I have all the gear I need now... Said no photographer (or keen enthusiast) ever

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#27
cayenne said:
Mt Spokane Photography said:
There is a difference between Need and Want. I have all I need, if I didn't I'd get what I need. There is a ton of stuff I want.
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I have this *magical* ability....I have a want, and with only a handful of mental manipulations, it almost instantly becomes a NEED.

:P
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LOL, right you are. I also have this ability to work up a mental state convincing me that I cannot live without this and that. I lie awake at night and think about how great and how I would use it. This goes for camera gear as well as other stuff :) A couple of months ago I convinced myself that I cannot live without a Sous Vide, and in Norway this costs approx. 1000 USD. Luckily a friend of mine has the top model, and I borrowed it and his vacuum machine for a weekend. My wife and I tried to cook vacuumed steaks for x hours. It was very tender, but the taste was actually cooked, and not fried like a good steak should be with the great taste of blood... I did buy a vacuum machine though, and it has proved quite handy.
 
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#29
mrsfotografie said:
Quasimodo said:
...like a good steak should be with the great taste of blood...
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I hope you don't subsist by feeding on the blood of the living ;D
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:) While I intellectually can understand why we should not eat beef (cruelty, emission of gasses by cattlestocks...), I cannot help it. I am a natural born carnivarous.
 
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#30
Quasimodo said:
mrsfotografie said:
Quasimodo said:
...like a good steak should be with the great taste of blood...
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I hope you don't subsist by feeding on the blood of the living ;D
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:) While I intellectually can understand why we should not eat beef (cruelty, emission of gasses by cattlestocks...), I cannot help it. I am a natural born carnivarous.
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Same here, was just wondering if you're afraid of garlic/silver bullets/wooden stakes ;D
 
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#31
SAID THIS PHOTOGRAPHER!! I certainly have all the gear I "need", which compared to most members here, is puny!! It's not all the gear I WANT...but it's definitely all I need. Recently I owned 8 lenses (hey that's a lot for me!), but I'm cutting that to 4. I have one full frame body and one compact camera. Always looking for a better compact camera, but then I would sell this one...Might "want" a flash for my DSLR, but don't "need" one.

I've sold two lenses just this week, two to go. Also sold my Spider Holster Pro...
 
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#32
My current gear list clearly outperforms my qualifications, but I have a very weak character when it comes to my hobbies. I have actually just been through a clear out. I have sold a 7D, accompanied by a 10-22 and 18-200 (my wife´s preferred combo) and a dust collecting 17-85, another dust collecting 16-35 f2.8L II, the battery grip for the 5DIII (never used it, because I primarily use the 5DIII due to its smaller size and lower weight than the 1DX) and gave the 5DII backup camera to my son. So I can now justify that I have the right for some expansion again ::)

I have already promised my wife the 7DII and she would want a wide range zoom for that. In the mean time she´ll use the 5DIII (which could be the longer term solution, depending on what Canon actually brings to market this year). The 7DII will be a tempting alternative for me also, as an add-on to the 1DX for birds/wildlife. And if so, a 300 f2.8L IS II would be an even nicer add-on. On longer hikes a 7DII/300 w. extenders would be a very attractive size/weight alternative to a 1DX/600 combo.

On the wide angle side I already have the Zeiss 15/2.8 and 17 TS-E. But if the 14-24 is released and fulfills our quality expectations ... very tempting. And what about a 24-70 f2.8L IS ...

My greatest joy with the newer bodies (1DX/5DIII) is their low ISO performance. I have hardly used my flash since I got them. And the truth is that I am a very primitive flash user. But having worked along side a friend with very high flash/lighting qualifications, I can clearly see the NEED for significant investments in lighting systems.

And ....

This is a never-ending story ... But fun never the less :)
 
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#33
mrsfotografie said:
Quasimodo said:
mrsfotografie said:
Quasimodo said:
...like a good steak should be with the great taste of blood...
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I hope you don't subsist by feeding on the blood of the living ;D
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:) While I intellectually can understand why we should not eat beef (cruelty, emission of gasses by cattlestocks...), I cannot help it. I am a natural born carnivarous.
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Same here, was just wondering if you're afraid of garlic/silver bullets/wooden stakes ;D
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Apart from the occasiional howling at the moon, disguised as a photographer ;)
 
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#36
And one day when you have all the lenses, you *want* and associated bags, tripods, software, light meters, memory cards, filters, flashes, charges, wifi attachement, facebook attachment thingy, youtube direct module and finally something only found on Thunderbird 2, what more could you then want?

Well, TWO of everything of course.

And photography being a harmless sport, lets hope we all reach that goal.

:-)
 
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#37
I had all the gear I needed and was reasonably content....until today :(

I was out shooting a local cricket match and newspaper photog turned up with a 1Div and 600 f4 with 1.4 tele. It put my Sigma 150-500 to shame lol. And then he let me shoot with it on my 5d3 while he checked some player names:D I want that lens!!!!! Damn it!! Now I'll have to sell a kidney to get one!!
 
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#39
Maybe it's just an inherent flaw that we all have as photographers that we are never content with our gear?? We always want what we don't have (that's a normal human trait).

Can anyone really say they have everything they always wanted? Maybe not for long as technology keeps advancing eventually your gear will become outdated.

The best we can hope for is a "for now" satisfaction level. As in I have all the gear I need for now.

Nah, actually that's rubbish I want it all!
 
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#40
Dear Friends
After I read this Post , which start by Mr. DaveMiko, The More I read, The More I understand my self----NO, I am not and will not BE THE PRO. As My Understand that " THE PRO buy their equipment as need to serve their Duty/ Functions as they make their living from the products by that equipment. And the equipments that they buy must in their budget and made profits for them too.

For me( and Some minority of CR. Members ? ) always buy the new equipment after the company improve their new products/ equipment, just 10 cents of It's better Quality, and WE HAVE A HEART TO SPEND $ 1000 US DOLLARS MORE , for the equipment that ALMOST THE SAME QUALITY OF OUR OLD EQUIPMENT AND HOPE TO GET BETTER AND SHARPER PHOTOS---YES, We have 90% Pure Heart but only 10% BRAIN, to create our happiness but less money in our pocket.
Just want to have FUN to talk with you.
Have a great weekend.
Surapon
 
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