Reflecting On Gear…

… All photographers eventually land here with pondering gear and whether or not you are loyal to any specific brand.

I started out shooting with a Sony crop sensor camera and quickly progressed to Sony full frame bodies and various first and third party lenses. Before too long I became bored with Sony and started look at other brands. Canon was out of the question as the R line cameras had just come to market and the cost of glass was excessive. Nikon was perceived as inferior by some with their autofocus performance. Fuji has always intrigued me and the opportunity to own the X100V became a reality when they were impossible to find ahead of the X100VI release. I quickly jumped on it and fell in love. Film sims, nearly perfect JPEG files SOOC, and size. It was intoxicating.

For the last year or more I have kind of let the Sony gear collect dust while I ran around with a Fuji in my hand. Still very much love my Fuji and Sony. There has been a recent development, I have started shooting Nikon. The takeaway for me as I have continued to evolve and learn different systems has lead me back to a realization (one I have already had previously, but was reinforced again) that the camera has very little to do with the results from a skilled photographer. The gear can make the job easier and quicker, but the results are usually the same for a capable creator.

Having said that, I apologize to all 3,278 (now 3,279 with my new Z6II) Nikon shooters out there that I have teased about their potatoes…

I can admit when I was wrong! :D

Happy shooting!