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My wife hit a jackpot at the casino!
So, my wife hit a jackpot at the casino last night for $4,000 and gave me $1,000 of her winnings that she says I have to spend on photo stuff - what a dilema.
Right now, I'm thinking on getting my 19" RD Artar put in a shutter. Or, I could go for a soft focus portait lens, but which one? Anyone want to sell a P&S cheap? Yeah, I know that they're worth more than that, but I can still dream.
Any suggestions (other than to send you the money and you'll spend it for me)?
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 Originally Posted by Dan Dozer
So, my wife hit a jackpot at the casino last night for $4,000 and gave me $1,000 of her winnings that she says I have to spend on photo stuff - what a dilema.
Right now, I'm thinking on getting my 19" RD Artar put in a shutter. Or, I could go for a soft focus portait lens, but which one? Anyone want to sell a P&S cheap? Yeah, I know that they're worth more than that, but I can still dream.
Any suggestions (other than to send you the money and you'll spend it for me)?
I'd get a Rolleiflex 3.5f...
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Stock up on your favorite films and papers before they are discontinued. 
2F/2F
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Bank it for a rainy day. There'll come a day when it will come in handy, like for a special trip with loads of photo ops.
Rick A
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If you're looking ahead, buying film would be a safe investment if you have freezer space. Film isn't apt to get cheaper with rising metal prices and less eventual competition.
For soft focus, a verito or kodak portrait would be nice for <$1000. Come to the Russ Young / Tillman Crane soft focus class next month and try out a whole bunch of different ones if you are seriously curious.
For rolleiflexes (yes, a nice thing to have and use), I'm happy with my $200-300 tessar equipped model.
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Is there a workshop you'd like to take? A trip somewhere (with your wife, and the other 3K :-) )?
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Congrats! Just bank it for a rainy day! GAS is a bad syndrome, don't feed it! Lol
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Banking it for a rainy day or taking a trip - my wife says that isn't allowed. This is found money, not saved money - I'm supposed to spend it.
Workshops - they don't have hardly any here in southern California. However, the Russ Young/Tillman Crane workshop looks extremely intriguing. I only wish is wasn't all the way across the country.
A Rollieflex - I haven't used medium format film for over 20 years. Those size negs seem so tiny next to an 8 x 10 or 8 x 20.
Eddie - where do you think she is taking the rest of her winnings? She did put some away, but the rest is for budgeting her money for more trips back to the casino for future gambling - she loves the slots and the casino is only 5 minutes away. Fortunately, she does surprizingly well at them.
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save it for a rainy day(EDIT: I guess that isn't allowed):
buy some film or paper(M+P's Lodima order should be starting sometime soon IIRC, if you're interested in Lodima anymore that is)
-Dan
(2nd edit): don't forget the tax man!
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Originally Posted by Dan Dozer
...she loves the slots and the casino is only 5 minutes away. Fortunately, she does surprizingly well at them.
Double down? lol
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