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It is a personal reason, i can't tell more.Why do you insist on buying new at great extra cost, even if the lens/camera has only been used a few times? It seems that no matter how much money someone has, there must be better ways to spend it than buying everything absolutely new.
It is a personal reason, i can't tell more.
I said before that i will be very happy with new completely item even it doesn't work than a used one and few issues coming later, I had an issue with my 1DsIII last year and i was happy that it was new and i took it to service, if it was used then i may sell it, so when i have new and an issue occurs i say fine, if it is used about 80-90% i will blame myself that i bought it used and i may sell it if that issue or other issues happen.
Last thing, i want to have all systems new, all my DSLRs are new, my only digital MF is new, only film MF i bought used and still i didn't use any of them to see, now if i will but LF for first time then i would like to have new one, if i will be another LF then i will go with used or second hand, if i buy 2-3 cars, always the first i want it new even it costs $1m, the others could be used.
I have very very bad habit, which is i don't sell anything even old and not working or not used at all, i have about 30% of my gear many people asking me to sell, but i didn't, because of the same reason you pointed, 30-50% of the first price of it.Professional, when the romance is over with your "NEW" LF gear, I am a buyer at 50% to 60% of what you paid (assuming it is in great condition).
You will only lose 40% to 50% by selling to me or others on the board.
To me only it depends on the gear i want to buy, if i know that i will buy something and i will use it less than other gear then i may go with used, i mean in the same system and one system to another [one format to another], for example: if i will use one large format camera, but 3 lenses, i prefer to buy new LF camera, about lenses i have to see, if one lens i will use about 80-90% then i buy it new, if another lens will be rarely used [20-30% of the time] then i will get it used. But i know that i will use that LF maybe 30-40% of my photography [or maybe less] comparing to all my digital cameras, that doesn't mean for me i will go with used LF camera, as long it will be the first one then i prefer it to be new.It is not foolish, but it is not cost-effective either. In the end Professional is right: it is a personal decision. I like new things too, and try to buy specific things new, but if I had insisted on buying everything new, I would not own any MF equipment right now, and that loss would have been far greater to me than the loss of newness.
I was kinda hoping we'd hear something from Tex on this one by now. I've got my credit card at the ready. Might trade my Ebony 45SU in for a Sony A900 and pull myself away from the TV.....just as soon as I see the proof in the pudding, so to speak.Tex, this comment is interesting. Can you show me proof of a Sony 900 outperforming 4x5? I would love to see these results. Presumably then the Nikon D3x (single shot not stitched frames) would be better than 4x5 too?
If memory serves me correct 39 mpix MFDB photographers on this forum claim their backs fall just shy of 4x5 quality. Look forward to your reply.
Thanks
Rob
I was kinda hoping we'd hear something from Tex on this one by now. I've got my credit card at the ready. Might trade my Ebony 45SU in for a Sony A900 and pull myself away from the TV.....just as soon as I see the proof in the pudding, so to speak.
I have no doubt that images from the 20+ megapixel full frame DSLRs are very, very good.....but "much better" than a high quality scan of 4x5 film? I'm anxious to see the evidence supporting that conclusion.
Gary