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<blockquote data-quote="TedG954" data-source="post: 402225" data-attributes="member: 9701">I'll be going back to Cleveland for baseball season, so typically I'm there April through September.&nbsp; The A7 is a terrific choice.If you're taking photos to make money, it's one thing. If you're taking photos for the pure joy, it's an entirely different set.&nbsp; I'd much rather be associated with someone using an HP P&amp;S and uses the hell out of it, than some self-proclaimed &quot;pro&quot; who has drained all the fun out of photography.&nbsp; It has been said so many times... it's not the equipment but the person operating it.&nbsp; I'm an equipment hog, but that's because I enjoy technology and all equipment in general.&nbsp; You shoot what you enjoy. You shoot for the enjoyment it brings you. Out of a thousand &quot;vacation quality&quot; snapshots, you, or I, may find that one gem that keeps us going for the next thousand photos.&nbsp; Who cares what anyone thinks!&nbsp; &nbsp; Some people are just stuck. They have invested $5000 (and more) in a certain brand name, and now they want something else. Two things are holding them back; the losses in money they'll take, and a wife that says, &quot;I knew this was going to happen!&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; It's hard to critique your own decisions after they've been cast in stone. It's like admitting your were wrong. Again, who cares!Enjoy that Sony and skip a lunch or two for that Germany trip!&nbsp; You have a good level head and I'm sure you make the right decisions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TedG954, post: 402225, member: 9701"] I'll be going back to Cleveland for baseball season, so typically I'm there April through September. The A7 is a terrific choice. If you're taking photos to make money, it's one thing. If you're taking photos for the pure joy, it's an entirely different set. I'd much rather be associated with someone using an HP P&S and uses the hell out of it, than some self-proclaimed "pro" who has drained all the fun out of photography. It has been said so many times... it's not the equipment but the person operating it. I'm an equipment hog, but that's because I enjoy technology and all equipment in general. You shoot what you enjoy. You shoot for the enjoyment it brings you. Out of a thousand "vacation quality" snapshots, you, or I, may find that one gem that keeps us going for the next thousand photos. Who cares what anyone thinks! Some people are just stuck. They have invested $5000 (and more) in a certain brand name, and now they want something else. Two things are holding them back; the losses in money they'll take, and a wife that says, "I [I]knew[/I] this was going to happen!" It's hard to critique your own decisions after they've been cast in stone. It's like admitting your were wrong. Again, who cares! Enjoy that Sony and skip a lunch or two for that Germany trip! You have a good level head and I'm sure you make the right decisions. [/QUOTE]

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