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Gear Acquisition Syndrome

Chain Reaction in term of photography

November 21, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler 7 Comments
Kodak Tri-X 400, Hasselblad 500C/M

This blog post is more or less talking about gear acquisition syndrome, cross out if you don’t want to read about it. Not too long ago, I chanced upon a book ‘Goodbye, things, on minimalist living’ by Fumio Sasaki. ‘Minimalism’ is not an unfamiliar term to me. I have friend who really live the minimalist … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog, Thoughts & Reflection Tagged: Gear Acquisition Syndrome

Confession: I still love film cameras

October 31, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler 2 Comments
IlfordFP4PLUS125

Few months back, I think I blog about my wish to attain an ‘entry-level’ minimalist lifestyle. I sold my Contax TVS and Olympus XA. I don’t miss them at all. In fact, my mind feels lighter. Then, I also intended to sell the Hasselblad 500C/M. But before that, I lend it to a friend for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Thoughts & Reflection Tagged: Gear Acquisition Syndrome

How to win Gear Acquisition Syndrome

April 29, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment

Recently I am feeling very messed up. Instead of enriching myself with useful skills, I allowed myself to be engulfed by gears. I spent time scrolling eBay, Carousell, clubsnap and reading camera review sites. Even though I have more cameras than I need, I wasn’t feeling satisfied. I expanded my purchasing limit. For example, when … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog, Photography journey, Thoughts & Reflection Tagged: FilmIsNotDead, Gear Acquisition Syndrome

Film Photography: My new (old) Rollei 35

December 12, 2016 by filmbasedtraveler 3 Comments
Rollei B35

Okay, I bough this Rollei B35 on impulse. On 13th November 2016, I stupidly had an urge to patronise those second-hand film camera stores… Initially, I wanted to look at Contax T2. Unfortunately, nobody sells it. They only have Contax G2 or Contax SLR. Then I saw Rollei! They are so tiny and cute! I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog, Review Tagged: Film Photography, FilmIsNotDead, Gear Acquisition Syndrome, istillshootfilm, Rollei, Rollei B35

Very tempted to get the Fujifilm X-pro 2

November 28, 2016 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
Fujifilm Superia Xtra 400

Few days ago, I blog about overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome (G.A.S). I mentioned I defeated the  desire to get a new digital camera and had succeeded in suppressing the wants. I don’t know how much longer I can hold myself. Yesterday, I attended another session of photography Master class with Pictorial SG. We shoot at National … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog, Thoughts & Reflection Tagged: Gear Acquisition Syndrome

Winning the devil of Gear Acquisition Syndrome (G.A.S)

November 24, 2016 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
Kodak Portra 400

I came to know about Gear Acquisition Syndrome (G.A.S) from Eric Kim’s blog. Before that, I didn’t know there’s such a term to describe the desire to keep buying or upgrading your photography gears. I have always been fascinated by cameras. I owned many point-and-shoot digital cameras before I got my first dSLR in year … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog, Thoughts & Reflection Tagged: analog camera, Film Photography, Gear Acquisition Syndrome, istillshootfilm

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