Hello one and all. Back after a fairly long absence. I have ditched Ricoh GR (in its various iterations) and now sport a Panny Lumix GX9 with 12-32mm kit lens. I also ditched Canon full frames and use a Sony 7 mk4 with 35mm f/1.8 and a 70-300 G Master. I have been on a bit of a journey and had a major revaluation of my life and how it clashed with photography (or vice versa)
I intend to use the Panny for street and hope to get a 15mm f/1.7 lens in the near future for that purpose. The Sony will be used for everything else.
My Parkinson's has somewhat stayed manageable.....I am still able to press a shutter button thankfully. I had a fall in July last year and fractured my leg, bashed my face on a brick wall and lost a tooth. I can't feel my legs or feet due to neuropathy caused by trapped nerves in my spine. I had a couple of blackouts (in Boston) and another one in France. But still soldiering on with a walking cane and a disabled parking permit. To cap it all, I have quite severe arthritis in both index fingers and can hardly bend them. But.....as they say "It ain't over til it is"
I aim to give the Panny a good workout starting this Sunday coming. It is the annual Grimaldi Memorial in a London church where the great Grimaldi the Clown is remembered. Clowns from all over the world come to the memorial and wander the streets for a while before the service. Lookin' forward to that!
I find typing a chore and, because I am a pedant regarding spelling and grammar; I spend more time back-space deleting and correcting when my fingers do the "Parkinson's cha-cha" on the keyboard without any help from me. I will comment when I feel really moved by another members post, but in the main I shall likely just use an appropriate emoji to show I have seen and enjoyed your post.
So....hello. Nice to be. back. Lookin' forward to it.
I intend to use the Panny for street and hope to get a 15mm f/1.7 lens in the near future for that purpose. The Sony will be used for everything else.
My Parkinson's has somewhat stayed manageable.....I am still able to press a shutter button thankfully. I had a fall in July last year and fractured my leg, bashed my face on a brick wall and lost a tooth. I can't feel my legs or feet due to neuropathy caused by trapped nerves in my spine. I had a couple of blackouts (in Boston) and another one in France. But still soldiering on with a walking cane and a disabled parking permit. To cap it all, I have quite severe arthritis in both index fingers and can hardly bend them. But.....as they say "It ain't over til it is"
I aim to give the Panny a good workout starting this Sunday coming. It is the annual Grimaldi Memorial in a London church where the great Grimaldi the Clown is remembered. Clowns from all over the world come to the memorial and wander the streets for a while before the service. Lookin' forward to that!
I find typing a chore and, because I am a pedant regarding spelling and grammar; I spend more time back-space deleting and correcting when my fingers do the "Parkinson's cha-cha" on the keyboard without any help from me. I will comment when I feel really moved by another members post, but in the main I shall likely just use an appropriate emoji to show I have seen and enjoyed your post.
So....hello. Nice to be. back. Lookin' forward to it.