I deny that I have any GAS!
At least not the "bad kind". I claim I have the good sort of GAS, that I have my addiction in control.
(For the sake of the scope of the following discussion, I limit this to camera bodies only.)
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Let's take a journey, start from the beginning.
I'm pretty new to the whole scene. In January I will celebrate my 6th anniversary. In the beginning, one doesn't know what kind of a camera works for him. So I sample a variety to gain an understanding. That's not GAS, surely?
My first attempt at taking direction took me to mirrorless Fujifilm cameras. The first one I had was the X100T. Then a year later I tried an X-T1. I kept preferring the X100T and then realized that the rangefinder style body is something I prefer. I bought and sold the X-T1 and I knew better now what I wanted.
I took even bigger a leap of faith then by trying a real rangefinder. A huge step into an unsure direction. But at the same time I also was confident enough that I had the right idea what manual-focus rangefinder photography would entail.
My gamble was certainly worth it. I bonded with the Leica M instantly, and it has been my longest companion to date. Most everything about it works for me, and yes, there are technical deficiencies and other things that prompt me to think about newer models a great bit. Financial realities and Leica pricing keep my feet on the ground.
At this point I had learned that not only do I prefer rangefinder style cameras, I prefer actual rangefinders with optical viewfinders and stuff.
Based on that insight on OVFs, I decided to check out the SLR landscape. If this endeavor proved successful, it'd mean saved money and easy living. I got my first taste of Nikon Df 18 months ago. At this point I think SLRs are not the style that gets me. Or is it the other way around?
Today my desires regarding camera bodies revolve around finding the best way to adapt and focus manually lenses. It's not about megapixels or best ISO values but about the little things that can make or break a shooting experience.
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Epilogue:
This was more apparent in the film days I should think? There were no image quality differences between cameras, nor even autofocus ones if we go back to the good times pre-80s. There was an absolute plethora of cameras available and they all competed with each other, not with image quality or pet bug eye autofocus accuracy, but with usability mainly. Digital photography sadly has entangled these previously separate things together so that we often have to be compromising between image and handling concerns.
At least not the "bad kind". I claim I have the good sort of GAS, that I have my addiction in control.
(For the sake of the scope of the following discussion, I limit this to camera bodies only.)
~
Let's take a journey, start from the beginning.
I'm pretty new to the whole scene. In January I will celebrate my 6th anniversary. In the beginning, one doesn't know what kind of a camera works for him. So I sample a variety to gain an understanding. That's not GAS, surely?
My first attempt at taking direction took me to mirrorless Fujifilm cameras. The first one I had was the X100T. Then a year later I tried an X-T1. I kept preferring the X100T and then realized that the rangefinder style body is something I prefer. I bought and sold the X-T1 and I knew better now what I wanted.
I took even bigger a leap of faith then by trying a real rangefinder. A huge step into an unsure direction. But at the same time I also was confident enough that I had the right idea what manual-focus rangefinder photography would entail.
My gamble was certainly worth it. I bonded with the Leica M instantly, and it has been my longest companion to date. Most everything about it works for me, and yes, there are technical deficiencies and other things that prompt me to think about newer models a great bit. Financial realities and Leica pricing keep my feet on the ground.
At this point I had learned that not only do I prefer rangefinder style cameras, I prefer actual rangefinders with optical viewfinders and stuff.
Based on that insight on OVFs, I decided to check out the SLR landscape. If this endeavor proved successful, it'd mean saved money and easy living. I got my first taste of Nikon Df 18 months ago. At this point I think SLRs are not the style that gets me. Or is it the other way around?
Today my desires regarding camera bodies revolve around finding the best way to adapt and focus manually lenses. It's not about megapixels or best ISO values but about the little things that can make or break a shooting experience.
~
Epilogue:
This was more apparent in the film days I should think? There were no image quality differences between cameras, nor even autofocus ones if we go back to the good times pre-80s. There was an absolute plethora of cameras available and they all competed with each other, not with image quality or pet bug eye autofocus accuracy, but with usability mainly. Digital photography sadly has entangled these previously separate things together so that we often have to be compromising between image and handling concerns.