p.2 #3 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
old-gregg wrote:
I am extremely happy with my GM primes: 24, 35, 50 and 85mm. TBH I cannot believe how lucky I am to have access to such lenses and honestly feel sorry for users of other brands.
But then... GAS shows up, and I am in the process of constructing a similar line, but with manual focus. My rationalization is that they're going to be lighter and smaller. And while it's true, of course it's just a mental trick I use on myself to open my wallet.
So I ended up with a line of Voigtlanders: 21 Nokton, 35 APO, 50 APO, and 75 Nokton. The jump between 21 and 35 is uncomfortable, I'd prefer to swap the 21 with 24 (which Voigtlander doesn't offer) or 35 with 28 (not yet available).
That said, I feel extremely lucky that my photographic interests are bound by the focal length. Having zero interest in looking at photos taken with lenses wider than 20 and longer than 135, makes my "GAS exposure surface area" more manageable....Show more →
If you're talking about the APO-Lanthar 28mm...it's available. Got mine last Saturday.
p.2 #4 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
austinschutz wrote:
I love M4/3. It is so impressive how much performance you can get from those tiny lenses.
I also have a soft spot for m43 - the original OM-1 was wired to my synapses like no camera other than the big Nikons. I loved that little beast. Some really great, classic lenses in there too - the 75/1.8 would be cult legend for any other mount.
I liquidated my father's m43 kit about 1 1/2 years ago and I was surprised how much demand there still was for the good stuff. the 12-40 PRO went in minutes, ditto the 25 and 45 1.8s.
p.2 #5 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
Thanks for making this thread and giving me a place to ramble without having to call too much attention to myself with my own thread
I'm a hobbyist photographer (travel, landscape, architecture, hiking, everyday life) with too much gear and plenty of GAS, but I'm finally reaching the point where I've experimented enough to be able to feel content with what I have, but there's still room to downsize.
my gear: sony a7cii, sony 16-25mm, sony 24-50mm, sony 40mm f2.5, sony zeiss 55mm, sigma 20-200 (hiking lens), sony 70-350 (casual wildlife/birding), pentax 50mm (to try out an old manual lens), and a fuji x100vi (everyday when I want something lighter).
I definitely have more lenses than I can realistically use regularly, but I do end up rotating through them all somewhat. What would you get rid of if you were me? First to go is the sony 40mm since it's covered by the sony 24-50 (my most used lens) and serves the same purpose as the x100vi. Next would probably be the sony zeiss 55mm since 50 is close enough to 55mm and the extra stop of light isn't that meaningful to me. Past that though, would you get rid of anything if they all serve some purpose for me?
p.2 #6 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
I currently have the 35 GM, 50 1.2, and the 70–200 GM II. The 35 and the 70–200 are staying. They fit how I shoot and I actually use them.
The 50, as good as it is, just doesn’t get much time on the camera. That alone is reason enough to question keeping it. I don’t love owning gear I have to convince myself to use.
The new 28–70 f2 makes a lot of sense for me. I like f2. It’s fast enough, and the flexibility matters more than absolute speed. With kids, especially outdoors, things move fast and you don’t always have the luxury of picking your spot or swapping lenses. Covering that whole range in one lens feels more practical. Also, for some reason I don’t mind not having 24mm. I think that I’ll enjoy 28mm on the wide end.
Selling the 50 to fund the 28–70 feels logical. There’s overlap, but the zoom would get used more often. The 35 stays for when I want to keep things minimal, and the 70–200 covers everything else.
Less gear I don’t use. More gear that fits real life. That’s the goal.
p.2 #7 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
planethex wrote:
Thanks for making this thread and giving me a place to ramble without having to call too much attention to myself with my own thread
I'm a hobbyist photographer (travel, landscape, architecture, hiking, everyday life) with too much gear and plenty of GAS, but I'm finally reaching the point where I've experimented enough to be able to feel content with what I have, but there's still room to downsize.
my gear: sony a7cii, sony 16-25mm, sony 24-50mm, sony 40mm f2.5, sony zeiss 55mm, sigma 20-200 (hiking lens), sony 70-350 (casual wildlife/birding), pentax 50mm (to try out an old manual lens), and a fuji x100vi (everyday when I want something lighter).
I definitely have more lenses than I can realistically use regularly, but I do end up rotating through them all somewhat. What would you get rid of if you were me? First to go is the sony 40mm since it's covered by the sony 24-50 (my most used lens) and serves the same purpose as the x100vi. Next would probably be the sony zeiss 55mm since 50 is close enough to 55mm and the extra stop of light isn't that meaningful to me. Past that though, would you get rid of anything if they all serve some purpose for me?
Thanks for listening to my GAS induced ramble....Show more →
I say get rid of the 40 and see how (and if) that changes your usage of the 55. I have the 24-50 on my list for when I upgrade my A7II, but I am not sure I would actually use a zoom. I like the constraints of primes.
p.2 #8 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
Currently own an A7R3a (which makes great images) and I came to that from an A7R5-the AF performance/screen implementation was amazing. Just felt like using a tool so I "downgraded". While we were in Japan we went to Yodabashi Camera in Akihabara and I fell for the Hasselblad X2Dii-HARD. That feels like serious GAS to me.
p.2 #9 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
Same thoughts I've been having for a while; I love my CV40 but need an AF accompaniment of some sort that is faster than the Batis 40. I've been mulling over this for years though; so I guess I don't need it as much
p.2 #10 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
Feed the urge.
Alan Parker wrote:
Same thoughts I've been having for a while; I love my CV40 but need an AF accompaniment of some sort that is faster than the Batis 40. I've been mulling over this for years though; so I guess I don't need it as much
p.2 #11 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
I currently have Sony gear - my most used camera is an A7CR - which I use with Sony lenses and adapted Pentax and Leica lenses. My iPhone 17 Pro Max is so capable that I’m considering ditching all my other gear and getting a Hasselblad X2Dii and a couple of lenses for when I’m willing to carry a camera bag and using my iPhone for an every day carry. This may seem silly, but the main thing holding me up is that I’ve always used back button AF and based on what I’ve read you can’t do that on the X2Dii.
p.2 #12 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
Body: A7RV, but really want an A1. Would really enjoy the fps with my 70-200ii. I spotlight as a sports photographer occasionally.
Lenses: 20-70, I love it. Will add something with lower light capabilities. Thinking 35 1.8 or 24mm?
Really really really wishing Sony would update the 24-105. It's such a perfect studio and media day lens. I had the canon rf version, it was excellent. Found my Sony too soft in the corners. I find the 20-70 just a little too short, and I could get away with a 50mm in most situations for studio and media days. Landscape and general life the 20-70 is a peach. Had the Tamron 35-150 and just didn't love it. Might try the samyang if I can snag one cheap, but they have similar flaws. Maybe Sony comes up with something similar, or I just opt for the 50-150.
300mm+ prime is unobtainable for me atm, but maybe the sigma 500 some day.
I want to try some Nikon gear.
Idk, what else? These are today's thoughts. Tomorrow may be different lol.
p.2 #14 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
Still using the two Sony A7iii purchased before covid, mostly for photos. Picked up a a6700 for some casual video work early this year. Also end up using it as a travel camera with a general walk around zoom 18105 (~28-150 on ff). Most of the new gears purchased in the last few years are used for video, such as video lights, gimbal, tripods (have 4 now for diff purposes), monopod, drones - these days everyone expect you to be able to do aerial photos/videos. The next set of expenses are for backup drives, website maintenance/development, software subscriptions (adobe keep increasing prices).
Lens "collection" is somewhat long and tedious to list, but in general several lenses for each of the above systems (only one each for the Nikon S2 Rangefinder and Konica).
Which camera(s) do I use the most? I would say my R6II, OM-5 followed by my A7c. I just got the A7iv recently, and I'm still trying to figure it out. As for my film cameras, one of my F3HP's gets the most use. Ironically, I use my Nikon N80 as a light meter for my other fully manual cameras despite the fact that I have a Sekonic l-308x-u light meter.
I'm trying to get back into black & white film photography and will (hopefully) be using my medium format cameras for that sometime in the near future.
p.2 #16 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
If making a change, the current front runner possibility is adding an A7Rv to have two ff bodies available. I'm also considering replacing the 70-350 with the 50-300. It's my "fit between" for my mid-ranges (28-200 and 18-135) and the 200-600. If going with two ff bodies, the ff 50-300 opens up more possibilities with my other lenses. Distant and unlikely change would be to swap the 20-200 for 20-70 and 28-200.
Although one body is lighter and the 20-200 would reduce swapping, I'm looking to occasions where I want two bodies (unlikely back-up), two bodies opens up things like camera swaps instead of lens swaps.
p.2 #17 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
The only lenses I buy now are those weighing in at under 250 grams. Anything more and it's too heavy to carry on my A7C for casual walks.
I wish Sony would come out with some more G primes here. There's the 16, 20, 24, 40 and 50. The three latter are small enough to carry. I'm hoping for a 28 or a 35 f2 in 2026.
p.2 #18 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
Jeff Kott wrote:
I currently have Sony gear - my most used camera is an A7CR - which I use with Sony lenses and adapted Pentax and Leica lenses. My iPhone 17 Pro Max is so capable that I’m considering ditching all my other gear and getting a Hasselblad X2Dii and a couple of lenses for when I’m willing to carry a camera bag and using my iPhone for an every day carry. This may seem silly, but the main thing holding me up is that I’ve always used back button AF and based on what I’ve read you can’t do that on the X2Dii....Show more →
If you don't notice enough of a difference between the iPhone and the A7CR, you're likely not going to notice a difference by switching to Hasselblad either. So perhaps it's time to sell everything?
Otherwise consider switching to the A7V to get a mechanical shutter and for the increased dynamic range (vs the A7CR).
p.2 #19 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
Between the Sony lens lineup filling most niches and maturing with me having purchased what I need, to me still being more than happy with my 2 bodies (A1 & A7cR), to my shooting habits remaining fairly consistent the last few years, there really isn't anything on the market right now that I'm itching to buy. Maybe a small/light prime for portraits when traveling like a 35-50mm, but I can work around it if I don't get to it.
In the last year I added a 24GM for small travel, and changed my 16-35pz for a 16-25 for the f/2.8, and I believe that's all I've done. One could argue some of my lenses haven't gotten a ton of use lately (CV 10, 24GM) but when I want them, they're typically fill an exact need perfectly, so I'm holding onto them.
p.2 #20 · Your current gear thoughts (we all have GAS)
jaygould wrote:
If you don't notice enough of a difference between the iPhone and the A7CR, you're likely not going to notice a difference by switching to Hasselblad either. So perhaps it's time to sell everything?
I’m not sure where you came up with the idea that I don’t see a difference between the A7CR and my iPhone 17 Pro Max- but you’re wrong.
Basically, if I’m taking a photo for screen viewing where I don’t care about shallow depth of field, the iPhone does the trick.
For photos that I print, always my A7CR. Similarly if I’m trying to achieve a certain look with my Leica or Pentax Limited lenses that I can’t achieve with the iPhone, of course the A7CR.
But for landscape photos destined for print, portraits and other shallow depth of field images, I’m thinking I might really like the X2Dii, especially for Hassy colors. Based on my history, I could get by with 2 or at the most 3 prime lenses. This would really simplify things for me.
