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Breaking the Gear Acquisition Syndrome Cycle: Why I Sold Everything (Again)

A Shelf full of camera gear. Some of it packed up and wrapped to be shipped off for sale.

As a photographer of over two decades, I have cycled through more gear than I care to count. I’ve shot and owned virtually every mainstream system, from DSLRs to the latest mirrorless cameras. Two years ago, I was briefly back in the UK, took a look at my gear collection—and that’s truly what it had … Read more

How Many Lenses Do You Really Need?

My Fujifilm X series and GFX series cameras and lenses.

If you’re just getting into photography, you’ve probably already found yourself lost in the endless lens choices. Forums are full of arguments over which lens is “sharper” and which are “unusable.” Before long, you feel pressured to keep searching for something better — something sharper, brighter, usually more expensive. I fell into this trap years … Read more