When is enough enough?

BBQue said:

Stujomo said:

osv said:

g.a.s. is hardly limited to photography.

if you want to see real money get wasted for no good reason, take a look at what guys spend on fast cars.

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dan

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Thats true, photography is relatively cheap hobby compared to some.

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It is very cheap actually. "Film and processing" compared to yesteryears is free. Lenses maintain their value well, some legacy glass actually increased in value, so you can usually sell with very little loss.

Let's take A7rii. Buy today brand new for $2200. Sell in a year from now for $1800. That's $400 for a year of usage, about $30/month or 1$/day At least that's how I justify these purchases to myself.

But seriously, you are right of course. Our equipment by far outweighs our ability as photographers. Instead of spending $$$ on "better" equipment, spending time on learning how to post process is far better. (Talking to myself right now, while wondering if I should get that new 65mm Voigtlander lens, hahaha).

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tcg550 said:

osv said:

g.a.s. is hardly limited to photography.

if you want to see real money get wasted for no good reason, take a look at what guys spend on fast cars.

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dan

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This is so true. It's not just camera gear, it's whatever interests you.

The wife and I bought a motor home last year, it was perfect, met all our needs but that still doesn't stop me from customizing and upgrading.

It's fun for me to be constantly tinkering, tweaking, and just buying stuff to play with when we travel.

I can't think of one thing I bought or did to the RV that was necessary to camping.

Every single purchase made my happy.

If someone can afford a hobby and it makes them happy then so be it.

My wife collects crafting stuff, she doesn't need any of it, it makes her happy though so why not.

We both collect cats, they also make us happy and are a very expensive hobby.

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Mark Scott Abeln said:

osv said:

g.a.s. is hardly limited to photography.

if you want to see real money get wasted for no good reason, take a look at what guys spend on fast cars.

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Or boats, planes, or dating international supermodels. Or art collecting.

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DJF77 said:

BBQue said:

Stujomo said:

osv said:

g.a.s. is hardly limited to photography.

if you want to see real money get wasted for no good reason, take a look at what guys spend on fast cars.

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a1shot said:

A Weed said:

People don't buy fast cars to become better drivers, nor big bars of chocolate to become better eaters.

You do understand that, don't you Stuart?

Bone up on dopamine reward pathways if you don't.

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Sorry to butt in:- handing over $10k for my M-P 240 Safari Set was an absolute

R U S H.. as was $60k for my new SRT --

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a1shot said:

A Weed said:

People don't buy fast cars to become better drivers, nor big bars of chocolate to become better eaters.

You do understand that, don't you Stuart?

Bone up on dopamine reward pathways if you don't.

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Sorry to butt in:- handing over $10k for my M-P 240 Safari Set was an absolute

R U S H.. as was $60k for my new SRT --

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Ima' nice kinda guy!

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PerTulip said:

a1shot said:

A Weed said:

People don't buy fast cars to become better drivers, nor big bars of chocolate to become better eaters.

You do understand that, don't you Stuart?

Bone up on dopamine reward pathways if you don't.

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Sorry to butt in:- handing over $10k for my M-P 240 Safari Set was an absolute

R U S H.. as was $60k for my new SRT --

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Chris Malcolm said:

PerTulip said:

a1shot said:

A Weed said:

People don't buy fast cars to become better drivers, nor big bars of chocolate to become better eaters.

You do understand that, don't you Stuart?

Bone up on dopamine reward pathways if you don't.

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Sorry to butt in:- handing over $10k for my M-P 240 Safari Set was an absolute

R U S H.. as was $60k for my new SRT --

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Ima' nice kinda guy!

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Don't even start with cars...If I look at the difference between the car I "need" and the car I bought.....many lenses. :-D

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That's why I decided not to get a car. A good camera with plenty of lenses is a lot more fun!

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Chris Malcolm

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a1shot said:

a1shot said:

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How far can you go on foot carrying a load of photographic equipment..

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Aberaeron said:

Mark Scott Abeln said:

osv said:

g.a.s. is hardly limited to photography.

if you want to see real money get wasted for no good reason, take a look at what guys spend on fast cars.

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Or boats, planes, or dating international supermodels. Or art collecting.

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http://therefractedlight.blogspot.com

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Anything that eats hay

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Aberaeron said:

, flies, floats

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Aberaeron said:

or 'makes love' [to put it politely],

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Aberaeron said:

is best rented by the hour.

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Stujomo said:

We get many and ask many questions about purchasing new gear. Often the OP or we are looking for advise on new gear as a way to improve our photographs.

With the gear available today often the current gear we are using is capable of producing world class results and certainly world class results have been obtained with much less capable gear.

So whilst the new purchase may well bring a technical improvements ,do we really need to be on the constant upgrade bandwagon when what we should really be doing is asking ourselves what do we really to do to improve our photography?

Are we too eager to upgrade or recommend upgrades when we should really looking within an asking what is the real problem with our photographs.

The constant upgrades could certainly limit us with regards to really learning how to use what we already have as we don't get to learn the gear inside out before we move onto the next great thing.

How do others feel about this, how many of us are really honest with ourselves when we think of buying new gear.

Do we really consider that maybe we our the weakest link in our photography and if we really took the time to learn and master our craft then we may not need the new piece of gear.

I'm interested in others thoughts on this. I can honestly say that my gear doesn't limit me and likely won't for a long time but that sometimes doesn't stop me from wanting the next new thing.

Do we sometimes get caught up in the hype around a new product, especially when reviewer will hype about certain products being a game changer.

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A Weed said:

People don't buy fast cars to become better drivers, nor big bars of chocolate to become better eaters.

You do understand that, don't you Stuart?

Bone up on dopamine reward pathways if you don't.

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osv said:

g.a.s. is hardly limited to photography.

if you want to see real money get wasted for no good reason, take a look at what guys spend on fast cars.

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Bob Tullis said:

There's umpteen-thousand or so that have had such revelations before you had yours. Every one of us has to reach their own determination in this regard, in their own time.

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SpiltMilk said:

Bob Tullis said:

There's umpteen-thousand or so that have had such revelations before you had yours. Every one of us has to reach their own determination in this regard, in their own time.

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osv said:

g.a.s. is hardly limited to photography.

if you want to see real money get wasted for no good reason, take a look at what guys spend on fast cars.

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