The GAS confessional - all who suffer are welcome. :)

A (used) Manfrotto 322RC2 grip arrived... Described on the Bay of E as "knackered with a sloppy ball", a swift Google lead me to a fixit video, so I made a cheeky lowball offer which was accepted. Sure enough upon arrival it did indeed appear to be knackered but after approximately 9.3 seconds (most of which was opening the case containing the hex keys) of application of a 3mm hex key the knackeredness and ball sloppiness totally evaporated.
 
Opps ! Nikon D3 :nikon:
 
I may be suffering from GAS, as I already have a DSLR and a reasonable Compact. Been thinking of more enjoyable camera to use, maybe a pre owned Fuji perhaps. I don't want to be spending too much, possibly something like the Fujifilm X-E1 / X-E2 or similar, depending on cashflow. I just fancy something for walking about with, in a neat package and with more user functions.
 
Bought a Sony A6000 + kit lens here last month for £250.

Liked it so much that I have just pulled the trigger on an A6500 + 18-135 + 35 + 50 + accs for £1200!

She Who Must Be Obeyed is sitting on the other sofa, oblivious. The question now is whether she finds out before I manage to sell the A6000 and unwanted lenses. Wish me luck...
 
Nikon 14-24 added to the collection.... Along with the obligatory bespoke and bloody expensive filter system.
 
I've got somewhat carried away since Christmas, 9 lenses brought so far with another 3 I'm currently winning the auction for!
5 of the lenses that are on the way I don't even know the focal length of o_O
 
Petrochemist said:
I've got somewhat carried away since Christmas, 9 lenses brought so far with another 3 I'm currently winning the auction for!
5 of the lenses that are on the way I don't even know the focal length of o_O
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I think your GAS attack is out of control; consult your doctor immediately! :D
 
Chipper said:
I think your GAS attack is out of control; consult your doctor immediately! :D
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I fear your right, even if the attack has only totalled £50 so far. Some should prove easy to adapt but the process lenses may be more of a challenge.
 
Bobsyeruncle said:
£50 for 9 lenses?
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Indeed, perhaps you see why they became tempting :)
All are manual focus (or fixed focus) several are fixed aperture. Some work will be needed to make use of most of them, but that's part of the fun.
 
Been looking at a lovely body, by the time I found a lens that I liked, the total price scared me off. besides, my credit card could not take the punishment.
 
I have got three window pages up, comparing spec and prices. No idea why, as I have made my mind up I am not buying. :rolleyes:
 
Ended up with a d800 and 5d mk 2 at the same time hahaha.

Both with 50mm 1.8 primes only. No other lenses at all anymore.
 
Whilst waiting for my Intrepid Mk4, I decided to get a Certo Six. Purely for emulsion testing of course...
 
Just given in this morning so I have a gitzo gk1555t-82tqd package turning up tomorrow.
Great price on it too better than gitzo’s own sale price.
 
The local Hemes depot seem determined to get my GAS under control, 5 deliveries this year (not all lenses) they've decided to return to the seller rather than drop them at my work (the booked delivery address). Fortunately I've managed to get some of them sorted but at least 2 lenses seem to have been knocked of my list (refunded for one, the other still pending)
 
Petrochemist said:
The local Hemes depot seem determined to get my GAS under control, 5 deliveries this year (not all lenses) they've decided to return to the seller rather than drop them at my work (the booked delivery address). Fortunately I've managed to get some of them sorted but at least 2 lenses seem to have been knocked of my list (refunded for one, the other still pending)
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How annoying. That would drive me bonkers. Did you manage to repent in the time pending and cancel the orders?

I have a friend who is constantly buying clothes and then taking them back when she thinks better of it at home. I feel the same about photography gear, although it never goes back.

At the moment I'm trying to resist buying the Olympus 12-100mm lens that would give me better reach than my 12-40, when I want to walk in Italy in the snow and just take one lens and camera. I have the 40-150mm. I should just carry that too shouldn't I? Although changing lenses if it's snowy won't be fun. GAS :police:
 
Petrochemist said:
The local Hemes depot
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There's your problem.

My local Herpes courier frequently tried to claim he'd delivered stuff despite me having CCTV coverage on all approaches to my house proving otherwise. Often got pictures of what looked like the inside of his pocket (shudder) as proof of delivery which Herpes & PayPal were happy to accept as PoD until I served court papers. I will not buy anything that is being delivered by Herpes.

Seems autocorrect has the same opinion of the organisation as me :clap:
 
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They seem quite reasonable at delivering to my home, which is under 15 miles from work, but this fisasco has caused me to rethink using them again..

A couple of the returns had been marked as delivered when they got back to the supplier - fortunately their tracking showed they'd gone to Sheffield & Bournemouth while others showed return requested by Thurrock... A practice that has guaranteed I'll be avoiding Hermes where other options are available. Click & collect could see a lot more use (it's convenient for work only a 5 minute detour on the way home)

Some of the sellers have been very good hopefully one has managed to redirect the 500mm lens coming in to my home address (Hermes tracking claims they need my input, but wouldn't let me redirect it)

It's the foreign deliveries that get handed over to Hermes that the biggest worry - tracking doesn't seem to work usefully for those. I won't be too worried about one of them if I end up being refunded rather than receiving it, but the other will be a real bargain provided the normal fix to its fault works out...

I very rarely return things I've brought, The Kino lens I'd got didn't seem worth the effort of getting again (especially as the seller received it back 5 days before he was forced to refund me & he didn't say a word). One of the other orders - a lot of 3 lenses + some other bits - I've been refunded for & brought again paying a couple of quid extra for alternative postage.
 
Bebop said:
That is shocking :( No scruples.

I hope you manage to get everything in the end.
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Thanks, at least most of the transactions have been fairly trivial amounts, the Sony zoom is the most expensive (~£50) and is close to the total of all the rest of the lenses. I'm reasonably confident I'll get most of the lenses in the end, fortunately some of the sellers have proved to be excellent.
 
new tripod arrived today very impressed with it.
now to decide if i actually need 4 tripods lol
 
I keep fancying more guitar pedals - like I don't have a couple of piles of them sat right here beside me. :rolleyes: And I don't even especially enjoy playing guitar that much these days. :(
 
Bebop said:
You definitely do... one for travel... one for the beach.... one for low down macro.... and one for..... errrrmmm whatever the latest one if for.
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You missed having an emergency tripod in the back of the car, so I think you need at least one more
 
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Bebop said:
You definitely do... one for travel... one for the beach.... one for low down macro.... and one for..... errrrmmm whatever the latest one if for.
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Ultra heavy duty one for LONG lenses, one for the car, one for astronomy (with a equatorial head), one that's cheap enough to use in rough spots, an intermediate strength one because the ultra heavy one is HEAVY...

Actually my 'macro' one lives in the car with the better 'intermediate' one, and the only real travel ones I have are table top models (usually brought when abroad & find I've not got a tripod with me). I think I've got something like 7 full size tripods (2 astro telescopes) - several of them are more to lend to workshop members who've forgotten to bring one, than for me to use.
 
Bebop said:
@ancient_mariner my OH is the same.... chasing that elusive sound. Cheaper than guitars at least.
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Very much. I have lots of sounds I like, and mostly play acoustic slide in a gospel blues band these days, but it's always fun to experiment with new pedals. Oh, and I'd like another Tele too, but have plenty of great guitars already.

I did build amps for a decade or so, but struggle to see what I'm doing with tiny switches these days. To get the right sound, one of the most important (and least noticed) factor is the speaker, and having the right one can change a flabby, muddy or grating tone into a thing of beauty and power.

Need to sell some speakers too. :(
 
I think that some people. One in particular really need some kind of help or intervention. All this forum seems to do is enable an addict to get their fix. Lenses and cameras are sold in some cases days after being bought and the same lens and camera is repeatedly bought over and over again. At several times over the year some people have multiple adds in every section. It's crazy. It's not my job to tell people what they can and can't do but I think we all know that some people's addiction is looking like it's spiraling out of control. If in one thread someone says I want this lens but I don't have the funds yet so can you hold it for me. But then in a different system forum they are them almost begging to buy a different lens. Seems to me these people have a serious problem.
Maybe we could put a limit on the number of ads you can have in a month? Just think of what you could do with your family instead of constantly buying and selling and repeating almost on a daily basis.
Of course this is just a personal observation of the classifieds and not a dig at any individual. I just think though this forum is enabling some very strong addictions.
 
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Photopaque said:
It's not my job to tell people what they can and can't do
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Here's the hammer firmly striking the nail.

In the same way that you may choose to go out every Friday night and get hammered. I've never seen the point but millions do. Their choice and nothing to do with me.
 
ancient_mariner said:
Very much. I have lots of sounds I like, and mostly play acoustic slide in a gospel blues band these days, but it's always fun to experiment with new pedals. Oh, and I'd like another Tele too, but have plenty of great guitars already.

I did build amps for a decade or so, but struggle to see what I'm doing with tiny switches these days. To get the right sound, one of the most important (and least noticed) factor is the speaker, and having the right one can change a flabby, muddy or grating tone into a thing of beauty and power.

Need to sell some speakers too. :(
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I do understand. I used to play bass and though I have a few pedals most were never used live. I had a wonderful Eden cab but had to sell it as it was too heavy - the sound was great though with a Pearce amp. Still have my Markbass Jeff Berlin combo.

One band I was in, we had to wait ages between songs whilst the guitarist did a tap dance on all his pedals
 
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