I recently got the bug to buy a new camera, but I learned new cameras are expensive, so I pulled an old camera out of my closet instead. It’s a Panasonic Lumix G7 from 2015. I think I originally got it to document my work, and while it has come in clutch a few times here and there, I haven’t used it too much in the past 10 years. It isn’t the camera I wish I owned, but this year I’m trying to use the things I already have, which it turns out is quite enough. I did allow myself to get a new used prime lens for the old camera. It’s an Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm/f1.8 (35mm full frame equivalent). I like being able to switch quickly between manual and automatic focus with the ring on the lens, plus it looks really cute on the G7. If only it had a manual aperture ring as well...(just waiting for a Fuji -_-).
The camera excavation made me wonder about what other tech I’ve been hoarding that could be newly useful and combat my never-ending wanting of things. I have a little collection of vintage gear compiled now. My Canon s95 (2010), Kindle Voyager (2015), and a 12 inch Macbook (2016). I’m thinking about wiping the laptop and making it some kind of dedicated device. Anyway... above are photos I took upstate last week.