GAS problem: I've got GAS! All of my equipment to date I have been able to acquire used or refurbished. I started with a D3000 and a 18-55mm kit lens. Added a 55-200mm. Upgraded to a...

tor24tor Loc: Caldwell, NJ

I've got GAS! All of my equipment to date I have been able to acquire used or refurbished. I started with a D3000 and a 18-55mm kit lens. Added a 55-200mm. Upgraded to a D7000 with only 1500 shutter releases on it. Added a 50mm f/1.8D; Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8; 60mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor; and now I convinced myself I needed a "true" 50mm lens, so I picked up a Nikon 35mm f/1.8G. Please tell me I have enough!!! How do I stop?

Regards;
Flatulant!

Clauz Loc: MA

Take Beano!

lighthouse Loc: No Fixed Abode

tor24tor wrote:

I've got GAS! All of my equipment to date I have been able to acquire used or refurbished. I started with a D3000 and a 18-55mm kit lens. Added a 55-200mm. Upgraded to a D7000 with only 1500 shutter releases on it. Added a 50mm f/1.8D; Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8; 60mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor; and now I convinced myself I needed a "true" 50mm lens, so I picked up a Nikon 35mm f/1.8G. Please tell me I have enough!!! How do I stop?

Regards;
Flatulant!

Did you know you can get to 500mm for under a grand these days?:-)

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

I like GAS. When I stop having GAS it will mean I have passed.

tor24tor wrote:

I've got GAS! All of my equipment to date I have been able to acquire used or refurbished. I started with a D3000 and a 18-55mm kit lens. Added a 55-200mm. Upgraded to a D7000 with only 1500 shutter releases on it. Added a 50mm f/1.8D; Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8; 60mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor; and now I convinced myself I needed a "true" 50mm lens, so I picked up a Nikon 35mm f/1.8G. Please tell me I have enough!!! How do I stop?

Regards;
Flatulant!

Clauz Loc: MA

DavidPine wrote:

I like GAS. When I stop having GAS it will mean I have passed.

Its tough when you have passed gas.....

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

'Tis better to pass GAS and bear the shame then not to pass GAS and bear the pain .......

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

GAS problem? GAS problem!!!???? Why is that a problem?

And NO I will not tell you you have enough!!!! You can never have enough!!!

GAS is a virtue not a problem!

Db7423 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Bob Yankle wrote:

'Tis better to pass GAS and bear the shame then not to pass GAS and bear the pain .......

Love this, Bob. So much so I should add this to my signature line, well...maybe? ;)

MEB540 Loc: New Jersey

I think you are just getting started, once I get a new camera or lens, I never let them go.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Give me your wallet. I want 10% of every cent you save by not spending anything oher than my 10% fee of course.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

How to stop? Spend less time sitting at the computer looking for lenses to purchase and more time actually taking photos. By using your lenses, you will get a far better understanding what you really need and don't need. Become a user of lenses, not a collector of lenses!

amehta Loc: Boston

tor24tor wrote:

I've got GAS! All of my equipment to date I have been able to acquire used or refurbished. I started with a D3000 and a 18-55mm kit lens. Added a 55-200mm. Upgraded to a D7000 with only 1500 shutter releases on it. Added a 50mm f/1.8D; Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8; 60mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor; and now I convinced myself I needed a "true" 50mm lens, so I picked up a Nikon 35mm f/1.8G. Please tell me I have enough!!! How do I stop?

Regards;
Flatulant!

You don't have enough, you have too much! If you are trying to cover every focal length with primes, you should be using a zoom (to give you more G.A.S., the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC). But when using primes, I think it makes sense to space them out so each one gives a different "look". You should never wonder, "Hmmm... do I need lens A or lens B right now?", it should be pretty obvious from the shot you want to create. Of course, you may not know the shot you want to create... ;-)

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

amehta wrote:

<snip>(to give you more G.A.S., the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC). <snip>

The 18-35 rocks!!!

Kingmapix Loc: Mesa, Arizona

Have you ever noticed that you can never pass good gas after bad?

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Kingmapix wrote:

Have you ever noticed that you can never pass good gas after bad?

T M I !!!!!