gdanmitchell wrote:
… and folks should, as I’ve long said, just pick one and get on with the important work of making photographs.
But why? Why ignore the fact that juggling gear and making fun of other gear jugglers is fun? And GAS **is** fun, and it's great for the economy! Moreover, for many of us GAS is more fun than making an image. I am perfectly comfortable acknowleding and encouraging this.
Besides, the technological progress, by continuously trivializing the technique, has already ruined the effort/reward ratio for many, and soon coming for others. And more and more of "the important work of making photographs" is being done by engineers working at tech companies, not the moist self-propelled tripods who buy and transport their products to scenic locations (or just to a nearest cat or duck).
TLDR: as a hobby, GAS is not inferior to "making photographs".
Jan 17, 2026 at 04:32 PM
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