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Confessions of a VDSLR Shopaholic
  • stoneystoney
    Confession of anonymous GH hack operator...

    Buy GH1 or GH2.

    Buy 20mm pancake. Buy a compact bag. Compact is beautiful.

    Buy FD lens, then Ai-s, then 43 lenses, then... go full blown spending on more lenses. Buy a sling bag.

    Sell some lenses. Buy more lenses.

    Apply a hack. Buy more lenses.

    Try different patches. Oh... 24p so sweet. But... get a real video tripod.

    High bitrate. Great. Time to upgrade laptop or desktop?

    Tripod... ok. But get a super cheap shoulder rig. Super. Love Made-in-China!!

    Hmmmm. Stablizer is pretty cool. Get it too.

    Hey. Don't forget about audio. AUDIO!!! YOU HEAR ME????

    Read anamorphic patch. Awesome. Buy anamorphic adapter. 2x, 1.5x, then 1.3x.

    Buy more lenses. Screw compactness. Get a bigger bag. Be a man!!!

    Ah... film look. FILM LOOK!!!! Get 52mm filters. Mistake. Get 62mm filters. Dumbass mistake. Get 72mm. No. 77mm. No. 82mm!!!! Don't forget step-up rings.

    I don't really need FF. But OMG... it's so freaking cheap!!! Get it!!!!

    Arrrrggg. Ugly Flares!!! Hey my shoulder rig has FF rods. Matte Box would make it look ummmm... pro? Get a really big bag. OMG... get new filters.

    Ok... Vitaliy is making Special Strike Team for HDMI patch. Uncompressed recorder is...

    Ok. Cool. State of the Art. External HDMI recorder. Oh it has HDMI pass-through. Get HDMI 10" monitor!!! Go go go!!!

    Lighting is art. No good lighting. No good shot. Period. More Made-in-China LED lights. Load'em up, sir!!! Move it move it move it!!!

    Ya liked version 1? Surprise!!! Here comes MarkII.

    Wake up in middle of night... when an army of Aliexpress sellers call from China. They are so pissed off, "US Dollar.. suck... you suck!!!!"

    Stop paying mortgage.

    File bankruptcy.

    Create my own blog site. Start talking about HD & gears stuffs. Become famous. Go to Hollywood. Date Megan Fox. Start uploading my hot girlfriend video to Vimeo
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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    And for someone it ends bad

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    get busy enough shooting some thing so that you don't have time to think about buying some new thing until you actually need it.

    Looking at contest entries that fall each and every year I ask myself where all this cameras are going?

    I think somewhere is secret place, near the place where all the socks go.

  • B3GuyB3Guy

    Also helpful: get busy enough shooting some thing so that you don't have time to think about buying some new thing until you actually need it.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    10 Practical Tips to Fight Gear Acquisition Syndrome

    Do you remember how excited you were when you first bought your (current) digital camera? Re-live that experience by re-reading the reviews of the camera you already own.

    Also you can imagine the pain you would feel if someone stole your camera, or if you lost it. Then realize you still have your camera, and you will appreciate it more.

    You never know how much you appreciate something until you lose it (material things, your physical faculties, or even the life of a loved one). So constantly practice the thought experiment: “How would I feel if I lost ‘x’ in my life?”

    http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2015/11/24/10-practical-tips-to-fight-g-a-s-gear-acquisition-syndrome/

  • stoneystoney
    @Mark

    I'd get GH2 + 14-140mm from Adorama with 4% cashback. Only $960. Then sell 14-140mm and a used GH1.

    I might gain few bucks out of it :)
  • Mark_the_HarpMark_the_Harp
    When she's that cheap, I'm in!
  • Mark_the_HarpMark_the_Harp
    @otcx In reply I can only refer you to @stonebat 's earlier post:

    For investment? A way too early. Wait until net body price goes around $300
  • otcxotcx
    If all that gear let me Date Megan Fox. It is worth to sell my house.
  • TommyboyTommyboy
    Yeah, let's put a script together. I think we already have a topic for an ideal movie script. Our idea would sell in milliseconds! DSLR and Porn way to success!
  • alcomposeralcomposer
    @Tommyboy I wonder what would happen if you decided to merge the two together... :O Scary stuff...
  • TommyboyTommyboy
    @alcomposer & @stonebat .... What I wanted to say it is that, it has the same dynamics. Everyone watches porn to look at different girls with the same basic operations but featured every time differently LOL ;-)
    and of course addictive as hell!
  • alcomposeralcomposer
    @Tommyboy
    >Man! ......... Buying DSLR gear is like watching porn!

    But more addictive.
  • stoneystoney
    Wow a creative mind. Gear porn. A camera has mounting hole. Haha. Zoom in zoom out zoom in and out... like Mr.Miyagi. Ultimate form is inner zoom.
  • alcomposeralcomposer
    @Tommyboy Can you explain that comment? I would say buying gear in general is a whole 'gear pron' experience unto its own. mmm gear pron...
  • TommyboyTommyboy
    Man! ......... Buying DSLR gear is like watching porn!
  • stoneystoney
    You will clearly see writing on the wall before the discontinuation. The price capitulation is likely to happen after GH3 release. e.g. GF2 was discontinued this week. GF3 already on sales for month.
  • alcomposeralcomposer
    @stonebat not for investment- for preparing for discontinuation? Maybe? Especially with all the hurt now at Panny... doesn't look good... :-( Lets hope that there "is" a GH3!
  • stoneystoney
    For investment? A way too early. Wait until net body price goes around $300. That's when GH3 is out. Good luck.

    But if you need one for your creative work, go buy it if you can afford. Time is money.
  • alcomposeralcomposer
    @LPowell that was because Olympus has kind of died in the water though... @stonebat you think that we should stockpiling GH2 bodies?
  • stoneystoney
    I'm selling all items I don't use anymore. That's all. I would have gotton more bucks if I had sold earlier.

    My gut feeling is that consumer demand, not just camera, is falling fast.
  • LPowellLPowell
    @alcomposer
    KEH has been a good bellweather...

    http://www.keh.com/search?store=camera&brand=Olympus-Digital&category=Zoom-Lenses&k=EmptyKey&s=1&bcode=DO&ccode=7&grade=Grade&sprice=0&eprice=0&r=SE&e
  • alcomposeralcomposer
    @stonebat you think that something is in the water? And that demand will dip soon?
  • stoneystoney
    Gawd... I'm trying to sell a dozen items on ebay. A way too many questions. Packaging. Shipping. Haha...

    It's best to sell asap while there is demand.
  • johnnymjohnnym
    @alcomposer Not really. It's meant as a rebuke towards the community putting out horrible test videos all the time.

    I for one shoot beautiful stuff every day. Are you a musician, too?
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