rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
Something occurs to me that I thought I would offer up for comment/discussion.
I have been a cook for twenty five years or so and I am using the second-and last-chefs knife I ever bought. It has served me well over the years and eventually I might have to replace it(I hope I'm not still working for that many years!)
It is a tool and I see all the latest and newest versions every time I read one of the trade magazines I get every month. I have suffered KAS(knife aquisition syndrome) only once for about two minutes then I read that ceramic knives will break if dropped from counter height.
So I suspect and might wager that those of us here who use cameras for their job aren't affected by GAS except possibly in their personal gear.
The equiptment used at work may not be anything they have a say in, or a fairly limited choice--the local newspaper here recently advertised for a photgrapher and stated in their ad that a Nikon mount digital SLR was required(lenses and a flash would be provided by the paper).
Or it may be that the specific needs of a job simplify the choices.
All that said I will admit that GAS doesn't bother me very much. But I live by myself, have no one else to support and the IRA is maxed out.
Some body in my family asked me if I thought I was addicted to cameras. My reply was, "Maybe? Put down the bourbon and cigarette, Mom, and we'll talk about it."
(Hey, she raised me as a smart-a@@)
Best, Rob
I have been a cook for twenty five years or so and I am using the second-and last-chefs knife I ever bought. It has served me well over the years and eventually I might have to replace it(I hope I'm not still working for that many years!)
It is a tool and I see all the latest and newest versions every time I read one of the trade magazines I get every month. I have suffered KAS(knife aquisition syndrome) only once for about two minutes then I read that ceramic knives will break if dropped from counter height.
So I suspect and might wager that those of us here who use cameras for their job aren't affected by GAS except possibly in their personal gear.
The equiptment used at work may not be anything they have a say in, or a fairly limited choice--the local newspaper here recently advertised for a photgrapher and stated in their ad that a Nikon mount digital SLR was required(lenses and a flash would be provided by the paper).
Or it may be that the specific needs of a job simplify the choices.
All that said I will admit that GAS doesn't bother me very much. But I live by myself, have no one else to support and the IRA is maxed out.
Some body in my family asked me if I thought I was addicted to cameras. My reply was, "Maybe? Put down the bourbon and cigarette, Mom, and we'll talk about it."
(Hey, she raised me as a smart-a@@)
Best, Rob
K
Kin Lau
Guest
Some people are just gearheads... like me.
I'm in the IT/Support field, so I work with PC's all day, but I have approx a dozen machines across 5 different platforms and 6-9 differnet OS'es at home. I probably only need one.
When I worked in accounting, I had _nothing_ at home related to work
I'm in the IT/Support field, so I work with PC's all day, but I have approx a dozen machines across 5 different platforms and 6-9 differnet OS'es at home. I probably only need one.
When I worked in accounting, I had _nothing_ at home related to work