Irrational purchases?

[RogerSmith]

Ever bought, or considered buying, a lens or other piece of equipment you probably will use little, but just frankly want it for some reason? I used to want a very fast 50mm, never did get one. Would have used it maybe once a year at an event for portraits, maybe.
But now that Sigma 200 f/2 just speaks to me. I shoot wildlife, can't imagine it doing anything my excellent Sony 70-200 2.8 II can't do. But the sample images really look lovely! Keep reminding myself that $3K+ it would cost would get me somewhere to find more critters to photograph!

 

[Unframed Dave]

I don't think I've ever made an irrational photography based purchase, my logic being that everything has a purpose at some point.

On the other hand, I've owned 3 boats, riddle me that?

 

[iamdlewis]

Go with a trip.

I've gotten a couple of "I just want this" type purchases but all combined are less than $1k.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Yeah Roger, I got the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 because it was basically the best portrait lens for Sony APSC for years... but do I do portrait photography? Not really. So it was irrational that I prioritized the acquisition of this lens, just because of its status as "the best".

To be fair, its an awesome lens, but I use it so infrequently that in hind sight I wish I had saved the money for a better macro lens instead.