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How Can I Keep Shooting When Cartridges Are Going Through the Roof!

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by: Sarah Maple
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Is it me or are cartridges becoming exceedingly expensive these days? I mean I admit I use a lot of them, more than the average person indeed but with the amount I am spending I doubt that I am going to be able to carry on the way I am. Shooting has been a lifelong hobby for me and I would hate to have to curb it. The thrill of getting that perfect shot...a bird in flight or a moose whilst it forages in the forest for food. I like shooting people too don't get me wrong but there is just something about animals that really captures a beauty and innocence that is rare to find in human subjects. The kind of shooting I am talking about is not the kind that involves lots of blood and guts, only a good aim a steady hand and a reasonable camera. I was never really one for killing things, I always thought a pretty picture was far more worthwhile than a limp lump of fur and as my cooking is rubbish I have no idea what I would do with my catch anyway. I have pictures all over the house as a result of my hobby. Never being one for just keeping pictures on my laptop or on a disk for only my own viewing pleasure I like to print out all of my shots, the good ones at least. This is why I am spending so much money on ink cartridges for my high tech all singing, all dancing printer. A few fellow photographers have recommended the internet for buying printer cartridges so that's my next port of call. I will try anything to carry on enjoying the hobby that I love and I would hate to have to sacrifice any wonderful photos because I couldn't afford to print them. I know I did not have to pick an expensive hobby. I could have picked the guitar or perhaps badminton which would have only required me to make a one off payment to keep reaping the benefits. Instead I chose something that requires a perpetual trickle of money. I though I would be saving money going digital as I wouldn't have to buy all of the films that I was going through with my previous thirty year old SLR camera. I simply thought that I could plug in my camera and download all my photos (simply enough) have a look at them in greater detail and pick the best ones to print out onto good quality paper. I don't regret my decision but I really did not anticipate the cost. I have already found a few really good sites that sell cartridges at lower prices that the ones available to me in the shops so hopefully I won't have to start thinking of another hobby just yet! I am planning to go to Colorado on an animal shooting trip so I am going to have to get a move on, thank goodness I am tech savvy, and all I need now is a computer. I don't have one of my own because I spent all my money on ink cartridges!