TeamSpeed wrote in post #19482858
3 issues with your assessment:
A) GAS has nothing to do with the amount of gear you have either. There simply isn’t 1-2 lenses than can do everything a photographer wants to do. There isn’t just 1 body either.
I am describing a typical EF owner with a full frame or APS-C body + kit lens and maybe a 50mm f/1.8.
People tend to go on POTN have more than that.
If you are just taking pictures of kids for memories or taking shots of things around you just for your own sake and can do with 1-2 lenses, then why even have any gear? A phone can do that. A good photographer knows what they need to get the job done, and I guess that means they might be labeled GAS by those that aren’t an avid photographer.
Image quality? You're old fashioned? Your spouse only allowed you a body + two lenses?
I have three camera bodies, and about nine or ten lenses. I can tell you exactly what each does for me and what purposes they serve. I am sure there are those that wouldn’t know why I would need this or even know when to use what I have, and would think it’s too much. I am fine with that, that differentiates the photographer from the polaroid shooter.
I am not attacking your purchasing decisions. I am pointing out the concerns Canonised, I and others may share.
What Canon gear do you have? I see alot of bird shots in flickr (beautiful birds in the Phillipines brw), but then just a random set of what I assume are people you know, various street views, etc. Just shooting birds could be done with 1 lens, but to do it well, that lens is likely very expensive, and then street views can be taken with something like a 24-105.
Incomplete flickr links
https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?p=19408821
b) On the flip side, what if all you could afford was 1 body and 2 lenses, and that cost you $10000 to do so? Then in that case, that person doesn't have to worry about lack of support ever, they can just go out and buy new again? I suggest every X years to sell off that gear while there is a market, and replace it with a newer version. In the end that will save money, and has nothing to do with GAS.
That's why I pointed to typical users with 1 body & 2 lenses that keep it for 1-2 decades then just replace as the cost of repair is more than buying brand new or parts are not available anymore
c) Who cares if someone likes to collect gear? It isn't anyone's business how one decides to spend their money, especially if they are meeting all their financial obligations while doing so. Any time I find someone complaining about what someone else has, there always seems to be jealousy or envy at play. Be happy with what you have, and learn how to get the most of what you own.
No one's questioning what you are doing. I am pointing out my personal experience on ownership from today until year 2030. It is just another data point for anyone to consider when making these purchases.
If I could have a redo from 2008-today I'd have stuck to a 5-Series body and three L 2.8 zooms. Replace every decade for the same of image quality and quality of life improvements.
Birding in your 20s is a dumb idea. I'd only do that in my 60s if I had no grand kids. If I had kids & grand kids who played indoor or outdoor sports I'd add a RF 200mm f/1.8L IS USM or RF 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM with a R3/R1.
