When you have GAS and no money...

Klarno wrote:

Having a major GAS attack. There are so many things I want.

I cancelled my order for a Kipon shift adapter and got a Fuji Instax printer instead.

I could really use a new laptop, but the way I want to use it I'd be better off waiting until USB-C is available in more machines.

What else in the digital camera world do I really, really want...

• The Olympus 14-150 f/4.0-5.6 II. That alone would solve every problem I have in Great Sand Dunes. But elsewhere? Probably unnecessary.
• Trade my 11-22 and 14-54 for a used 12-60. But I think I like the 11-22 more than I like the money that would net me.
• A lightweight wide zoom. I hate taking pictures on my phone, don't especially want a compact, so I need something to go lightweight but still flexible with my E-PM2 (I gave the 14-42 II R to my girlfriend, who's using my E-PL1). So I was looking at the Panasonic 12-35 or the Sony 16-50. Probably the Panasonic, because I'd also have to get a NEX telephoto if I got the Sony and that would make the whole thing less cost effective.
• The Sony 16mm f/2.8 is only $75 right now...lackluster lens according to all reviews but I think I could make it work...
• a used Olympus 50-200 f/2.8-3.5.
• a used Olympus 50mm f/2.0 macro.

But I just saw a refurbished first generation Lytro for $50. So I pulled the trigger on that. I already have what I need, I think it's time to just have some fun.

Heh, sometimes you just have to scratch that itch. Fifty bucks is a pretty modest hit, all in all.

Looked at the 12-32 at all? It has a lot of fans here, although the slowness has kept me away. As an anecdote, when I bought the 12-60 my 11-22 use plunged. The 12-60 is sharper and focuses much, much faster. The 11-22 doesn't have any appreciable distortion though, especially the odd wave distortion of the SWD at 12mm. Same filters, btw.

Even though I have lenses covering nearly every millimeter of its range, I keep the 50-200 around for being a solid, fast mid-range zoom. They'll never replicate it for m4/3 so why not?

Enjoy the Lytro. Would love to see the technology break out to our cameras, ending the AF wars for good.

Cheers,

Rick