> >>>, even if I was in the States, thankfully I'm not<<<< > Why the gratuitous slur on the country that hosts this list and its citizens ? That is just rude. Why a slur? Equipment costs a LOT less over there in actual dollars (that's even before you consider yoearn more too) In "real" terms a tripod could cost Kostas 4x what it costs the "equivalent" US phototgrapher. Not a slur: a fact of life.