hobby, as you get better you start to understand why better equipment is...well...better

my suggestion would be if you're looking to start with a dslr start with something basic like a d50 or used canon rebel and spend at least a year learning how it all works...then upgrade later. i find i didn't really appreciate new equipment and lenses until i could compare results with them to results with my old stuff
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tfinch2

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I bought my first film SLR in May, then quickly bought my first DSLR in October, and my mom moved from a manual film SLR to DSLR in November. I can't wait until Christmas break so I can actually have time to snap some photos.
 
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