msbarnes
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I do. I can't help myself. Cameras are so cool.
Do you think you have a GAS problem?
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Gary Briggs
mamiyaDude
I go thru long periods where the desires far outpace the usage
How do you deal with that?
It is a motivator to get out and shoot....sure wish I could keep it more under control.
How do you deal with that?
It is a motivator to get out and shoot....sure wish I could keep it more under control.
OlliL
Well-known
I do.
Where to sign in? 😀
Where to sign in? 😀
Kent
Finally at home...
I used to have one. Selling a lot of stuff helps. First it hurts, then you feel a relief. 😉
Moto-Uno
Moto-Uno
You know it's a problem when you have to reteach yourself every time
you want to use the self timer or you can't remember if the number in the view window is an exposed one or not.
Regards Peter
you want to use the self timer or you can't remember if the number in the view window is an exposed one or not.
Regards Peter
stratcat
Well-known
I certainly do. I've struggled to keep it under control but... to no avail...
paulfish4570
Veteran
i get GAS every time i eat new potatoes or pinto beans or ... uh, excuse me. wrong kind of gas. 🙂
Vickko
Veteran
No GAS problem. I like cameras, I spend money, I go broke. When I go broke, I stop or sell cameras and buy more.
No problem.
🙂
No problem.
🙂
FrankS
Registered User
No problem. I can stop any time I want. In fact, at the moment, I'm done. 🙂
stratcat
Well-known
That sounds SO familiar...
kshapero
South Florida Man
Yes, I do and beano does not help.
kshapero
South Florida Man
I am seeking help; at B&H Photo, KEH, RFF classifieds, Cameraquest and many other medical facilities. No cure yet.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Best post of the week Frank. 😀
I think you are actually the originator of the term 'I'm done' at RFF in regard to gas ... and we've all run with it at various times.
When I'm in the old folks home replaying my life I'll occasionally think about being 'done' and remember you ... then I'll think about camera bags and remember Joe! 😛
Speaking of gas I have a package waiting for me at our local post office ... hopefully I'll get there today. 🙂
jippiejee
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With this little rangefinder heaven right around the corner, it's hard to say I'm done... 🙁
fotohandeldelfshaven.nl by aad_b, on Flickr
Lusting after that little Contax G2 he showed me. And those white boxes were all the new Leica arrivals...
fotohandeldelfshaven.nl by aad_b, on Flickr
Lusting after that little Contax G2 he showed me. And those white boxes were all the new Leica arrivals...
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Araakii
Well-known
It's a serious problem for me. But at least you get to try out different cameras and make a bit of cash along the way.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Well some of us do ... personally I always seem to manage to buy high and sell low!
And I'm sure I'm not the only one! 😀
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Not really. There's very little new stuff that I want, and I either have, or have had, most of the older stuff that I want[ed] to try. Sometimes new lenses come out that are wonderful, and even the occasional new body (such as digi-Ms), but even then, my decision has to be based on whether I can afford them. Yes, I'd like a digi back for my Alpa, but I can't afford one. End of story.
Nowadays, I buy either alarmingly expensive new stuff that gives me better pictures (i.e. does things my current gear doesn't) or cheapie fun stuff where the ten or twenty euros is neither here nor there: the price of a bottle of whisk[e]y. I used to buy to sell but that's difficult nowadays.
Cheers,
R.
Nowadays, I buy either alarmingly expensive new stuff that gives me better pictures (i.e. does things my current gear doesn't) or cheapie fun stuff where the ten or twenty euros is neither here nor there: the price of a bottle of whisk[e]y. I used to buy to sell but that's difficult nowadays.
Cheers,
R.
andredossantos
Well-known
I can be impulsive so I need to have safeguards. I have a certain amount of money invested in camera gear. If I want to buy or try something new, that means I have to sell something else (or trade, whatever works) to raise the funds. When gear appreciates, it's a bonus since that's the only way the amount of spendable money increases. Too bad that doesn't happen often but in recent times, the various M mount lenses I have have appreciated in value, so that's cool.
msbarnes
Well-known
Sorry, I meant to attach a poll but my computer went haywire.
I realized today that I have a GAS problem.
I started getting into photography a few months back and I'm constantly looking for new cameras to buy/try. From rangefinders to point-and-shoots; they are all so awesome.
I realized today that I have a GAS problem.
I started getting into photography a few months back and I'm constantly looking for new cameras to buy/try. From rangefinders to point-and-shoots; they are all so awesome.
dct
perpetual amateur
If I really want to be afflicted with GAS, I open my "wanted" spreadsheet, have a look at the gear list, do some adjustments on the next top priority, do some notes on actual market prices, read twice again the usual reviews and opinions... Sighing I close the whish list and go out photographing.
I'm done! For now...
I'm done! For now...
