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7. Re: I'm Lost! Need Field Recorder with Good On-board Mics.

Subject: 7. Re: I'm Lost! Need Field Recorder with Good On-board Mics.
From: "James Shatto" wwwshadow7
Date: Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:13 am ((PDT))
If you're on a budget, buy something popular, and buy something USED.=C2=A0=
 Get your feet wet, try it out a bit, and if you don't like it, sell it AT =
COSTS.=C2=A0 AKA FREE rental.

It's how I justify having some rather expensive gear.=C2=A0 Relative to eve=
rything else I own.=C2=A0 Once you factor in the resale value, it's only a =
couple hundred costs to me as I doubt I'll get all my money back.=C2=A0 Eve=
n though I have $2K+ in gear.=C2=A0 Of course if it falls off a cliff or ge=
ts stolen it's real costs is $2K+.=C2=A0 But them's the breaks.=C2=A0 If yo=
u factor in all of the admission I didn't pay for all the events I got into=
 free because I have gear, well... I can't complain much.=C2=A0 It's kind o=
f like owning a truck, come moving day, you're every-bodies best friend.

- James


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