If you can make money out of your hobby then why not? you get to enjoy more of your hobby with the $$$ coming in.

im a hobbyist.. 7 years ago..i bought an entry level DSLR D50 with kit lens and 70-300mm G lens. at that time i think i didnt know what type of photohraphy im into..is it landscape? street? wedding birding etc etc.

so i after a year play around with my D50 i realised that i really liked wideangle shooting, street photography and sometimes family asked to shoot wedding. and my D50 and lenses at that time were not good enough for that purpose. so the urge of upgrading came.

so i upgraded to D90, with kit lens (good walkaround lens), tokina 11-16mm wide angle, 50mm and 35mm, and also flashlight. and havent made any upgrades since after because i dont see the need.

as a hobbyist u need the right gears for your hobby and settle down with it..i did that and i have no regret..only thing is, i dont have the time to shoot like before..
now, all those gears are in my drybox eating dust..and im started to think to go mirroless..

This post has been edited by sallehsi: Nov 13 2014, 10:03 AM

actually it depends on individual. some ppl would spend more money for seek to get better IQ

for me, i'm prefer something handy & deliver better IQ - the mirrorless camera with better quality lenses. at last, i had get my sony A6000 & SEL1670Z Zeiss zoom lenses (current market price around RM5XXX for both)

Spend what you feel like spending.

You are buying the experience, not the gear.

The last point is the best lOL
18-300mm cam can shoot one of the best photo hahahaha

Well, if it can suit a person's need, why not.

No, i mean the pro-photographer just bash and proove equipments is a tools, it depends on the skill and per son using it

They usually do, their statements always change. Like they always says they can use kit lens to do wonders, but when check on their photos, they are using dedicated lens for dedicated occasions.

Uhhhh... lol

Hahahaha.
Just think and get what suits you with your budget.

If you are good at something, never do it for free.

If you enjoy something, never do it for money.

this is a lesson learn from most hobbyist turn professional.

investing or not on lens or accessories is a personal answer.

if a person like aquarium, is it worth to buy bigger tank or aqua super clear glass, adding more plants, add co2 system for plants?, using latest tech filter, expensive lights, import soil from japan, freezer to keep the water cool on hot day? best fish food to run a aquarium? this is give the same answer up to a very personal opinion.

i am a photographer(hobbyist, workshop trainer), a gamer(with a 10k rig, multi(4) monitor setup) who keeps a expensive aquarium of shrimps(co2 system is over 2k setup), who also play archery(hobby, several gold medals), and also rides a sportbike(weekend rider hobby, tyre cost few K liao...).... is it worth it? yea, no GF bah....

This post has been edited by ieR: Nov 14 2014, 03:49 PM

this defeats the term of a hobbyist, I guess. It will be better to call it a part time job.

I think the urge to earn money out of a hobby takes the joy out of the hobby itself, but maybe that is just me

I prefer to max out the enjoyment factor in my hobby, instead of the potential to make money from it.. and maybe that is just me again because there is no way in hell I can recover the cost of my hobby

there's a difference between hobbyist and professional.

you can make money out of your hobby, whether your profession is related to your hobby or not.

i turned my hobbies into my business. and now i enjoy my hobby and make money to enjoy my hobby more. why not?