[Leica] G10

[s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)]

We've got a problem with (small) business taxes. That means a couple  
million or less. Every year I have to buy X amount of gear, spend  
more time in servicing, etc., for the write offs. Two year's ago my  
wife gave away a Canon 1Ds due to taxes that weren't covered over the  
year. I had to grit my teeth over that one.
Since there is no processing costs, and donating one's time does not  
register with the IRS, it make for a mad scramble as December rolls  
around.
S.,d.


On Apr 30, 2009, at 8:15 AM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Philip Clarke offered:
>
>>> There is two sides to every story (I'm talking about image  
>>> quality). I
>
>> have a friend, he's a sport's photographer (international) and he  
>> spends
>
>> about ?16,000 a year on equipment (this was more before the British
>
>> pound collapsed). His theory which has been borne out by the  
>> awards he
>
>> received, was that he needed to best equipment *always* because if  
>> the
>
>> pictures passed over a pcture <<<<
>
>
>
> Hello Phiip,
>
> Sorry mate I have to challenge your comment on the basis of being a
> published and assigned sports shooter, ?national & international?  
> since 1960
> covering every winter and summer Olympics since Mexico 1968,  
> Barcelona was
> the last 1992. All Commonwealth Games since1970 in Edinburgh, Pan  
> American
> Games since the ?60?s not to forget all kinds of national sports,  
> hockey,
> car racing, football, international track and field all over the  
> place.
>
>
>
> And for the life of me I don?t have any idea what your friend would  
> spend
> 16,000 pounds on yearly?
>
> All the lenses and camera bodies are a first time one shot purchase  
> and it
> would easily be far more than the 16,000! But you don?t spend that  
> on a
> yearly basis  buying equipment. If it were at a time of film I?d  
> have no
> problem if you said he spent 16,000 on film and processing. But  
> then he
> recovers those costs because you always charge that to the client who
> assigned you to be there.
>
>
>
> So please be a good lad and give us a break down on the 16,000   
> pounds per
> year and what he buys for such a very high outlay? Thank you.
>
>
>
> If you are interested in looking, my son Scott is shooting sports  
> all over
> the place and I know for sure he doesn?t spend 16,000 pounds a year  
> on gear.
> Besides I?d kick his ass for being so wasteful! Have a look at his  
> web site
> for an insight to what has been called one of the best sport  
> photographers
> in Canada.
>
>
>
> http://www.sixsixsix.ca/   I?m sure you?ll be pleasantly surprised.  
> Actually
> he?s on assignment at the moment in Montreal shooting a major  
> diving event.
>
> Over to you mate!
>
>
>
> Cheer,
>
> Dr. ted
>
>
>
>
>
>
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