Originally posted by NaClH2O But how effective is it? I've heard stories about photogs who went withoug buying lenses for years, and then all of a sudden....BAM! A FA* 300MM just happened to be on sale at the local photographic store and the rest is history. You might be able to get by for a while, but it won't last forever.
Recovered alcoholics refer to themselves as 'alcoholics' the rest of their lives, even if they haven't had a drink in 30 years, because of the very real possibility of falling off the wagon at any time. It's a way that they can remind themselves just how easy it is to go back to old habits, and it helps them keep their guard up. Once you've had the disease, it's a quicker fall back into active addiction than someone who's never had it.
Of course, with LBA, you generally keep your job, spouse (hopefully :^), house, freedom, etc.
Instead of losing self esteem and friends, you usually gain some, because this particular addiction has the neat little side benefit of producing increasingly wonderful images that you can share.
And your spouse eventually comes around when she starts seeing bokah-laden pictures of herself taken with that soft 85mm f2.0..... :^)
New Pentax marketing slogan:
LBA: Why fight it?
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