I am planning to put back anything I don't use. Even with the $1000 float. So if it happens that within 6 months I'm getting offers and have a decent community and making a good sum - then anything I didn't spend will go straight back to the DAO.
It's just wasteful to spunk hive. I like it, I want to do things with it.
And you should absolutely put your own proposal in. This is a creators community, it doesn't make sense that only technical projects get funded.
That's more reasonable. Something to consider for a camera by the way: APS-C cameras are considered crops, so 35mm on an APS-C sensor is more akin to 50mm on a full frame. So if you want something wide and you don't have a particularly spacious room, you may want to go below 35mm and into 24/28mm. Also avoid getting a zoom lens unless it has a lowest aperture of F2.8, because you'll need a lot of light if your lens has a lowest aperture of something like F4, and you also won't get a nice depth in the background from it.
Agreed.