I'm Getting A Major Case of GAS!!!

I admit it! I’m getting GAS in the worst way!! No, not the “pull my finger” gas. Not the gas of lovers when one lets it rip in bed and then pulls the sheet over their partner’s head. No, not the gas that really great spicy food can give you and make you say out loud, “THAT’S why I’m single!!” But rest assured, I’ve got a bad case of GAS. The type of GAS that every photographer understands what type of GAS I have. Gear. Acquisition. Syndrome!

In earlier blog posts I talked about giving myself a great retirement gift by purchasing the camera and dream lenses that I wanted. A few months later I bought more prime lenses that were a better focal length for my street photography. I LOVE, well, I love ALL of my lenses. BUT, I did not expect to fall so hard for my 16mm f/1.4. That lens in low light and for night photography is just a dream. It’s the only Fuji lens of all the Fuji lenses I have that has an aperture of f/1.4 (I do have vintage Takumar lenses with f/1.4 apertures).

Here’s my current Fuji line up: Fujifilm X-T4. 50-140 X series. 16-55 X series. 10-24 with WR. 16mm. 35mm. 50mm. 90mm. For my needs as a hobbyist photographer, this is MORE than enough. This is a pro set up! So WHY is my abdomen of photography bubbling and roiling with GAS? Because Fujifilm is now releasing a 23mm (35mm crop sensor equivalent) AND 33mm (50mm crop sensor equivalent), BOTH IN F/1.4!!!! I’ve got GAS!! I NEED to own those lenses!! Need in the way I really want them but damn sure don’t need them. But! To have the perfect street photography focal length lenses with capabilities to really capture scenes in low light and at night, yeah, I could absolutely justify myself purchasing these lenses.

So, the deal is, I KNOW at some point I will own both of those lenses. I just will. But I don’t need them right now. I’m still on the high of my first photo contest win, and those lenses hadn’t even been announced yet. Fiscal responsibility is always prudent, which is why I can wait for a while before buying those 2 lenses. But on the flip, our country is losing its shit. The world is losing its shit. Climate change stopped warning us and has made it here. People are catching pure hell and going through it. My friends are going through it. My mom is going through it. I’m going through it. I have no problem AT ALL investing in my creativity. Investing in a hobby and passion that allows me to shape pieces of the world the way I want to see it. The way I want it to be seen.

LaTrenda