I often notice how personally well off a lot of people seem to be within the dpreview fora.
Macbook Pro, iPhone 14 extra-large or - just recently - RAID systems with 12TB SSDs. A few Leicas, "should I get another A1- or should I get an A7IV" instead?
The new Fuji greeted with specification debates rather than a question as to where this is going. Price-wise.
So has this become a rich-lister sport?
I mean, surely you can get an A6000 or X-E3, Panasonic GX8/9? But maybe it is a bit too intimidating being around people who can afford a few A1s, Q2M plus a couple of M11s??
What people buy is often very little related to wealth. Of course, some people on here are fairly well off (although I should add that very few people buy two A1's, even on here). However, it has a lot more to do with how people spend money: do they spend it right away on a bunch of small things or save up for something?
For example, would you consider someone who has a dog rich? Those cost at least $1000 per year, or about $5000 per 5 years -- enough to buy pretty much any camera that also lasts at least 5 years.
What about someone who buys their lunch twice a week ($30 per week more than cooking yourself, for a very cheap lunch)? That's 1560 per year or 7800 over five years, which is more than the cost of an A1. I knew plenty of students who did that.
And don't even get me started at the cost of children....
Bottom line is that this board isn't a random sample. It collects people who already love photography. That will include a small proportion of rich people, but it also includes a large proportion of people who have made photography a priority over other things that aren't worth as much to them like eating out, pets, Netflix, etc.
