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What is your "inexpensive" hobby that turned out to be expensive/ you gradually invested lots of money into? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by plactagonic@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Edit: so it turns out that every hobby can be expensive if you do it long enough.

Also I love how you talk about your hobby as some addicts.

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[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Film photography. Holy shit did that add up.

[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's funny because you can go buy an old rugged K-1000 with a basic 50mm prime lens for under $100, a couple rolls of film for less than $20, and the developing costs you can put off until later. That's still about a tenth of the cost of a good new digital camera and this thing is built like a tank and forces you to learn the fundamentals. Very quickly, you'll discover that your film and developing costs will quickly outpace the initial investment on a digital camera. Moreover, you've discovered that finding good glass to match you camera is no cheaper and a lot more difficult than finding lens for that sexy new digital camera that was outside your budget initially.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I ended up having a lot of GAS. So I now have tons of bodies and lenses in 35mm and 120… I’ve spent more obsessing over film stuff than I ever could have with digital.

oh, I haven’t tried this developer on this film yet. Guess I have to go shoot a $10 roll. 😅

[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

It does make you think twice before hitting that shutter. Lots of life lessons when shooting film, such as learning to appreciate a lot less instant gratification.