I'm with you all on this.





It's legit valuation, I think. You'd NEVER catch me dead dropping any money on a TV, ever, but last year I threw a grand at getting a nice NEC monitor. I refuse to pay money to have the dents dinged out of my car, but I'll spend my 35L away for a $200 repair the second it gets soft on me.





For me it's a consumption/production thing. I hate the idea of being a good little consumerist and buying more crap with my wages; but having the tools which let me make pretty, pretty photos-- a joy which is initself devoid of commercial perverversions and corporate interests-- is worh a lot to me.