Larky
Well-known
Hi all.
Took me a while to figure out what GAS was, and then I had to admit I had it.
However, I'm now coming to terms with FAS, Film Acquisition Syndrome.
I horde film. I scour the web looking for deals, and buying up stock. If I want to test a new film, I wont buy one or two, but ten. I always buy the 20 film deals on 7DayShop. I now have a ton of film, literally I have more than my storage bag can hold. I'm about to buy about 25 more rolls! I have more film than my current stock of Dev could develop, and I use a 1:100 solution!
Is this because I'm new again to picture making, or will it keep getting worse? I've already been looking at fridges to store it all in!
Am I a lost cause? Do any of you suffer from FAS? How do you cure it? Should I cure it? Maybe I should shoot more.
A.
Took me a while to figure out what GAS was, and then I had to admit I had it.
However, I'm now coming to terms with FAS, Film Acquisition Syndrome.
I horde film. I scour the web looking for deals, and buying up stock. If I want to test a new film, I wont buy one or two, but ten. I always buy the 20 film deals on 7DayShop. I now have a ton of film, literally I have more than my storage bag can hold. I'm about to buy about 25 more rolls! I have more film than my current stock of Dev could develop, and I use a 1:100 solution!
Is this because I'm new again to picture making, or will it keep getting worse? I've already been looking at fridges to store it all in!
Am I a lost cause? Do any of you suffer from FAS? How do you cure it? Should I cure it? Maybe I should shoot more.
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PhotoJim
Guest
I have way more film than I need, too. Probably a couple of hundred rolls of 35mm, and about 50 rolls of 120, and about 150 sheets of 4x5. It's so easy to acquire more.
I never like to run out of the types I like. And I tend to buy it opportunistically too.
It'll get used, and it's deep frozen so it'll last anyway. But I have more than I need, for certain.
I never like to run out of the types I like. And I tend to buy it opportunistically too.
It'll get used, and it's deep frozen so it'll last anyway. But I have more than I need, for certain.
mrwestphal
Member
Oh you have know idea how bad F.A.S. can get you, trust me!
I have more film and paper in cold storage than most of the camera stores probably have!
I have more film and paper in cold storage than most of the camera stores probably have!
Larky
Well-known
I need to go buy a fridge! Went to Silverprint in London, that's a dangerous shop. ;-)