My Cure For GAS
Aug 30, 2020 08:51:34 #
Ordered this in May and when it finally showed up at the dealer in July and I had written the final check I noticed a funny thing. My GAS regarding photography gear had almost totally disappeared! It may actually be several months before Canon's new R5 starts to tempt me again!
Anyway, I parked next to the river and took this JPEG shot with my R and RF 24-105 L. I think it came out pretty good. I did adjust contrast and saturation slightly. I wanted to use the shot as a background on my monitor so I shot it at 16x9. First time I ever used that camera feature. Can't say I saw any advantage to that since cropping it in pp takes only seconds.
So, I learned that in-camera cropping, for me anyway, is a waste of time and that GAS can be defeated! Sort of, since I can now go places I wouldn't have gone before to photograph things I would have missed before and gee, wouldn't it be nice to do so with a new camera?
Anyway, I parked next to the river and took this JPEG shot with my R and RF 24-105 L. I think it came out pretty good. I did adjust contrast and saturation slightly. I wanted to use the shot as a background on my monitor so I shot it at 16x9. First time I ever used that camera feature. Can't say I saw any advantage to that since cropping it in pp takes only seconds.
So, I learned that in-camera cropping, for me anyway, is a waste of time and that GAS can be defeated! Sort of, since I can now go places I wouldn't have gone before to photograph things I would have missed before and gee, wouldn't it be nice to do so with a new camera?
Aug 30, 2020 08:53:38 #
Aug 30, 2020 09:00:44 #
I know there are lots of accessories available for Jeeps. You're going from one GAS to another. I'm surprised they have "WILLYS" on the hood. I've had two Jeeps - a 1944 and a 1969.
Aug 30, 2020 09:07:27 #
Great shot of the WILLYS - which might have cured your GAS but has given me a serious dose of GAS - and I don't mean photographic. 
Aug 30, 2020 09:07:52 #
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Aug 30, 2020 09:13:44 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
LFingar wrote:
Ordered this in May and when it finally showed up ... (show quote)
What's the maximum aperture on that jeep and is it sharp?
Aug 30, 2020 09:22:24 #
leftj wrote:
What's the maximum aperture on that jeep and is it sharp?
Don't know about the aperture - but it's sharp - really sharp!
Aug 30, 2020 09:34:50 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I know there are lots of accessories available for Jeeps. You're going from one GAS to another. I'm surprised they have "WILLYS" on the hood. I've had two Jeeps - a 1944 and a 1969.
Its part of a dealer applied package. Just vinyl. Not real willys
Aug 30, 2020 09:42:03 #
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Aug 30, 2020 10:07:46 #
That is really sweet. Ours has seen back roads of both southern Arizona and sw Montana. Great for social distancing. Congratulations.
Aug 30, 2020 10:47:30 #
Aug 30, 2020 10:55:34 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I know there are lots of accessories available for Jeeps. You're going from one GAS to another. I'm surprised they have "WILLYS" on the hood. I've had two Jeeps - a 1944 and a 1969.
In 1958, as a 10yr old kid on the farm, I told my father I wanted to learn to drive a 'road vehicle'. I already knew how to drive tractors. He said "There's the Jeep. Teach yourself". A 1953 red CJ3A Willys. I decided it was time for another red Willys, a model that Jeep has been offering for a while. For 6 yrs, until I was 16 and could buy a real car, my friends and I took that CJ3 all over the county. Went places only a farm kid with no fear and even less sense would try to go. Couldn't stop it. Couldn't kill it. Sure wish I still had it.
Aug 30, 2020 11:06:51 #
Delderby wrote:
Great shot of the WILLYS - which might have cured your GAS but has given me a serious dose of GAS - and I don't mean photographic.
Thanks!
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