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Originally Posted by AdamJL
Tareq buddy. I’m going to say this and say it with all due respect. I’ve seen you around on various forums since about 2005. You’ve got every bit of gear under the sun for photography or Astro. Your sig list at CloudyNights is basically a shop in itself.
Can I just suggest you take a step back and learn to use what you’ve got now? Obviously I’m not (and can’t/shouldn’t) tell you how to spend your own money. But don’t chase the gear. Learn on a simple setup first. Master it. Then grow your gear.
I’ve always read your posts across multiple forums and you jump two feet into the hobbies which is great. Just take a step back and try and work with what you’ve got not. Don’t worry about what’s next until you nail the stuff you have already.
Just my $0.02
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Hi Adam.
Since 2005 i was in photography, and i did ask a lot that time, and bought many gear until i am done and no more, and i am happy, but i stopped photography since a while, i only use photography for say shooting my gear packaging and unboxing, so the photography is aside topic i don't want to bring it into discussion for now.
About astrophotography, stepping back isn't in my dictionary, and i think one year is enough for me, i don't care if others spent 10 years stepping back, i won't do that, i already started in 2017, so it is already 4 years now, and with the previous years i came to this questions and gear topic, it will not end just very soon or by stepping back, i already went out with my current gear and found out that it lacks a lot, otherwise why will i ask those questions.
Mastering will be with either high end gear which i don't have, or with multiple gear that i am working on for now, didn't i mention clearly that i hate to work out imaging with one setup? And while i was relaxing or taking break since last year i decided that i will put two years, 2020 and 2021 for shopping, i have time to return back to imaging for sure, so before i get back into imaging i will try to take the opportunity and finish most of my gear as i can, and i liked the wde field, and i got some of my items or gear at very nice discount or offers prices, so that opened more opportunity for me to add more, if i was only having two cameras i might only stop with 2-3 scopes, but now i have 5 cameras, don't ask me why or how, got it and i don't want to keep 1 or 2 away only because i have newer and better ones now.
I understand people point about not focusing about gear now and just do imaging, actually doing imaging didn't make me any happier with setup i have, and while i keep increasing i felt more exciting, i have results but i didn't post, because that is something personal and i will work on that, i am not lacking results at all, but i am lacking to have right setup to keep me going, maybe you think what i have already is more than enough, i don't see it that way, i swear i saw people very skilled in astro they have doubles what i have, i don't care how long it takes them, at the end they have a lot, so i only look at final gear, and i will have time as i said with the gear i have and the one i will buy, i have budget now to burn quickly before i stop buying and slowing down, so i am trying hard this year with last year to buy as much as i can, many gear went discontinued or very late shipping or changing prices and whatever, so i won't make the mistake of waiting years to buy them if i can buy something now, and i am not worry about them for use, that is why i ask so i get the best recommendations of what i can buy so i don't regret or won't look back.
Sorry for long reply, but i think telling me to stop and step back will not stop me maybe from asking anyway, and going out to imaging will not change things i did last years except i have more knowledge or experience now which forcing me to add more while i can now rather than later.