Gerry Diaz
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I want one too
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I would refrain from doing this kind of price estimation on an artisan's interest thread, especially one that voluntarily devalues his work and effort to be in any dollar range. I recently made a jerry-rigged magnet, lens and faceshell combination using already existing components, and if I had charged minimum wage for my man-hours spent working on it would have cost several hundred dollars, and it won't even be half as nice as the shell and lens set TJack is working on from scratch. Pretty much any price he sets for this package will be a bargain (because very few hobby artisans charge fairly for the hours they put in) but that doesn't mean you should volunteer numbers for him that explicitly shortchange the value of his work. The only comparable lens set I've seen for sale was nearly double the price range you estimated. If TJack want to beat those prices, that's fine, but don't tell him his work is worth less than that.
I know you didn't intend any harm, but the post was still a bit tactless. No worries. I've removed your quoted post and amended the dollar range figure, which you can cut out of your quote accordingly.I didn't mean any disrespect or to devalue anything. Just wanted to help out. I've edited my post. If you edit the quote out of yours then it will be no harm no foul.
The whole point of this project is to be a good deal more accurate and specific than his previous runs, so it's best to let him command any discussion of pricing rather than presuming. I know from personal correspondance that TJack has put a good deal more research, care, and development into this lens set than his previous budget lenses, and is gearing up to make something really special.The prices were based on his previous builds and runs.
Hey guys, figured I'd pop in since I got an alert there was some activity in the thread
As others have stated, I'm still not set on a final price as I have a few things I'm still working on and am not 100% positive on all the final materials I'm going to be using.
That being said, my goal has always been to try and make this hobby affordable for everyone which is why I looked to find a way to offer my other lenses at a low price. I promise you that I will be as fair as I can when they are ready to go :thumbsup
Quick update, the 3D modeller who was printing out my new frames is having issues with the printer so my final frame design is going to be delayed getting to me until sometime next week (as long as his printer gets back up an running).
However the base shell is ready and just waiting for the frames so I can create the recess.
I planned to offer the asm2 shell in universal form as well for those who already purchased my other asm2 frames so I'll take some pics and update my universal shell thread in the JY shortly.
I swear I stop by this thread at least three times a day. Please add me to that list though, I can't get enough of this anticipation it's slowly killing me. Haha