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For a while back, I wanted to write this article. It was in my head when I bought another “gadget” or when I heard about the latest camera model, the mirror-less, the latest lens, and so on.<\/p>\nFor a while back, I wanted to write this article. It was in my head when I bought another “gadget” or when I heard about the latest camera model, the mirror-less, the latest lens, and so on.<\/p>\n
Like everyone else, a new camera lens, a new camera, or some other piece of equipment made me feel like I was going to work wonders. I was finally going to have THE picture, while being sometimes disappointed with the results. I had fallen into the trap, I had GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome!<\/p>\n
I could remember the advice of a photographer when I was having fun with my first compact digital camera, a Pentax (the picture above) in 2003: “when you’ll want to buy a DSLR, go for good lenses at first”. It remained in my head, but perhaps too far back to pay attention to it years later.<\/p>\n
I used the compact to its maximum but I was hungry for more controls, which was not possible with this one. A few years later, I finally decided to buy my first digital single lens reflex. I had my choice on a Pentax istDL because I found the images more beautiful than Canon-Nikon of the same price range. The owner of the store explained to me that Pentax had a good kit lens in its basic model, unlike the others. Obviously, there were other factors but are irrelevant and keep the story short.<\/p>\n
After 6 years of beating this Pentax, it began to show fatigue. I turned to a more “common” camera, the Canon. Then, I joined a photo club and poured my hart in this activity. And I got caught up in the game of gear acquisition; In short, I started to have GAS!<\/p>\n
Until I came across this video:<\/p>\n