My dad had an OM-1 and I was amazed at the light weight and huge image the viewfinder provided. My grab n go is now my phone camera. I’ll bring my system camera when I need good fill flash or long lenses.
As an office dweller with M-F commutes, I wish I had more opportunities for photography, daily would be wonderful. At best, I get sporadic points in time, or dedicated plans made months in advance. Perhaps this is just a stage in life and eventual retirement will afford those daily opportunities.
I love this idea of small very day projects and it is something I am incorporating more and more into my work. I don't yet have a day to day camera and still lug my Nikon D850 with me everywhere but I can definitely see the advantage of having something smaller - I'm just struggling to know what to buy!
Loved this article, and the previous one - plenty of food for thought in both.
I tried over and over again to make whatever my "main camera" was fit the bill of daily carry but for me the problem always was deciding what lens/lenses to take day to day. Having a camera apart from "the system" was the key. There are SO many options out there now. Some reasonably priced (especially used) or crazy expensive. The advantage to the expensive options is that it is a HUGE disincentive to keep acquiring more lenses. Then there are the fixed lens cameras which eliminate any choices to make... like the GR, the X100, and of course the leica Q... all of which are fantastic.
I have a Ricoh GRIII as my day to day camera, taking it with me on my daily walks and I have not regretted buying it. I don‘t even notice carrying it with me. It is a great camera and I have made a lot of photographs I wouldn’t have made otherwise…
I had a GRII, loved it, except... I cannot live without a viewfinder AND although I like a 28 a lot, I'd rather a 50 if I had to choose... hence my current setup of x pro-2 35/1.4 and the tiny 18/2 as a hedge in my pocket.
My dad had an OM-1 and I was amazed at the light weight and huge image the viewfinder provided. My grab n go is now my phone camera. I’ll bring my system camera when I need good fill flash or long lenses.
As an office dweller with M-F commutes, I wish I had more opportunities for photography, daily would be wonderful. At best, I get sporadic points in time, or dedicated plans made months in advance. Perhaps this is just a stage in life and eventual retirement will afford those daily opportunities.
Am I on an island, or is this the norm?
There's always getting up an hour early ;-) I know... harder than it sounds.
I love this idea of small very day projects and it is something I am incorporating more and more into my work. I don't yet have a day to day camera and still lug my Nikon D850 with me everywhere but I can definitely see the advantage of having something smaller - I'm just struggling to know what to buy!
Loved this article, and the previous one - plenty of food for thought in both.
I tried over and over again to make whatever my "main camera" was fit the bill of daily carry but for me the problem always was deciding what lens/lenses to take day to day. Having a camera apart from "the system" was the key. There are SO many options out there now. Some reasonably priced (especially used) or crazy expensive. The advantage to the expensive options is that it is a HUGE disincentive to keep acquiring more lenses. Then there are the fixed lens cameras which eliminate any choices to make... like the GR, the X100, and of course the leica Q... all of which are fantastic.
I have a Ricoh GRIII as my day to day camera, taking it with me on my daily walks and I have not regretted buying it. I don‘t even notice carrying it with me. It is a great camera and I have made a lot of photographs I wouldn’t have made otherwise…
I had a GRII, loved it, except... I cannot live without a viewfinder AND although I like a 28 a lot, I'd rather a 50 if I had to choose... hence my current setup of x pro-2 35/1.4 and the tiny 18/2 as a hedge in my pocket.