Dang yal I think we need to start a support group

I'm an engineer, guitarist/producer, photographer, and PC gamer. Every waking instant of my existence is GAS 🙈

Paying for your stuff by videoing your thought process about whether you need stuff is a great way to get stuff.

GAS is so real. And it gets me into exhausting research rabbit holes. Not just tech or instruments either -- pens and notebooks too!

No lie, I was looking at a 7-String guitar and pickups last night for two hours. 😅

I bought the A7CII, and absolutely love it. Finally have a camera that almost feels as nice to use as my old Nikon D750. I highly recommend the SmallRig cage, though. It makes the grip so much nicer at least for me. (I still shoot a lot on APS-C, though... I like the smaller bodies for portability, even if the grip is a little meh.)

I have the a7cr and it works very well for walk around use. With the 26mp APS-C mode, you can also make your primes much more versatile. Plus bake in LUTs to benefit from log without much grading

I used to have the worst GAS. I would often buy camera gear, do an unboxing video, and then not use the new gear for my videos. In fact, I have a DJI Ronin RS 3 gimbal that I only opened to do the unboxing video and have yet to use it in real life. 😁It's even worse when we start talking about books. I "acquire" them and don't read them.

Let’s not also forget that those of us with ADHD are craving that dopamine hit, and hitting that ‘purchase’ button is our drug. I’ve literally bought gear, gone to put it in the cupboard, and realised I already bought it before.

Great vid! Totally relate to GAS as a musician and it is REAL! Thanks for sharing!

Honestly all the Brolls with you guys and the baby looks so cute, I'm loving it. you all are beautiful!

You don’t need it. At all. Breathe. You have a portfolio of cameras and your footage in these videos is great. Borrow or rent when you need it. Move on. Trust…. Don’t fall into the temptation based on a feeble thought. That being said, DO borrow and DO rent them. Your commentary on cameras is pretty amazing.

Loved this video and that ending is 🤌🏾

Literally how did this video find. I just spent the last have a day obsessing over of panel lighting and wide angle lens lenses omg. I do love gear, tools and accessories. Buuuuuut your right - I’ve been spending more time buying and worrying about new gear then actually using it. Ahhhhh!! Thankx for this. Cute couple vid ❤

I follow Sara for the baby content now 😊

A7cr + 24mm g lens? Can crop photos like crazy. And for video can use crop mode + clear image zoom. So basically it's an amazing 24mm, a great 36mm and a good 54mm lens 😂

Wow, I did not expect that video to resonate so much with me. Thank you for sharing your experience with GAS, it definitely helps taking a step back and maybe next weekend I won’t spend a ton of money upgrading my gear again. Stay peachy !

Love the Gretsch!

I love love love how you’re reinventing this channel. 💯

Haha the end!! “What?” Love it!!

Oh! That sweet montage ❤ Love you guys

Great job on the video Sara! Thanks for making it. I love the fact that the extra megapixels on the A7CR means that I have the option to pop on APS-C lenses and still have 26MP. I'm gonna be doing some testing this week with the 15mm G-Series lens on the A6700 vs the A7RV in crop mode and I can't wait to see the results. I have a tendency to drift away from, and then back to some KZfaq Channels, and yours is one of them. I have missed so much. Congrats on the baby!

I’ve been trying to implement need to have vs nice to have and it helps.

Love lensrentals! I'm lucky enough to have them locally, so yeah, I spend way too much on weekend rentals.

Great Video but even better What a cute Baby !!! congrats to you and John Many Blessings to your little family!!

I have an A7IV and recently took the plunge and bought an A7CR for a more compact camera for travel that has higher resolution for still photography. I love it so far, and my A7IV has stayed in a video rig on a tripod ever since. I have paired it with a Sony 40mm f/2.5 and a Samyang 24mm f/1.8. I have a few other lenses but these are great for travel. Just buy it, you know you want to! 🤣

congrats on the kid sara!

Loved this video, keep it up Sara

14:05 I love the Blackmagic app in the 15 Pro Max. I’ve mostly used it to record my live shows from a tripod or clamp mount, and I haven’t published any yet. So many details make me love the app, even down to the flash-blink-on-record-start, because I’m a one man show and crew, and I use a remote to trigger, is so handy in lieu of a tally light.

Only downside of the A7CR is no dual card slot. Fuji X-T5 could be a decent replacement for both video and photos to the A7CR and Q3.

I have mental GAS tbh. When the funds are there I cop...after exhausting research that is. Sara, your grades always hit the spot! Glad you got your issue resolved btw!

Congratulations , you have a beautiful baby, and glad to see your videos again.

I have the Sony A7CR with the sigma 24-70 ART. I love this set up!! And I love this camera. 11/10 def recommend

I love that you posted this and I just looked at your old Fuji XH1 video because I wanna get one. (I also have 3 guitars that I don't play) 😭😭

Great video! Thank you

yess!! The video is actually really good on this too, and it doesn't overheat for long-form stuff! Try out the Sony ultra compact G primes (24, 40, 50), they're perfect for the A7c cameras!

Best ending to a video ever!

I still use a Panasonic DMC-FZ70 16mp camera. It works great for most situations.

Just sold my FF Nikon kit for an a6700 kit and the RX100 VA and RX100 VII !! Love those little RX's! Made soooo solid (as you say) and the dynamic range and IQ is so good from that little 1" sensor! (I'm mainly a stills shooter but starting to do more video) 😍♥

I think as the baby gets older and especially running around you will find that you won't have enough time to adjust the settings on your iphone and camera fast enough to capture the moment. I have kids and I started off with the Sony A57 and found it to be too big and by the time I got the settings I wanted the kids were off somewhere else. After that it's been smart phone every time!

incredible ending 👏 👏 👏

My problem is I thought I'd solved my GAS but now watching your video has given me new GAS

My GAS literally led me to buy a Nikon ZF this last week haha. I’m selling some gear to mostly fund it though so I tell myself that makes it alright.

X100iv. Smaller than the Q2, 40mp sensor, 35mm eq lens. And you have F-log2 for video, and with IBIS. Also has built in flash and the film sims mean you don't end up editing all the photos

I feel your pain, I have a camera, music gear and a watch problem. I tend to skip between music and video when I feel the creative urge slip on one, and find combining them a problem 🤷‍♂️

Having gone from m43 to Sony a7iv, getting the a7cr was the best choice I’ve ever made. Super fun, super small, get the 40mm 2.5 and you are done…. And then maybe the Voigtlander 40mm 1.2 for some vintage inspired manual focus fun.

OMG I definitely have this problem.

You are looking more beautiful by the day ✨

I love the a7rv and really like the stab on that camera. The a7cr is small but the stab is not the same. Sell the Leica and you can also buy a lens ha.

I DON'T NEED NO DOCTORRRRRRR YESSSSSSS. THAT WAS SICK!!!!

I've also been struggling with deciding on buying the Sony Rx100 for on the go. BUT my main camera is Canon EOS R. And i could use that money to buy a way better lens for my professional setup

I have 2 cameras--basically all I need: ZVE-10 and DJI Osmo Action 4 and my iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Yo, nice Gretsch Sara... I wanted to get one of those

I grabbed an a7c for basically the same reasons as an all the time purse camera and I absolutely love it. Once I can get an a7cr used for a reasonable price I’ll Absolutely upgrade to it. I think the 24-50 is an amazing lens combo on my a7c, it should be even better on the cr.

What camera did you use to record this video?

I’ve just purchased my first APSC camera. I’m excited to go down the rabbit hole

Working as a general contractor I bought a lot of tools, now I work in a warehouse. Same problem with clothes

The ending unboxing 🤣

Where did you rent it from?

Nice Gretch though. Definitely in my to buy list one day.

Mom Sara is so cute!!

I too suffer from GAS. I find renting the equipment so useful when making a purchase decision tho. Especially for testing out lenses.

Late to the vid, but I just traded the A7IV for an A7R5 and it’s everything I wanted the A74 to be… here’s the coolest thing to me… I just bought a mini MF, FF, and APSC all in one… same for the A7RC. Being able to snag 26mp in Crop mode has revolutionized my lens collection. My 50-400 can now reach ~600mm in Crop mode, etc. Every lens has a 2nd option for me now. Amazing for travel etc… gives my smaller lenses more reach. To my eyes the downsampled 26mp look better than 24-26mp dedicated sensors on other platforms. As a guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist, graphic artist, and photographer, I get your GAS (and agree with how it steals time from the craft)… thankful we have 6 children to keep it in check :).

I mean cameras are cool, but I came for the baby pics.

love 80s like movie ending

I'm having GAS too. i have been wanting to buy A7C (original one) for nearly 4 years but never made the call. I am sure i am not gonna be able to use it's full potential but i really want a true camera option with me. i never liked APS-C sensor so FF is my option. I am hopefully gonna buy this year in couple of months

I struggle too 😂

I own so many microphones that I definitely don't need... Although I will say, it makes things a little bit more exciting when I sit down to record a video because I get to switch things up every time haha

Once you put on glass it isn't really any smaller.. Might as well go for the A7RV. That would fit your needs much better.. better hybrid.

I got the Blackmagic Cam too. It’s the only movie camera app I use on my iPhone 15 Max Pro. As for the Sony purchase…the more pixels the better…nuf said!

well if staying in the sony ecosystem is important, the a7c series make sense. just like what Becki from Becki and Chris did when she chose to get one because it is a much more manageable size and making it feel less of a chore to carry = using it more. But but if you are open to other system, well the x100Vi would be a much greater everyday carry camera although it's APSC and the lens is not wide, it does have IBIS and 40MP though. (and presume if you could still get in the preorder and wait for it to actually arrive). Another great option is the nikon zf with it's 40mm compact lens, but then again 24mp and not a wide lens. As a fuji user myself, i still feel that the A7C series is rather clunky mainly due to the lenses being big and they felt imbalance to me but then again friend's around me don't really have a lighter compact lens for me to try. lugging around my X-T4 with my 33mm lens does feels clunky to me as well a time but i do not have the funds for X100Vi and my hands are too shaky to use X100v without IBIS. (i am spoilt by ibis)

What eyeglasses are you wearing if I may ask? That green frame is really nice

go up to the A7 RV as its not much bigger and its a beast!

I have the a7RV and love the 61MP. Honestly I'd sell the Q2 and buy the a7CR. Maybe buy one of the compact pancake lenses for it for a candid shots but throw a 24MM F1.4 on it for something fun and bulkier.

Cuteness overload!

I bought an A7CII to be my main camera (minus important events where I need two cards) and it just didn't fit the bill for portability. I don't have tiny sony lenses I have large primes, and i'm not willing to spend more money on lenses that I don't actually like that much. Plus I needed a camera that would give me great JPEGs, and the files that come SOC just aren't good enough, and don't transfer easily to my phone. So I got an X100V, and that fits the bill as my every day/walk around camera. I gave into the gas. Twice.

Yep. Bought a Nikon S2 Rangefinder recently. Will I shoot with it? Probably not. But it looks cool. GAS is a serious issue.

Me right now as I’m trying to rework my camera kit so I only have things I’ll actually use. But also….new lenses are so pretty to look at 😅

I bought the a7CR recently at a discount. Mainly because of the sensor which I think will be awesome for a long time. Thought of it more of a budget a7RV. Though without the hefty discount, would probably have reconsidered. It has been awesome. Also, I wanted it as more of a photo-first camera. So chose it over the A7CII.

Purchase the black A7CR gray market w/ no tax and it can reduce some of the guilt, haha. The silver one has a markup. I'm thinking about doing it 💯

GAS is truly an epidemic, I relate to this. It’s actually been destructive to my creativity. I encourage creators to start pushing more diy content, saving money tips. Better ways to spend your saved cheese. Our viewers will save some cash at least, even it ends up just being a trend.

As someone with a 6Dii and an iPhone 15 Pro, I sure know that 90% of my photos and videos are taken with my iPhone. Family photos and videos are about the moment captured, and my phone is always in my pocket. I have to be intentional to get the nice glass out to take photos, which is rare these days. But I still love the quality I get out of a full frame sensor with some fast glass, can’t be beat.

Yeah finally a new video

What lut did you use on the apple log?

Markus of Markuspix primarily uses the RX100 for video (he has three of them). He is a visual artist by trade so he is very sensitive to color imbalances in the sensor. He bought and returned the A7 IV because of this and sticks with his several A7 IIIs (he bought and returned the original A7 R5 but then rebought it when they fixed the color science).

This guitat is in standard tuning, but this one is a half step up while this other one is half step down. now i need this one in drop d tuning. now what if i want to play some clapton well i need a fender. but now i want to play guns and roses well les paul. i could go on and at one point i had 9 guitars. now i have 9 cameras.

Here for the pedalboard shots

If you’re struggling with whether or not you need it. Because price should not be the factor whether you decide to buy something or not. It should be are you really gonna get you sound a bit. Because That will determine whether you should buy or not. Having the latest and greatest isn’t always the best thing.

I keep my gas somewhat in check by playing with older high end camera bodies and vintage lenses. It helps if you don't have much disposable income, but mainly some of the older cameras are still absolutely amazing machines (I got my A7r2 for 900 bucks and it was barely used). Of course if money was no issue, I would probably also get that A7CR... I'd love a more compact body with all the latest features (one thing that sold me on the high resolution bodies is that you can use APSC mode with a decent megapixel count or even use APSC lenses for the lightest travel setups). But yeah, 3k is a substantial chunk... ;)

I kind of wish you had also put the lens and focal length corresponding to the shots in the bottom right like you did with the camera name in the bottom left.

Yeah, I feel you on this whole gas situation. I keep buying Pete’s pirate life stuff and I don’t know why. At least it’s really high-quality stuff

Is square space a one-time payment or it's a monthly subscription thing?

came for good vibes and I got them!

God Bless The Baby 🌹🌹❤❤❤❤

my third watch and this video it really good...thank you!

Cop a x100vi to test it for photo and video

I've been using my iPhone more and more for vlogs, just because it's easier to carry around and most of all, people don't give me weird looks when I vlog with it. I do still use my full frame from time to time, but I don't rely on it to be my only way to capture footage for my travels.

I also play guitar so I definitely understand. I don’t know a lot about cameras, but I always hear people talking about the best guitarist can make any guitars sound how they want it to And I think, regardless of what camera you have you create incredible content, so instead of approaching it from the angle of necessity look at it as a treat it’s OK to have things you want sometimes so I would suggest setting goals and using those things as rewards, but acknowledging that a camera is only as good as the person behind it I think your channel is amazing though so keep at it

Umm Fuji x100vi? Sounds like that’s exactly what you’re looking for. I’m a dad and I captured my daughters first 5 years of life on the x100v and now have recently upgraded to the 6. The megapixel bump is absolutely perfect. Also captures 6.2k video with flog 2 and has ibis and Internal nd filter with a flick of a switch. Legit can’t go wrong for a EDC. Loved the video lol. We all have GAS. I say embrace it yolo. 💪🏼