Just about to head out for the day and deciding whether to take my camera bag with other lenses.
“Just go out for a day without your camera” , she says. “You’ve taken enough bloody pictures of Cusco as it is”.

She also doesn’t understand that a lot may be crap, lol.

Perhaps I actually might just have it as a camera phone day though. In fairness it would be easier.

 

Travel zoom. One of those in your pocket and you can cover as much as a dSLR outfit. I'm never without mine...

 

That’s what I’ve been mainly using TBH, my Panasonic 14-140. But I love my Oly Pro 7-14 and my 25 prime for the GX85, which are both considerably better. It will be nice to not have a camera around my body though.
Becky is taking hers, she treats photography like a completion at times, arguing who saw a shot first, lol. She’s taking hers out, so I might give in and take mine too.
The iPhone XR does actually take a decent photo though and it’s not like I’ll be printing things out large.

 

I agree with all of the above, but I must admit that sometimes - just sometimes - I make a point of going out with no camera, just for a walk, to explore, or to socialise. There are times when the nagging voice of constant vigilance (for interesting compositions) gets a little tiresome, and it's rather nice to forget about it.

 

Or that the greatest picture ever taken might be waiting round the next corner to elevate you to the level of the greats.

Well, it can't have been taken yet, so someone has to get it.

 

Let's not get carried away, have you seen his repertoire thus far? He's nearly as crap as me.

 

I'm almost the opposite these days - I need a really good excuse to take a 'proper' camera with me.

 

Understandable, though. Medium format film cameras are usually quite heavy...

 

Mine are actually lighter than my 35mm kit, mainly on account of them being a Brownie and two Holgas. Even my 5x4 is featherweight - it's the tripod, light meter, extra film boxes, changing bag and DDSs which add to the bulk.

 

I am fortunate, I recently bought my wife a D300 and MB D10 grip she uses it along with a D2X regularly carrying both with 16-85 and 70-200 lenses. I have a feeling that more 16GB CF cards will be required next. There is never a suggestion that we go anywhere without a camera or four.

 

Couple of years ago I bought a Panasconic FZ1000 bridge camera. Have literally mothballed my dSLR equipment. Lens range 24-400mm does all I want. Quality easily good enough for 16x12 print. Have now gone even farther away from the dSLR and got a Ricoh GRii compact with fixed 28mm lens. I think we get too hung up with technical quality. Far better to have a camera with you than one stuck at home in the cupboard.

 

I'm thinking the right answer here could be "But I don't have enough pictures of my family." Then pack a 2nd bag of gear for her to carry .

 

You've "literally" moth-balled your DSLR equipment?!!

 

Sounded right when I wrote it.....

 

I have a recollection that the fumes of Naphtha are detrimental to something or other in a camera or lens, I'd get rid of the mothballs double quick.

 

Well, I took the camera but just the 25 mm prime. Not found the greatest photo in the world yet though!

 

I always have my G16 compact in my bag but admit I only take the D7000 and lenses out when I am doing something specific like shooting at a gig or going on a photo walk

 

It was there, but you needed 24mm to get it in

 

But becoming a bit frustrated with my excellent Pro 12-40 (24-80mm), I have ordered up a 12-60 Panny Leica Vario Elmarit. Plan is to collect it from HDEW and smuggle it in somehow,