Hehehehe. Micron owners- Gotta luv em.
But I did enjoy the analogy about the potholes, I do live down a dirt road with lots of them so could relate LOL but it was a bit sneaky you put in-
I could do a somewhat reasonable size painting with both a Patriot and a Micron and from 5 feet away, you couldn't tell the differenc
That was clever LOL, but out of interest what needle set-up have you got in your patriot? Stock or the Super-Fine conversion kit?
Now though response is mentioned. I assume your relating response to when pulling back on the trigger you get immediate Paint supply? Well isn't that just related to the mechanical design of every airbrush ever built? I have seen response issues in cheap guns where there is a lag in that mechanical movement/activation of pulling a needle out of a hole thats related to poor design/machining, I have also seen response issues in higher end guns that isn't so much related to design or machining but poor reduction or user error or worn springs. I have no doubt that same issue can arise in a Micron.
..and saying something is way more consistent-that's a big statement when trying to sell that idea to someone who has never had major consistency issues with their own airbrush and again something that can relate also to paint type or user error, weather, desire or confidence.
and once I put some etac through it, we'll then I saw what all the fuss was about
That just suggests you finally came across a good paint but it also suggests you had issues until you did put etac through it. LOL
Many of us who have gotten microns may not have been ready for how finicky they can be
That also suggests that they can be temperamental LOL (As all Airbrush's can be)
Oh and certainly wasn't suggesting those here are spruking Microns up because they are sponsored. Stated that as I think it comes down to basic psychology. When people see amazing artworks done by those they respect and that person or persons are indeed sponsored by say Iwata and that person is pushing the product hard its easy to convince oneself to believe that persons success is due to that product, when ultimately if you look at their work prior to "sponsorship" it still looks awesome and that's because they are simply good artists. Their Micron didn't make them better.
Now when you spend say double or triple the price on a product its easy for that person to justify their purchase more to convince themselves they made the right choice and justify it to others simply on say so. I have no issue with that LOL but say if we did a side by side test of two airbrushes that are comparative to be fair or the top end of each manufacturer. I really, really, really don't believe and never will that you will see double or triple the ability (unless the hand holding them is different) and that's what that extra cost should relate to-Surely, and saying that lets just say it is twice as good, no doubt we would all have one as we would all see that its indeed twice as good in the artwork it can create and no doubt you all know that's simply not correct (wheter from 5 feet away or on top of it). It may have indeed improved your painting but was it the gun that improved it or is it because you spent so much and was determined one way or another to persevere with it or all the extra practice you had to put in to get comfortable with it LOL
..and even if the Micron is the best and lets assume it is for this paragraph. Lets assume its maybe 10, even 20% better than anything else out there, does that justify such a high cost for it and its spares? For me it would have to be 50-60% better for such justification.
Hehehehe, hopefully ya's know I'm just stirring the pot and having some fun getting some Micron owners all excited LOL, I personally don't care what people buy or own or use, that is a personal choice but I will stand by the point that for a beginner and maybe for some beyond a beginner that they may not really need the Ferrari of airbrushes to do well and produce high quality work-the grass isn't always greener. and beyond my yabbering and stirring that's really the only point I'm actually trying to make but I also have yet to see any actual comment that actually demonstrates a justification of an airbrush that's so expensive besides that of its ability to atomize well at lower pressures and on that point i do agree as thats what its been designed to do but is 5 PSI less worth $400 odd dollars LOL