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Re:Gear Acquisition Syndrome – Consumption of Instruments an... by throwanem on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @12:07PM (#41182750)
I avoid GAS pretty easily by the application of a simple method I've developed over years as a hobbyist photographer: Be Aware of Non-Optimality. That is, in bearing in mind there is no benefit to the expenditure of resources to obtain equipment that by itself will not meaningfully improve my practice - and too, that having gear I do not use will make me regret its purchase, further diverging from an optimal state - I find myself no longer with the urge to replace a perfectly serviceable DSLR with a mirrorless that may be newer, but is not really all that much better at capturing the exposures I care to make.

I'm probably not explaining it as well as I might, but I am happy nonetheless to say I've found my GAS very reliably cured by BeAN-O.

Re:Gear Acquisition Syndrome – Consumption of Instruments an... by etrautmann on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @12:12PM (#41182793)
the opposite is also true however. I've been attempting to combat GAS by avoiding a home data server. In reality, I've been needing a NAS for a number of years and have changed my photography practice due to limitations and challenges with dealing with extra data. I just solved this and it's been liberating.
Re:Gear Acquisition Syndrome – Consumption of Instruments an... by Retr0id on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @02:12PM (#41183848)
I solve my photography storage needs by treating SD cards as write-once consumables. When a card fills up, I just buy another one.
Re:Gear Acquisition Syndrome – Consumption of Instruments an... by rqtwteye on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @03:00PM (#41184252)
That would get super expensive if you shoot things like airshows, birds in flight or sports where you can easily shoot 2000 images or more in one day. Or 4K video.
Re:Gear Acquisition Syndrome – Consumption of Instruments an... by Retr0id on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @03:03PM (#41184287)
2000 images fits on about $3 worth of SD card, depending on resolution.

Less than the time cost of going through and deciding which to delete.

Re:Gear Acquisition Syndrome – Consumption of Instruments an... by rqtwteye on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @06:30PM (#41186241)
I guess it depends on your equipment. 2000*50MB gets you up to 100GB. A decent 128GB card costs you from $20 up. A card that's capable of fast bursts can cost around $100.
Re:Gear Acquisition Syndrome – Consumption of Instruments an... by ta988 on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @02:59PM (#41184246)
Digital Photograph Acquidition Syndrome