- Location
- The Netherlands
- Name
- Marlof
Some say it's madness, others call it having fun.
don't forget the crushing blow of being totally underwhelmed by your purchase and wishing you had never done it. Followed by the self-loathing of realizing you're trapped in a cycle that will never end. And the despair that no matter what you buy, it can never make you happy, but knowing full well that the buying will never stop.
That's where I'm at anyways.
I also know that the ice cream I'm going to go buy will not make me feel better......only fatter. And then I'll feel worse.
You should sell a camera and use the money to take a photography class. Or a photo excursion. Time and money better spent.
If I had a dollar for every time I read that tired old advice I'd have enough money to buy a nice lens and prop up my fast-sagging emotions for at least a few more days before finding the need to dive in to a vat of Almond Rocky Road...
Oddly enough, a brown truck brought me some glass today, and I believe I have a big scoop of strawberry sorbet waiting for me in the freezer. I'm feeling pretty good.The truth hurts...until the UPS man arrives or the cold spoon hits the mouth.
Ever since reading Luke's first post, I've been hanging about at the Pentax Web Shop (online, Oz) looking to see if maybe I want to rebuy the FA43, or an FA77. Or perhaps the DA16-45 which has a good rep amongst Pentaxians, even though its now really old. Then again, theres that DA*55mm f/1.4.... and on it goes.I always liked the feel of the Pentax DSLR bodies. I was also fond of the older version DA 40, although it does look like you just have a camera with a body cap.
https://www.keh.com/241800/pentax-2...ount-autofocus-lens-for-aps-c-sensor-dslrs-49Sweet camera, Luke.
If I had one of those I would run (not walk) to find a DA21mm. One of the all-time great Pentax lenses.....hell, one of the all-time great lenses, period.
In fact, one could make an argument that one of the main reasons of buying a Pentax body is to be able to get that lens.
Good luck resisting the impulse