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<blockquote data-quote="Michael J." data-source="post: 419680" data-attributes="member: 13861">If you do photography for a living would you upgrade your gear you already own, and if you a hobby photographer what is the motivation to get more expensive gears?Why I ask this question. That's easy said. My cousin he doers photography for a living, and I met him on Chinese New Year. He told me that a lot of hobby photographers are wanting very expensive gears and asking him which one they should buy, and so on. When he asked them what they like to capture, many of them told him their families and their vacation trip. He told me that he can get good money for his work and good tools are necessary to get the best quality. But, he asked me, why would a hobby photographer spent lot of money. Imagine, an average income on salary based in Thailand is approx. 15,000.00 THB&nbsp; =&nbsp; 460.829 USD per month if you own a degree. Without a degree the approx. monthly salary is 9,000.00 THB&nbsp; =&nbsp; 276.498 USD.&nbsp; Put away the cost of living, and some payback for house and car they have very less money left to safe up for expensive cameras, lenses, etc.. But they wanna it so badly that they cut education for their children, eating habit changes - instead good fresh food instant soups which cost a fraction of a 35 Baht soup, and so on. What is what those people want achieve?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michael J., post: 419680, member: 13861"] If you do photography for a living would you upgrade your gear you already own, and if you a hobby photographer what is the motivation to get more expensive gears? Why I ask this question. That's easy said. My cousin he doers photography for a living, and I met him on Chinese New Year. He told me that a lot of hobby photographers are wanting very expensive gears and asking him which one they should buy, and so on. When he asked them what they like to capture, many of them told him their families and their vacation trip. He told me that he can get good money for his work and good tools are necessary to get the best quality. But, he asked me, why would a hobby photographer spent lot of money. Imagine, an average income on salary based in Thailand is approx. 15,000.00 THB = 460.829 USD per month if you own a degree. Without a degree the approx. monthly salary is 9,000.00 THB = 276.498 USD. Put away the cost of living, and some payback for house and car they have very less money left to safe up for expensive cameras, lenses, etc.. But they wanna it so badly that they cut education for their children, eating habit changes - instead good fresh food instant soups which cost a fraction of a 35 Baht soup, and so on. What is what those people want achieve? [/QUOTE]

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