BAH!!!
So I was checking out digital cameras on eBay thanks to DH sending me a link. There I was, minding my own business, when I saw it.
The Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II 16.7 Megapixel SLR. For under six hundred bucks!
OK, let me put this into perspective.
1) 16 Megapixel is professional grade
2) This camera came out in early 2005 with a price tag of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS!
3) Current list price for this camera is still SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS!
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
So, why am I blogging about it rather than buying it? Well, it's just the body, no lens, no card. I'd have to shell out another 500 to be able to even take a picture with it. Not really an issue, as it is still a killer deal.
And, while I have about a grand in my personal challenge account, only $560 of it is money I saved from change and one dollar bills. The rest are profits from my side business which I intend to funnel back into the business. And before you even ask: yes, I could SO use this camera to take pictures for said side business and thereby justify the expense!
The biggest hurdle: it's on friggin' EBAY!!!... In 4 short hours, the price has now doubled and the camera is at $1300. I HATE EBAY!!!
*sniff*
Ok, well, I guess I can stop being tempted now that the price has gone up so much. I could certainly still afford the camera, but I'd have to wait a month or two to be able to buy the other bits to be able to actually use the camera. What's the fun in waiting 2 months to be able to use the camera?!?
Temptation, thy name is Canon!
May 17th, 2007 at 02:59 am
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Personally, I'm in love with this little doohickey... but I probably won't be getting it anytime soon myself. Probably.
May 18th, 2007 at 03:32 pm 1179502342
as for the camera: it's up to 3100 now. BAH! i hate ebay!
stupid makin' me want to buy a camera...