Originally posted by hoanpham I think after 100+ good lenses, the addiction slows down a bit.
No; after 100+ good lenses, one starts looking for another 100+ lenses with (bad) character, odd optics, strange mounts, etc. Especially if bellows are on hand -- a universe of enlarger-projector-copy-process-etc lenses opens up. DOOM!
Quote: Just unplug your computer for 6 months. Stop read reviews. Enjoy taking photos.
What, no picture processing and posting for half a year?!? That's almost monastic.
Originally posted by eddie1960 It's the massive number of good inexpensive manual focus primes that sets off many people. you know, oh well it's only $10(20-30-40-50...)
like getting that first taste of smack for free from the dealer it sucks you in slowly and before you know it you have 20 lenses and a craving that won't go away
Oh, there's an alibi: testing. Oh yeah, I've heard that these and those are good lenses, but are they REALLY?!? Hay, that batch of 3 Vivitars costs less than a pizza, why not see how they compare that lot of Sears glass I got last week? Hmmm, is the Takumar 135 really better than the Biotar? Gotta test...
Originally posted by Clinton I say the only way to beat it it to come up with a budget ... Apply some logic to your lens selection.
Unless there's an actual valve that shuts off the cashflow, a budget is just a fantasy guideline, like a New Year's resolution. We can always find excuses. My budgeting is simple: I have zero disposable income. If I want to buy something, I must sell something else first. I've been slacking lately, but I'm starting to post on eBay again. Got to -- I'll not get M42 focusing helcoids any other way. Oh bother.
I've outlined my alleged logic(s) in lens-accumulation before. The noble, rational, high-level approach is to ask myself:
What do I want to do that I can't do with what I have? The answers led me to my first dSLR kit. Then frenzy kicked in, and I devised a roadmap of excuses with four levels of desire:
1) Coverage. The 10-24, 18-250, and 170-500 cover a huge range.
2) Speed. *Need* faster lenses at various critical focal lengths.
3) Specialties. Fisheye zooms, macros, 1000mm mirrors, etc.
4) Character. Those European 2-ring presets just render better.
5) Frenzy. Looking for incredible deals on weird glass, just because...
OK, I cheated; the fifth level becomes all-consuming, especially when cash is low. Oh yeah, grab that Fujica Super-8 cine.cam; the three Fujinons on its troika turret may be worth something someday. Hay, a superfast Xray lens for only ten bucks? Gotta have it! Et f*cking cetera.
I don't suffer from LBA. I enjoy every moment of it.