[ValerieP]

Here is how I justify camera and lens-albeit I havent spent over 300 for a lens, but I have plenty invested in this hobby-When I travel with dh or my sons, I take a ton of pictures and those pictures are such a treasure, so much so that I am not even tempted to spend much on mementos- If I really want something, more often than not I just take a picture of it and I am satisfied-I know that I have saved hundreds on mementos-which of course off sets the cost of the camera and equipment!