Thursday, September 10, 2009

I'd Leica some Phở

Leica M9: $7,000
Leica 21/1.4: $6,000
Leica 50/0.95: $10,000

Total: $23,000

A ticket to HCMC, Vietnam: $800
Multiple entry visa: $150
1 year hotel stay: $7,300
A bowl of Phở for breakfast and lunch for a year: $1,095
Dog dinner for a year: $3,650
5 Saigon beers a day to wash it down: $3,650
A Minsk to ride to from Ca Mao to Long Co: $400
Gas: $3,000
Nikon FE2: $49
Two LR44s which will last a year: $1
50/1.8E: $50
20/4 AI: $150
365 rolls of Fuji 100: $547
Scanveloping at Cosco: $1,460
A little over 3 gallons of Imodium AD: $698

Total: $23,000

Vivitarred And Feathered

Leica M9: $7000
Leica 21mm f/2.8 Elmarit: $4000

Total: $11,000

A different Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim for every day of the year: $3650
A roll of Neopan 100 135-36 for every day of the year: $1460
An ice cold Coca Cola for every day of the year: $365
Another one for your girl: $365
Flickr Pro account for a year so you can post a pic per day in the Ultra Wide and Slim group: $25
Used Toyota Tacoma to haul around your Vivitars: $5000
Some fuzzy dice for the mirror: $10
Couple of enchiladas from Taco Bell, drive thru: $5
Tune up: $100
Twenty bucks in your pocket: $20

Total: $11,000

Travel Photography

Leica M9: $7000
Leica Summilux 35mm Aspherical: $4000

Total: $11,000

Round trip plane ticket, NYC to Buenos Aires, Argentina: $800
iPod Touch, to watch movies on the plane: $300
Sony MDR7506 Reference Headphones, for iPod: $100
Chartered car to the city center from the airport: $20
Loft in a modern neighborhood, rent and utilities for six months: $3500
A different empanada every day for the entire stay: $180
A hooker: $50
An incredible amount of cocaine: $1000
Luxury bus fare to the Andes, round trip: $80
Week-long cabin stay in Mendoza: $150
Guide for two days of trekking: $70
A hot bath after walking the roof of the world and touching the sky: (Included in cabin price)
Canon 5D Mark II: $2700
Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM: $400
13" Mac Book Pro to edit your photos: $1200
Benro C-268M8 Carbon Fibder Travel Tripod w/ B-1 Ballhead: $450

Total: $11,000

M9 vs South Korea

Leica M9: $7000
Leica 28mm f2.0 Summicron Aspherical: $4000
Total: $11000

Canon Powershot S90: $429
Transcend 16gb SDHC card: $33
Spare Canon NB2L Battery: $49
Delta Air Lines Flight 4565 from IAH(Houston) to ICN(Seoul): $1018
Two weeks @ Mr. Sea's Guesthouse in Seoul, South Korea: $280
Two weeks of Galbi, Samgyeopsal, and Kimchi: <$200
Two weeks of metro use: <$100
Fake Levi's 527 Bootcut 30x32 in Namdaemun Market: $25
Reversible jacket on sale at Uniqlo in Myeong-Dong: $30
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) tour: $75
4 seasons of (pirated) Sex and the City in Yongsan Market: $40
500gb Samsung 3.5" SATA 3.0gb/s Hard Drive in Yongsan Market: $40
TWENTY MORE Canon Powershot S90's: $8681
Total: $11000

Things You Could Get Instead Of A Leica M9

Leica M9: $7000
Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4: $2500

TOTAL: $9500

Nikon D700: $2700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4: $300
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4: $1300
Nikon AF Zoom Nikkor 14-24mm: $1700
Leica M6 Classic (Used): $1000
Leica Summicron 35mm f/2.0 pre-ASPH V4 (Used): $1200
50 rolls of 135-36 Provia 400X: $450
50 rolls of 135-36 Neopan 400: $200
Canon PowerShot G11: $500
Massage: $50
New Tie, So You Look Sharp: $50
New Socks, So You Feel Sharp: $20
The Dark Knight (Blu Ray): $20
Chicken McNuggets: $5
Give a 5er to the homeless guy on the corner who actually looks like he's not going to buy beer with it, so you can feel good about it: $5

TOTAL: $9500