Gear lust. Photographers are notorious for obsessing about gear.
Over the past several months I've been slowly selling off some of my older unused camera equipment in an effort to become more streamlined. It's nice to have a closet full of gear, but honestly, I can't remember the last time I used some of it. Even though it doesn't cost me anything to keep it, it's refreshing to clean house a bit and de-clutter. It certainly freed up some valuable office space too.
Today was the last big batch that I sold. One guy bought my Mamiya 645 AFD along with four manual lenses. I gave him a great deal since he wanted it all, but I didn't give it away either.
I'm down from six cameras to my main two workhorses; the Canon 5D2 and the Phase One 645/P30+. It's sad to see some of my old equipment go, but having all that stuff was a bit distracting at times. Like for example, I'd do an outdoor location shoot and I'd bring a giant bag with the Mamiya, a few lenses and rolls of film "just in case" I might want to shoot some film. Problem is, I almost never took it out of the bag (I know I'm not the only one who does this). Now my choices are simple, I only have what I have and bring what I need.
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