- Location
- Vancouver BC
- Name
- Graham
A Peak Design V2 20L Everyday Backpack. Very pleased with it but need it to stop raining for a couple of days so I can go out birding.
That's funny, I was just thinking yesterday that I should've asked my wife for a labeler. I've been mostly working from home this year so rarely have access to the labeler at work.At work we always joke that the most important bit of kit is the label-machine
Finally bought a cheap one of my own. Going to itemise and label-up all my camera body-bases (will add battery type to my metered film bodies too).
Ah go on, what did you trade them for?Took some old lenses into a local camera store today and walked out with an Olympus 75-300/4.8-6.7 II and a Fuji X mount 7Artisans 7.5mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens.
Yep, the Oly has absolutely the better rendering. I miss that lens.I already have the Oly 25/1.8, which I prefer over the panny
What is it with m43 that makes one buy so much gear? I mean, there's no way I purchase as much on my Nikon setup, even though many of the lenses are actually cheaper than their m43 counterparts. Over the years in m43, I bought this lens then that lens, upgraded the camera, I thought ,conservatively. Until I was shocked to realise that I could sell it all (and some Fuji gear) for over six grand(!?). I did, and exchanged it for a rangefinder, Summicron and a fair bit of change! For some reason, m43 really made one accumulate.They were the redundant lenses in my m43 and Fuji kits, figure they can bless someone else.
Panasonic 25/1.7, sigma 60/2.8, oly 40-150/4-5.6, Fuji 17-50....all good, inexpensive lenses, but replaced with other stuff in my lens drawer.
I already have the Oly 25/1.8, which I prefer over the panny. The 60 and 40-150 is replaced by a Panasonic 35-100/2.8 and the Fuji 16-50 is replaced by a Fuji 16-80/4.
The lenses are just so compact, they just keep on accumulating.What is it with m43 that makes one buy so much gear? I mean, there's no way I purchase as much on my Nikon setup, even though many of the lenses are actually cheaper than their m43 counterparts. Over the years in m43, I bought this lens then that lens, upgraded the camera, I thought ,conservatively. Until I was shocked to realise that I could sell it all (and some Fuji gear) for over six grand(!?). I did, and exchanged it for a rangefinder, Summicron and a fair bit of change! For some reason, m43 really made one accumulate.
Any so many are relatively inexpensive making "buy & try" doable and convenient for those not living close to a brick & mortar shop.The lenses are just so compact, they just keep on accumulating.
What is it with m43 that makes one buy so much gear? I mean, there's no way I purchase as much on my Nikon setup, even though many of the lenses are actually cheaper than their m43 counterparts. Over the years in m43, I bought this lens then that lens, upgraded the camera, I thought ,conservatively. Until I was shocked to realise that I could sell it all (and some Fuji gear) for over six grand(!?). I did, and exchanged it for a rangefinder, Summicron and a fair bit of change! For some reason, m43 really made one accumulate.
Agree with this. The last m43 I had was the Pen-F with the 17mm 1.8 - it was a great combo overall, but I sadly sold it in an effort to downsize my gear a couple of years ago.M4/3 encourages experimenting because there are two major players in the field, who have both put out multiple options for the common focal lengths. I've gone through many wide to standard lenses, yet somehow haven't even touched a Panasonic 25mm f1.7, an Olympus 17mm f1.8 or the Panasonic 15mm f1.7. It's an embarrassment of riches (at affordable prices) for small and quality primes. Oh, and then there's affordable bodies! M4/3 doesn't improve on core technology nearly often enough, yet puts out new bodies almost on a smartphone timetable, driving down the value of previous models.
In my opinion, the GX series has never deviated from being the purpose-built companion for the 20mm f1.7. The GX9 is no exception. Those two together, whew.Agree with this. The last m43 I had was the Pen-F with the 17mm 1.8 - it was a great combo overall, but I sadly sold it in an effort to downsize my gear a couple of years ago.
The 15mm 1.7 has always been tempting to me and have many times considered picking one up with a GX9 to be a sort of poor man’s Leica Q (currently causing me severe GAS). That combo, paired with the Panasonic 42.5mm seems like a perfect compact all purpose kit, at a very affordable price.