I no longer feel bad about GAS...
Aug 30, 2020 05:06:24 #
This is the sort of deep thinking that deserves a Nobel prize. I just live in hope that my wife does not read your post.
Aug 30, 2020 05:57:22 #
Everyone's heart has a secret nerve that responds to the touch of a new camera.
Aug 30, 2020 06:11:28 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Everyone's heart has a secret nerve that responds to the touch of a new camera.
True. Very true.Aug 30, 2020 06:13:11 #
johnec wrote:
I’ve come to the conclusion that buying photography gear and using it are separate hobbies.
I'm good at the former, poor at the latter. I suspect that I am not alone.
Aug 30, 2020 07:07:32 #
I think hobby photographers are much like weekend golfers. I have known several golfers, and much like hobby photographers, they often hung out at the golf store, or pro shop looking at new clubs, putters, balls and all the other items golfers use. What I never saw or heard about was the golfers spending time practicing with his new equipment for any appreciable time. Most often, they would play a round or two with the new item and when their game did not improve, they sold or traded it and began looking for the next shiny item in a catalog or on the store shelves.
This is a theme that plays out over and over in many hobbies and pastimes. We watch the pros and yearn to perform like them by purchasing the same equipment they use. But we fail, or refuse, to see the countless hours they spend training and practicing while perfecting their art or craft.
This is a theme that plays out over and over in many hobbies and pastimes. We watch the pros and yearn to perform like them by purchasing the same equipment they use. But we fail, or refuse, to see the countless hours they spend training and practicing while perfecting their art or craft.
Aug 30, 2020 07:09:02 #
Lagoonguy
Loc: New Smyrna Beach, FL
Then there is the little voice telling you it is not so bad if you amortize it over the next ten years that you may not live.
Aug 30, 2020 07:27:50 #
Yes, it’s like having money under the mattress, you feel good knowing it’s there.
Aug 30, 2020 07:32:02 #
You've reached the final plateau, my child!
You're exactly right! If all you want to do is take pictures, you could still be using that camera someone gave you in 1960. If you enjoy photography, then you are allowed to accumulate as much gear as you like, whether you use it or not. The whole idea is to enjoy yourself, whatever it takes. I like ukuleles, and I have a lot of them. Do I play each one every day? No, but I like having the variety.
You're exactly right! If all you want to do is take pictures, you could still be using that camera someone gave you in 1960. If you enjoy photography, then you are allowed to accumulate as much gear as you like, whether you use it or not. The whole idea is to enjoy yourself, whatever it takes. I like ukuleles, and I have a lot of them. Do I play each one every day? No, but I like having the variety.
Aug 30, 2020 07:42:33 #
Aug 30, 2020 07:45:36 #
[quote=jerryc41]You've reached the final plateau, my child!
Yours is the best explanation, Jerry.
Yours is the best explanation, Jerry.
Aug 30, 2020 07:46:29 #
johnec wrote:
I’ve come to the conclusion that buying photography gear and using it are separate hobbies.
Hobbies are not governed by the rule of reason. A fact that I am constantly thankful for.
Aug 30, 2020 07:49:57 #
Red6 wrote:
Red6, if you follow UHH's Photo Gallery and some of the specialty sections like Close-Up, instead of hanging out in main discussion forum, you will find many people posting frequently who are enthusiastic hobbyists, using the same camera for years.I think hobby photographers are much like weekend golfers...
Lots of us retired folk have the time and passion to enjoy the part of our hobby that involves taking pictures 😊
Aug 30, 2020 08:05:12 #
There are no rules for good photographs, great photographs have just one: the camera used was better than yours.
Aug 30, 2020 08:08:25 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Red6, if you follow UHH's Photo Gallery and some of the specialty sections like Close-Up, instead of hanging out in main discussion forum, you will find many people posting frequently who are enthusiastic hobbyists, using the same camera for years.
Lots of us retired folk have the time and passion to enjoy the part of our hobby that involves taking pictures 😊
Lots of us retired folk have the time and passion to enjoy the part of our hobby that involves taking pictures 😊
Yes, there is a lot of truth in what you say. There are those of us that use our equipment consistently to work and practice to improve.
However, I think we are in the minority. The number and size of vendors (B&H, Adorama, KEH, Amazon, and many others) selling used and new equipment indicates that there are many others buying, selling and trading on a regular basis. While I have no idea how much money is exchanged buying, selling and trading gear, I am sure it is many millions of dollars. If not, it would not be such a lucrative business,
Aug 30, 2020 08:12:39 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
johnec wrote:
I’ve come to the conclusion that buying photography gear and using it are separate hobbies.
When I die, my family will spend hours and hours sorting my gear.
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