* Of course I don't read my own blog, I write all this for mythical others.. or so I've told myself.
Therefore read, and Learn!
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Could anything embarrass me more than this note from April 2015?
For a total of $118 I have two |k-r|bodies in like-new condition with a total of 130 shutter actuations.
Well perhaps this from July of 2011?
The k-x became a k-r, and several lenses came swiftly. Some were bargains, others simply irresistible - but the result was too many lenses, especially considering that family health issues kept us from traveling to photogenic places. I took some great shots of the yard and my bike commutes to work.. but any camera could do such things justice.
Or even Nov 2010?
So why don't I just buy more Pentax stuff with that gift card? Fact is, I'm all out of 'needs' there. I have modern lenses (16-45, 50-200 and 55-300) plus a half-dozen manual primes and intermediate zooms. I have a nice tripod and a flash sufficient for my needs, and several SD cards. Not only is that enough, it's too much - especially as I've been homebound and not able to use much of this.
A smaller camera with decent IQ would provide just as much camera satisfaction and be a smaller cash drain.
A smaller camera with decent IQ would provide just as much camera satisfaction and be a smaller cash drain.
What cameras have I owned in the past five years? Let me gasp as I count them - and several were owned more than once..
- Pentax 200d/k-r/7/5/5ii/5iis/3ii/s1
- mu43 pm2/pl5/pl6/em10/em5/g7/gm1/gx7/gx1
- fuji f550, nikon-1, oly e500 and Samsung NX300
- lenses: easily a few dozen in K mount, perhaps twenty µ43/4Thirds
- imaging-related tags in this blog: ~190
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What have I gained from all this? Precious little.
What I lost: time energy.. and now, self respect.
And with this fresh in my mind,
I shall walk away from 'gear talk' on this blog for a spell.