Comments on: How to save enough money to buy a Canon 5D Mark III (or a Nikon D800)

By: Greg Basco

Greg Basco — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:50:41 +0000

Definitely on the second-hand idea, Peter. Refurbished can be a great option for camera and computer gear too. Thanks for your comment!

Cheers,
Greg

By: Peter Maris

Peter Maris — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:06:28 +0000

Nice write up, I liked it. I too crave for new stuff when it gets introduced but a day later I figure out that paying so much money is not worth it. I actually bought a 8″ laptop for travels instead of the mac option.
I would also say look for second hands. I have bought lenses that way and it saves money.

By: Greg Basco

Greg Basco — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 02:12:39 +0000

Lorenzo, indeed, if you don’t want to or can’t deal with the added weight of a laptop, a media storage device can be a great option. As you mentioned, though, the really good models can cost more than a PC laptop and, if you also want to stay on top of e-mail or web browsing and can’t get by with a smartphone for those purposes, then you might still want a laptop.

Cheers,
Greg

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:29:38 +0000

Greg:

I have finally gotten a response from NIK.

“Thank you for contacting Nik Software. The software is exactly the same. The only differences are the price and the fact that the academic version is for non-commercial use only.”

The cost for academic, military or government is …..$249.99.

Thanks for everything

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:39:18 +0000

Hi Greg,
Have you never thought to use a media storage device as temporary backup for your shots in field like the Canon MD80/Epson P5000 rather than a notebook? Ok, this models probably cost a lot of money in relation at their HD capacity, but you can find alternative brands for 100:300€ including a 500gb/750gb sata hard disk…

In this case you are saving not only money but also weight in your bag.

/Lorenzo

By: Greg Basco

Greg Basco — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:32:13 +0000

Hi, Thomas. I think for the Academic version, one would have to prove that they are a student or teacher at a certified school.

Cheers,
Greg

By: Greg Basco

Greg Basco — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:28:39 +0000

Hi, Werner. Thanks very much for your comment. The idea behind this article is that these are certain products/services where I’ve found that saving some money by buying a less expensive option can give similar performance/results. If you are going to choose one of the options outlined in each section, you would be saving money you would otherwise have spent.

Cheers,
Greg

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:39:08 +0000

Greg;

What is the difference between the NIK academic version versus the Complete ultimate version. The academic version is about 150 dollars cheaper.

Thanks.

By: nodderwaak

nodderwaak — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:57:39 +0000

Greg,

good interview to read. However, it’s easy to ‘save money’ just buy going for the least expensive option. That’s not saving money, that’s just spending less money.

If there’s a sale and you can buy a shirt for 15 euro instead of 20 euro; that doesn’t mean your saving money; Actually it means your spending just a little less.

For the rest – nice read.

Greetz,
Werner

By: Greg Basco

Greg Basco — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:04:18 +0000

Hi, Tom. I wasn’t judging, just asking This has been the big negative for me on using the iPad for managing images in the field. If there were just a USB or Firewire port easily available, it would be great since the iPad is so light and useful.

Cheers,
Greg