GAS
Mar 12, 2023 20:19:07 #
jackebenton
Loc: Marietta, GA
CHG_CANON wrote:
There are no limits to what you can accomplish when you own the best equipment.
Not true. The laws of physics still apply and, if you still shoot film, the laws of chemistry.
There are no limits to what you can accomplish when you own the best equipment.
Not true. The laws of physics still apply and, if you still shoot film, the laws of chemistry.
Mar 12, 2023 20:21:52 #
Mar 12, 2023 20:26:20 #
cmc4214
Loc: S.W. Pennsylvania
User ID wrote:
Very agreed, but you left out something good ... how it supplies inventory for the used fear market that some of us really depend on :-)
All those buyers of the "next best thing" provide late model "previous best things" for us who appreciate that. So, spend away, all youse gassers ! And market madly, all youse manufacturors.
All those buyers of the "next best thing" provide late model "previous best things" for us who appreciate that. So, spend away, all youse gassers ! And market madly, all youse manufacturors.
Mar 12, 2023 20:28:07 #
cmc4214
Loc: S.W. Pennsylvania
sippyjug104 wrote:
It's hardwired into our fabric of being since the dawn of humans for our survival depended on "hunting and gathering". We have become creatures that covet and for those who may be in doubt, "Do you own any jewelry whatsoever?", and if so, what do you do with it? At least with owning a camera, the possibilities are only limited by our imagination.
Agreed!
Mar 12, 2023 20:31:56 #
lmTrying
Loc: WV Northern Panhandle
CHG_CANON wrote:
Photography is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you have to buy the best equipment.
OMG, does that that hit home. Or it should.
I remember reading Rockwell 's review of the Canon R. Wow! Sounded like something I'd want. (I was looking to upgrade my XSi at the time.) Then I went to Canon's website to check out the features and specifications. Whoa!!! This thing was way over my pay head. Way too many bells and whistles, and too many ways to "get there" and too many ways to get lost on the way. Thank the maker the RP came out right after.
Mar 12, 2023 20:32:18 #
cmc4214
Loc: S.W. Pennsylvania
gwilliams6 wrote:
It is even worse when it comes to smartphones, as ... (show quote)
I still have a stupid (flip) phone
Mar 12, 2023 20:40:16 #
lmTrying
Loc: WV Northern Panhandle
CHG_CANON wrote:
Beauty is everywhere when you have the best equipment.
Beauty is every where when you have the best eye.
Mar 12, 2023 20:44:34 #
lmTrying
Loc: WV Northern Panhandle
Canisdirus wrote:
What about those of us who can do both?
What do we do?
What do we do?
You do both.
Mar 12, 2023 20:59:33 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
There are no limits to what you can accomplish when you own the best equipment.
The best equipment is what one can afford and feels comfortable using.
Mar 12, 2023 21:04:46 #
I have always said and maintained that how people spend their own money is their own business. If they want to spend it on XYZ then who am I to criticize that? I have wasted enough of my own money that I have no place telling others that they are wasting theirs. So what's wrong with GAS? It keeps a lot of people employed and feeds a lot of kids so even if you consider it a waste of money, it's doing a lot of good somewhere. The fact that you can't see that firsthand is no reason for someone to not do it.
Mar 12, 2023 21:27:08 #
No matter how expensive your equipment, when you find the ultimate subject for a picture it will be directly behind a microwave tower.
Trapper1
Trapper1
Mar 12, 2023 21:40:52 #
trapper1 wrote:
No matter how expensive your equipment, when you find the ultimate subject for a picture it will be directly behind a microwave tower.
Trapper1
Trapper1
Mar 12, 2023 21:50:56 #
stanikon wrote:
I have always said and maintained that how people ... (show quote)
It's a thread about...nothing.
Mar 12, 2023 23:25:35 #
Mar 13, 2023 01:53:41 #
johnk4007
Loc: Sydney Australia
CHG_CANON wrote:
There are no limits to what you can accomplish when you own the best equipment.
The best equipment, ok! I'm just starting Astrophotography. I have, not the best equipment, but I do have an 80mm triplet with a pro-cooled ZWO 1183 CCD camera, a finder scope with a ZWO camera, a Lumix GH5S micro four-thirds camera, a 13mm f/1.4, and a 300mm f/4 for deep sky. I also use and prefer my Z6ii with ZS and F lenses with adapters. I also have an adapter for F to micro four-thirds. Both mirrorlesses are also wonderful for video and most other photography.
Now, this isn't the best equipment for astrophotography so I had better (or not) get hold of the best. Is this GAS? I think I'll send an email to Abes of Maine to see if they have a Hubble or its successor the James west telescope. I'd also better check that they are not grey market, and what the warranties are. Mind you I don't have lazy billions of dollars in my bank account waiting to be spent. I wonder what the delivery is on these. Maybe Amazon might be better! I do have a Prime membership.
Of course, I'll have to pack up and move intra-state to the best dark-sky site and build a home in the middle of nowhere.
With all that said, the best equipment is all relative. Cost, use, and what I enjoy all contribute to making my decision the right one for me. Having knowledge (no GAS) is one aspect and learning by doing, and making a GAS decision is another. Sometimes you need both. Simply being told or deluged with suggestions regularly by a windy expert doesn't guarantee the best learning or indeed the best results!
Cheers,
John (a happily retired Navy veteran)
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