On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:56 AM, RussellMc <apptechnz@gmail.com> wrote:

> If that was really the one thing you had  learned here then it would
> be  sad AND you would have been mislead. (Fortunately, I know from
> observation that you have learned many other and more useful things as
> well).
>
> The income and wealth levels amongst list members are very varied, a
> significant number here have low incomes and/or net wealth by your or
> general western standards, and the ratio of discretionary or
> disposable income to gross income can vary widely, either due to
> choices people have made and/or to circumstances beyond their control.
>
> Also, 'Owls are not what they seem' - how people appear here and the
> reality of their lives can be substantially different, This may at one
> extreme be because they create a false front or at the other  because
> they have not spelled out what goes with the territory that others
> see. In my case I have travelled extensively in Asia in recent years
> both on business and privately and had extensive involvement with
> Asian manufacturing BUT my income levels have been modest by the
> standards of many others who are in similar circumstances -  largely
> due to voluntary choices I have made. And my discretionary income is
> voluntarily limited by choices made re priorities. I could buy a Nikon
> D3s now (as Olin did recently - a superb camera and an excellent
> choice) or a new D4 when available BUT doing so would be contrary to
> my priorities.
>
> The introduction of a new top end camera model that is intended to
> replace an old one can have severe impact on prices of the old model.
> D700 pricing COULD drop $1000 in the next year. And I'd much rather
> have that $1000 to spend on eg a lens that giving it to a salesman.
> (That's about the cost of an NZ-Hong Kong air fare special that was
> advertised yesterday. In the case of the D800 which appears to be
> likely to have grossly inferior high ISO performance wrt a D700, the
> effect may not be as severe as in cases of clear replacement
>
> And Nikon may yet come to their senses and offer a D700s with Olins
> D3s sensor in it :-)..
>
>
You keep mentioning "Olin" and "D3whatever" in the same sentence. Why?
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