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I'm not sure what the cost difference between the $30 and $200 lens would be then.


edit: Wait a minute.. . THIS is the conversation you got worked up about? You do understand we're just...

That's unfortunate. Most of the machinists I've worked with were old school machinists. I had the good fortune of learning my way around a shop under the tutelage of a Navy machinist with...

Don't know what's involved. Just saying that paying someone to do something you can't or won't do yourself is never free. The difference just so happens to be exactly what someone is willing to pay.

The difference is about 2-3 hours' labor for a good machinist, including wages and overhead. It's also cheaper to paint a room yourself vs hiring a painter. It's not that much of a mystery.