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<blockquote data-quote="bobmielke" data-source="post: 48062" data-attributes="member: 8952">Equipment lust is a powerful force. Technology marches on. There will always be a bigger, badder, more powerful toy than the toy you now have. Computer lust is the worst. By the time you open the box on a new computer it's already obsolete, ditto software.I just retired. That means no more paychecks coming in and the need to live on a fixed income. It means going from a lifestyle based on $70,000 a year to one based on $3,200 a year plus Social Security. Ouch! I have no savings to speak of and just one stash of cash left. I decided to go for it &amp; pre-order that D800. 3 days from now my new 24-70 F/2.8 FX lens arrives. I can use it on my D7000 until the D800 ships. I happen to be blessed with a 50mm F/1.4D that's FX compatible as well. I'm not selling the D7000 or any of the great lenses. The D800 has a DX mode that will use all my fast DX lenses if I need their specialized focal lengths. ie. a 11-16mm F/2.8 Tokina for example.Everyone can justify the purchase of anything if they choose to. I'm single and live alone. If I ask the empty room if I can have a new toy the answer always comes back, &quot;You bet&quot;! May the force be with you! LOL <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="bobmielke, post: 48062, member: 8952"] Equipment lust is a powerful force. Technology marches on. There will always be a bigger, badder, more powerful toy than the toy you now have. Computer lust is the worst. By the time you open the box on a new computer it's already obsolete, ditto software. I just retired. That means no more paychecks coming in and the need to live on a fixed income. It means going from a lifestyle based on $70,000 a year to one based on $3,200 a year plus Social Security. Ouch! I have no savings to speak of and just one stash of cash left. I decided to go for it & pre-order that D800. 3 days from now my new 24-70 F/2.8 FX lens arrives. I can use it on my D7000 until the D800 ships. I happen to be blessed with a 50mm F/1.4D that's FX compatible as well. I'm not selling the D7000 or any of the great lenses. The D800 has a DX mode that will use all my fast DX lenses if I need their specialized focal lengths. ie. a 11-16mm F/2.8 Tokina for example. Everyone can justify the purchase of anything if they choose to. I'm single and live alone. If I ask the empty room if I can have a new toy the answer always comes back, "You bet"! May the force be with you! LOL :) [/QUOTE]

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