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View Poll Results: Do you have GAS? Do you like it?
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I have GAS and I like it.
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103 |
41.37% |
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I have GAS and I dislike it.
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37.75% |
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I don't have GAS and I like it.
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10.84% |
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I don't have GAS and I dislike it.
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2.81% |
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Other. (please explain)
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01-13-2012
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#1
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gho is offline
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Gas
GAS seems to be a recurrent topic here on RFF that may deserve closer attention, so here is just a quick poll.
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01-13-2012
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seakayaker1 is offline
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. . . . . just because I like it, does not mean I have to act on it.
2011 was not a good year for managing my GAS, I do hope to do better in 2012!
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Another thing is, that we do not have a proper definition of GAS here, but let's see.
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01-13-2012
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apodeictic is offline
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After all my time on RFF, I still don't know what it stands for. Gear Acquisition Syndrome? That's my best guess... :P
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01-13-2012
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Thardy is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by apodeictic
After all my time on RFF, I still don't know what it stands for. Gear Acquisition Syndrome? That's my best guess... :P
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That's it.
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01-13-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gho
Another thing is, that we do not have a proper definition of GAS here, but let's see.
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Gear Acquisition Syndrome:
Gear = A lens or camera or other photographic equipment.
Acquisition = To purchase
Syndrome = a predictable, characteristic pattern of behavior, action, etc., that tends to occur under certain circumstances: i.e., see a Leica Lens, Camera or other item that I don't have and now must have.
That sums up GAS for me
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Life is Grand! ~~~ Dan ~ M9, M6 TTL & MP ~ Mamiya 7 II ~ GF1 ~ K5IIs
~ Rolleiflex f3.5 with Carl Zeiss 75mm Planar (type 4) ~
The hardest part of starting a new project is starting it ~ Keith Carter
Flickr Sets: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26672618@N03/sets/
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01-13-2012
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Yep, GAS. GAS equals new toys. New toys equals fun. Fun equals happiness.
Old toys sometimes do not equal happiness, so old toys get sold, providing funds for new toys.
And life returns to happiness.
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eternal beginner
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GAS comes and goes but is never really far away....
lusting after and acquiring new stuff is always fun until you run out of money, put yourself in a bad financial situation and/or get yelled at/lectured by someone.
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01-13-2012
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sreed2006 is offline
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The acronym stands for Gear Acquisition Syndrome, sure enough, but the word GAS itself better connotes the pain, embarrassment, and social unacceptability of this horrendous plague on us poor innocent artists.
The bitter irony - try to have some fun and it hurts.
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01-14-2012
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The man who shot film
sanmich is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by seakayaker1
I do hope to do better in 21012!
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very revealing typo.. 
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Gloire a qui n'ayant pas d'ideal sacro-saint se borne a ne pas trop emmerder ses voisins (Brassens)
GAS rehab
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zauhar is offline
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I am not sure if this qualifies as GAS - my two cameras (M3 and Canon 7) have conspired to bust holes in my coat pockets, as I don't feel like carrying a camera bag all the time. So I looked around for a suitable smaller camera (including discussions on RFF) and bought a Yashica Electro 35 that I am waiting on.
That's not GAS, that's just good sense - right?
Along the same lines, I was considering a collapsible lens for my M3 to make it easier to carry.
Wait a minute ... ;-(
Randy
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Leica M3/50mm DR Summicron/21mm SuperAngulon/
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Canon 7/50mm f1.4
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Yashica Electro 35
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01-14-2012
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#12
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axiom is offline
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I had it
But now I declared myself cured
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axiom is offline
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What does "it" refer to btw?
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The man who shot film
sanmich is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zauhar
Wait a minute ... ;-(
Randy
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exactly... 
I am DONE, but still find myself buying or trading (or craving for) something from time to time...
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Gloire a qui n'ayant pas d'ideal sacro-saint se borne a ne pas trop emmerder ses voisins (Brassens)
GAS rehab
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01-14-2012
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I have a minor form of GAS... and I'd rather not have it.
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I have it and find that Beano doesn't help a bit.  |
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01-14-2012
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ramosa is offline
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Current GAS=0
GAS once the M10 is released=very high (because I'll get it, as well as a Cron 35mm ASPH).
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Leica M9 + 35/50/90
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sanmich
exactly...
I am DONE, but still find myself buying or trading (or craving for) something from time to time... |
Me too .
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Quote:
Originally Posted by seakayaker1
. . . . . just because I like it, does not mean I have to act on it.
2011 was not a good year for managing my GAS, I do hope to do better in 21012!
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I did not start 2012 very well... Just a few days ago - Nikkor 24mm f2.8AIS, it was only 102 EUR, could not pass... |
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01-14-2012
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jippiejee is offline
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Without my gas I wouldn't be able to enjoy all these great cameras and lenses. So voted for liking it. My team of therapists is still out on it though.
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kode is offline
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I guess I have it to a varying degree. I'm currently somewhat content. Or at least I hope I will be when the latest acquisition arrives on monday (well, I need some glass for the M4-2 I bought, after all). After that, I suppose I'll be content for some time until it kicks in again.
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gb hill is offline
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I'd like to have a CV75 for the Bessa R kit but I'm not having GAS over it. To me GAS is a frantic condition that one must have that item of interest no matter what it takes & will never be cured until you get it. I don't have that problem & can very well live without it. Especially everytime I see how much they have gone up.
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#23
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Grampa's cameras user
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Lusting after the Pentax 40/2,8 pancake.
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01-16-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Griffin
Lusting after the Pentax 40/2,8 pancake.
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01-16-2012
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Noctilust survivor
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Can't tell if it's just GAS or something along deeper lines, but I've been wanting to return to film with a Zeiss Ikon and some compact 35mm (Nokton SC?) and 50mm (??) for nearly 4 years!!! It's been a painful experience. Simply a matter of the heart and mind, but I can't justify the bill I'll run up, and not wanting to purchase a scanner (ick).
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