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The only thing missing from the other answers is a reference to the well circulated Letter to George, which is written by Michael Johnston, the former well known editor of Camera & Darkroom magazine who later became editor-in-chief of Photo Technique. I always took it to be written from a camera salesperson's point of view.

In it, "Mike" explains to "George" why he recommended an expensive, top-of-the-line camera right off the bat to "George" when he asked what camera he should buy to start doing photography. It was to save him the time and expense of spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) before he bought that model anyway.

Then there is this one from the archives of What the Duck, a cartoon strip that took a humorous look at the many aspects of photography. In this strip we meet a duck who started out with photography as a hobby but then transitioned to another hobby: justifying purchases of photographic equipment.

The only thing missing from the other answers is a reference to the well circulated Letter to George, which is written by Michael Johnston, the former well known editor of Camera & Darkroom magazine who later became editor-in-chief of Photo Technique. I always took it to be written from the point of view of a camera salesperson who wants to give a friend the 'inside scoop' on how to not fall for all of the other camera salesperson's tricks to maximize their sales commissions.

In it, "Mike" explains to "George" why he recommended an expensive, top-of-the-line camera right off the bat to "George" when he asked what camera he should buy to start doing photography. It was to save him the time and expense of spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) before he bought that model anyway.

Then there is this one from the archives of What the Duck, a cartoon strip that took a humorous look at the many aspects of photography. In this strip we meet a duck who started out with photography as a hobby but then transitioned to another hobby: justifying purchases of photographic equipment.

The only thing missing from the other answers is a reference to the well circulated Letter to George, which is written by Michael Johnston, the former well known editor of Camera & Darkroom magazine and later became editor-in-chief of Photo Technique. I always took it to be written from a camera salesperson's point of view.

In it, "Mike" explains to "George" why he recommended an expensive, top-of-the-line camera right off the bat to "George" when he asked what camera he should buy to start doing photography. It was to save him the time and expense of spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) before he bought that model anyway.

Then there is this one from the archives of What the Duck, a cartoon strip that took a humorous look at the many aspects of photography. In this strip we meet a duck who started out with photography as a hobby but then transitioned to another hobby: justifying purchases of photographic equipment.

The only thing missing from the other answers is a reference to the well circulated Letter to George, which is written by Michael Johnston, the former well known editor of Camera & Darkroom magazine who later became editor-in-chief of Photo Technique. I always took it to be written from a camera salesperson's point of view.

In it, "Mike" explains to "George" why he recommended an expensive, top-of-the-line camera right off the bat to "George" when he asked what camera he should buy to start doing photography. It was to save him the time and expense of spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) before he bought that model anyway.

Then there is this one from the archives of What the Duck, a cartoon strip that took a humorous look at the many aspects of photography. In this strip we meet a duck who started out with photography as a hobby but then transitioned to another hobby: justifying purchases of photographic equipment.

The only thing missing from the other answers is a reference to the well circulated Letter to George, which is written from a camera salesperson's point of view.

In it, the salesperson explains to "George" why he recommended the most expensive, top-of-the-line camera right off the bat to "George" when he first walked into the camera shop. It was to save him the time and expense of spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) before he bought that model anyway.

Then there is this one from the archives of What the Duck, a cartoon strip that took a humorous look at the many aspects of photography.

The only thing missing from the other answers is a reference to the well circulated Letter to George, which is written by Michael Johnston, the former well known editor of Camera & Darkroom magazine and later became editor-in-chief of Photo Technique. I always took it to be written from a camera salesperson's point of view.

In it, "Mike" explains to "George" why he recommended an expensive, top-of-the-line camera right off the bat to "George" when he asked what camera he should buy to start doing photography. It was to save him the time and expense of spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) before he bought that model anyway.

Then there is this one from the archives of What the Duck, a cartoon strip that took a humorous look at the many aspects of photography. In this strip we meet a duck who started out with photography as a hobby but then transitioned to another hobby: justifying purchases of photographic equipment.