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Been there. Most recently with filmmaking gear. Started with a new camera, I knew I'd need lenses and accessories and budgeted accordingly. What I didn't expect
by gspencley 4y ago
Been there. Most recently with filmmaking gear. Started with a new camera, I knew I'd need lenses and accessories and budgeted accordingly. What I didn't expect was the external monitor, mounting cage, lens filters, haze/fog machine and some of the lighting-related gear that I ended up getting. Then I found myself going down the vintage lens rabbit hole ... luckily by that time I saw what was happening and cut myself off lol.
- slickdork 4y agoSmart to cut yourself off. Unless you're a production company, it makes most sense to rent the gear for a planned shoot.
- gspencley 4y agoEven a production company would rent gear quite often. But I'm a hobbyist, have no planned shoot and hate the hassle of renting anything, broadly speaking.
- tasuki 4y agoWhy would vintage lenses be a problem? I have two, both very cheap, excellent build quality, and bad flare handling. Compared to all the other stuff you mentioned, vintage lenses will likely hold value and can be sold anytime in the future.
- gspencley 4y agoVintage lenses weren't a problem it's just where I chose, arbitrarily, to draw the line. I had already spent quite a bit up to that point. I'm still absolutely interested in vintage lenses, I just need to slow down a bit lol