Trying to recover from G.A.S, need advice on consolidating and getting rid of camera stuff

So over the last year or so, I got a bad bout of G.A.S (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) and bought quite a bit of stuff. I'm the type that gets attached to my things (not just cameras) so I have a hard time getting rid of stuff. I might also be losing the trees for the forest here. So I thought I'd list the stuff I have and get some opinions on obvious redundancies, stuff that seems unnecessary, etc. So here it is and my primary usage and "justification" for keeping this stuff:

"EF" mount stuff: 6D, 24-70ii, 50 f/1.8ii, 85 f/1.8.
So the 6D comes out when I know my primary motivation will be photography, and I don't mind carrying it around. The 24-70 basically lives on it and covers a very useful range for me. The 50mm I keep because it's decent and I won't get much for it if I sell it. I don't use the 85mm frequently, but when I find the opportunity to use it I LOVE it.

"EF-S" mount stuff: SL1, 18-55 STM, 55-250 ii, 24 f/2.8 STM pancake
The SL1 is an obvious redundancy, even to me, as I have other small "travel" cameras. Again because of the relatively poor resale I have a hard time choosing to sell it. Also, I keep it around for the reach in conjunction with the 55-250. I don't shoot things that require such reach frequently, but I do like to have it around, and I find the 55-250 attached to the SL1 is a rather small and fairly cheap way to have that reach. Basically body+lens for cheaper than a 70-200 f/4.

Fixed lens cameras: Fuji X100s, Sony RX-100, Nikon Coolpix A
Ok. So lots of redundancies here, kinda. The X100s is my most used camera, I bring it along for a lot of different purposes. Basically if I know I don't need reach and the primary objective is NOT photography, this is the camera I have. I'm also getting into street photography, and this is my camera of choice for that purpose.
The RX-100 I got for a great deal, so bought on a whim. Primary travel camera, also take it when I don't feel like taking even the X100s (say to the mall).
Coolpix A was a super whim purchase, it hit $399 recently and I thought was a super deal. I actually love the IQ and the compactness of this camera, esp for what I paid for it. Haven't had it very long, but if I want to take just a really small camera on a trip, I think i'd prefer this over the X100s OR RX100.

so there it is. I have a "justification" for every camera, nothing is really sitting in the bag gathering dust. But still, feel like I have too much stuff...

Okay, so the first thing to say is that you doon't have much stuff, really. From the title and intro, I was expecting wayyyy more bodies and lenses. For starters, your kit is pretty much all current model - no legacy gear at all. Must try harder

Your reasons for having the gear that you have are reasonable, so it is hard to see that you have a problem. So the question is really whether you think you have too much gear. If you really do think that, then do something like this - pick a date, and if you haven't used an item of kit by that date, get rid of it.

I have no other advice, other than to enjoy the gear that you have.

After reading the thread title, I was expecting to see a long list of L series lenses, multiple full frame bodies, multiple 1.6 crop bodies, etc. I agree with Damien in thinking that you do not really appear to have too much stuff. It does not appear to be a "problem" for you to have a few compact cameras, as well as a DSLR or two.

Perhaps you're just thinking about your gear too much, instead of thinking about the images themselves. If that is the case, then that is easily remedied by consciously deciding what to allow your mind to think about. Think about compositions, light, subject matter, etc - and don't allow your mind to spend much time thinking about what camera to use, what lens to use etc. After, photography is really about photographs, not cameras.....that's why it's not called "camography".

I think you do have too much stuff, or, more precisely, too many incompatible systems. I'd get rid of:

- all the compacts except the Fuji X100s.
- the entire EF-S system
- probably also the 50mm f/1.8.

And then, with the money generated from that, I'd buy either a single telephoto zoom for the 6D or a superzoom compact which covered those lengths (depending on your actual use case for telephoto).

"I do like to have it around", "I thought it was a super deal", "I wouldn't get much for it" are rationalizations, not reasons. Even if you only get $40 for an item, that's still two decent bottles of wine. And even though each piece might not fetch much, when you add them all up there is probably enough there to buy some more targeted piece of photographic gear.

At the moment you have to decide before you step out - and assuming it's an SLR day - whether you want the low light/shallow depth of field of your 6D kit or whether you need telephoto. And then you have to cope with two layouts.

If it's a compact you'll be taking, I don't know how you choose which one. Especially, the RX100 seems to duplicate the Coolpix A only with a smaller sensor. I could kind of see if you had a superzoom small sensor and a fixed 35mm equivalent lens large sensor - that's my own situation with compacts, but even then the choice can be annoying, and I made sure they were the same brand so the control layout was the same.

Finally, probably few or none of the batteries interchange, so you have to plan ahead which ones to charge.

The other thing I notice is that they're all recent or current model items, which, unless you've only just started photography, suggests churning to update to new models.

I wouldn't normally be so blunt or even comment on this (online or in real life) but you specifically asked for such comments.

melcat wrote in post #17394302
I think you do have too much stuff, or, more precisely, too many incompatible systems. I'd get rid of:

- all the compacts except the Fuji X100s.
- the entire EF-S system
- probably also the 50mm f/1.8.

And then, with the money generated from that, I'd buy either a single telephoto zoom for the 6D or a superzoom compact which covered those lengths (depending on your actual use case for telephoto).

"I do like to have it around", "I thought it was a super deal", "I wouldn't get much for it" are rationalizations, not reasons. Even if you only get $40 for an item, that's still two decent bottles of wine. And even though each piece might not fetch much, when you add them all up there is probably enough there to buy some more targeted piece of photographic gear.

At the moment you have to decide before you step out - and assuming it's an SLR day - whether you want the low light/shallow depth of field of your 6D kit or whether you need telephoto. And then you have to cope with two layouts.

If it's a compact you'll be taking, I don't know how you choose which one. Especially, the RX100 seems to duplicate the Coolpix A only with a smaller sensor. I could kind of see if you had a superzoom small sensor and a fixed 35mm equivalent lens large sensor - that's my own situation with compacts, but even then the choice can be annoying, and I made sure they were the same brand so the control layout was the same.

Finally, probably few or none of the batteries interchange, so you have to plan ahead which ones to charge.

The other thing I notice is that they're all recent or current model items, which, unless you've only just started photography, suggests churning to update to new models.

I wouldn't normally be so blunt or even comment on this (online or in real life) but you specifically asked for such comments.

Actually, I appreciate comments like this since it definitely gives me food for thought, so thank you.

You have my full support to keep all your gear

BTW, Nikon D810 is wonderful; Sony RX100 M3 is even better

Oh well, if you really want to sell - you might just keen 6D with 24-70L II, 430EX II and Nikon Coolpix A

The Dark Knight wrote in post #17393616
I have a "justification" for every camera, nothing is really sitting in the bag gathering dust. But still, feel like I have too much stuff...

All I can say is "amateur!" I have way more stuff than that! And with less justification, or none at all.

But it's all good fun and most of my stuff has uses. I do have 3 primary systems, for different purposes. The other "stuff" (all one hell of a lot of it) is mostly for fun and a bit of self-education (especially the MF film stuff as far as the latter goes).

...Mike

If you feel like you have too much, that is the point when you have too much. Figure out what is most important to you, whether it is IQ, flexibility, or portability. The figure out what fits those needs.

x_tan wrote in post #17395401
BTW, Nikon D810 is wonderful; Sony RX100 M3 is even better

Wait, WHAT?

The Dark Knight wrote in post #17395527
Wait, WHAT?

Just matter of fact, Nikon D810 is Better than your Canon 6D or my 5D3; Sony RX100 M3 is better than your RX100 M1. Right

If you can't beat them, join them

x_tan wrote in post #17395613
Just matter of fact, Nikon D810 is Better than your Canon 6D or my 5D3; Sony RX100 M3 is better than your RX100 M1. Right

If you can't beat them, join them

I thought you meant the RX100 III is better than the D810