What does GAS stand for ?

[ijonas]

Right,

I've hung out here long enough for it to start annoying me. I obviously understand the meaning of GAS, based on the context that the TLA is used, but what does it stand for ?

Somebody put me out of my misery ?! At least as far as GAS is concerned...

(now do you think I should go for 75mm or 90mm) STOP IT! step away from the vehicle, sir! place the camera on the floor, being careful not to scratch the baseplate.

thank you for your co-operation, now move along, nothing to see.....


ij.

 

[peter_n]

Gear Aquisition Syndrome.

 

[Honu-Hugger]

The cure is simple: buy every camera and lens you've ever wanted in every finish ever offered. Enjoy your gathering for a week or two, then switch brands and start all over again.

 

[denishr]

Gear Acquisition Syndrome - usually starts after viewing the "Camera and Coffee" thread - first symptoms are drooling all over the keyboard, then come slight shakes with every visit to RFF, etc., etc.

Rather unpleasant and contageous....

Denis

 

[Tim]

There's a specialised version of GAS that some of us suffer from as well - LAS (Lens Acquisition Syndrome) - where you have an unreasonable desire to get extra lenses that you don't really need and will probably never use......

Oh, and be warned - both GAS and LAS are contagious, and just by being here you have probably already been infected.....

😉

tim

 

[back alley]

if you find yourself visiting ebay, just because...just for the heck of it...just in case...you have gas!

joe

 

[Honu-Hugger]

There's a specialised version of GAS that some of us suffer from as well - LAS (Lens Acquisition Syndrome) - where you have an unreasonable desire to get extra lenses that you don't really need and will probably never use......

Oh, and be warned - both GAS and LAS are contagious, and just by being here you have probably already been infected.....

😉

tim

I'm not sure I understand....would this apply to a 35mm pre-war Biogon, post-war Biogon, 35mm Orthometar, and 35mm Biometar, all for Contax RF? 😀 Have I been infected? Worse yet, am I a carrier and could I possibly be infecting others? But I'm in remission now 😉

 

[Gordon Coale]

Honu-Hugger -- Yeah! You can stop any time you want to. Right!

 

[akalai]

I'm not sure I understand....would this apply to a 35mm pre-war Biogon, post-war Biogon, 35mm Orthometar, and 35mm Biometar, all for Contax RF? 😀 Have I been infected? Worse yet, am I a carrier and could I possibly be infecting others? But I'm in remission now 😉

Hahaha...

YES D2, you're "glam" Contax pics have smitten me with Contax lust... and my current mantra is something along the lines of, "Must get another Contax IIa! Must get another Contax IIa!" 😉

...AND then a Contax I....AND a 21mm Biogon....AND....

Completely infected with G.A.S. 😀

AKALAI

 

[Doug]

"Completing a set" is a particularly nasty GAS problem, I think. You justify a purchase simply because the item would go well with other items you already have, or are also trying to acquire. One can think of lenses this way, in groups to take out together to cover expected subject matter. Of course it's like quicksand...

Say, D2, which Zeiss 35mm lens is the Jupiter-12 a copy of; Biogon or Biometar?

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Hahaha...

YES D2, you're "glam" Contax pics have smitten me with Contax lust... and my current mantra is something along the lines of, "Must get another Contax IIa! Must get another Contax IIa!" 😉

...AND then a Contax I....AND a 21mm Biogon....AND....

Completely infected with G.A.S. 😀

AKALAI

Akalai,
Without benefit of lab tests I would say from observation that you likely have low levels of immunities or insufficient stores of antibodies to resist this disease -- you are particularly susceptible. 😀
Doug, the Jupiter 12 is a pre-war Biogon clone (if you have to copy you could do a lot worse).

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Gear Acquisition Syndrome - usually starts after viewing the "Camera and Coffee" thread - first symptoms are drooling all over the keyboard, then come slight shakes with every visit to RFF, etc., etc.

Rather unpleasant and contageous....

Denis

Precisely the reaction I had after admiring/lusting after your new M6, Denis 😉
And then I blindly went to KEH and eBay, completely oblivious to all conscious and rational thought...

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Right,

I've hung out here long enough for it to start annoying me. I obviously understand the meaning of GAS, based on the context that the TLA is used, but what does it stand for ?

Well, nice way to ask a question, ij... Now, you got me stumped with that TLA.

Someone put me out of my misery now...

Thanks! 😀

 

[Skinny McGee]

GAS is worse and more expensive than heroine....

 

[Gordon Coale]

But GAS can bring you do new lows. I've been trolling eBay for Brownie Hawkeyes! Someone save me!

 

[FrankS]

Then there is a more specific variation of GAS, which is LAS, or Leica Aquisition Syndrom, for which the sufferer is required to amass a LAF, or Leica Aquisition Fund. Oh, my!

 

[DougK]

GAS = one very skinny bank balance 🙂

 

[Tim]

TLA = Three Letter Acronym. Originally a term from IBM, I believe.....

tim

Well, nice way to ask a question, ij... Now, you got me stumped with that TLA.

Someone put me out of my misery now...

Thanks! 😀

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Thanks, Tim! Much appreciated... 🙂

 

[hth]

"Completing a set" is a particularly nasty GAS problem, I think. You justify a purchase simply because the item would go well with other items you already have, or are also trying to acquire. One can think of lenses this way, in groups to take out together to cover expected subject matter. Of course it's like quicksand...

Say, D2, which Zeiss 35mm lens is the Jupiter-12 a copy of; Biogon or Biometar?

But I am done now! I have all the Konica RF lenses apart from the 50/2 (I have a slower non-Konica and the faster 50 though) and the 35/2 (which I substituted for the previous lighter LTM variant).

I feel so at ease now, I wonder how long it will last?

I still have that nagging feeling that I want to own one Leica lens. Maybe a Elmar 50/2.8 in chrome will cure it? But then I have a Leica lens in my enlarger so maybe I should settle with that. Maybe next year...