mechengvic wrote:
I know the Ken Rockwell article has been hashed over plenty on The Hog but I just wanted to publicly chastise Mr. Rockwell for his blatant disregard for those worst sufferers of that chronic malady, G.A.S.
Many of us afflicted are in fact amateurs and as such, are guilty of most, if not all, of the tresspasses described by the "pro" photog and writer.
As a result of the massive load of shame and guilt heaped on my shoulders by his insensitive critique (I am sure many of you were likewise burdened), I have incurred the most severe flare-up of the disease I think I have ever had.
Mr. Rockwell's fault:
I burned my three camera backpacks, lens caps, lens filters, tripods and straps.
I purchased (On credit of course) the biggest camera butt bag I could find, a satchel and a messenger bag. And just in case, several harnesses and photogs' vests.
I have destroyed every lens with even one overlapping millimeter and bought 300 new primes, one for each millimeter.
I destroyed all my new clean cameras and bought all new old model cameras which I ran through a dryer cycle with several lava rocks for that "worn" look.
I not only shut off the focus beeper but I pried the little speaker out.
And with all that done my status did NOT change from amateur to PRO but it did change to POOR. And my G.A.S. is worse than ever.
Mr. Rockwell, you dropped a big fat squishy steamy poop right in the middle of my pistachio ice cream. Shame on you Mr. Rockwell, shame on you.
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