It also means I won’t be rushing into this next purchase for many months which is good for my head, but even better for my pocket. I don’t expect to be out in public shooting close-up images of humanity until next summer or next fall. First and foremost, I already have a Leica Q, and secondly I have no place to go while Covid-19 cases surge in the United States and Europe. This time the culprit is the Leica Q2 Monochrom, yet there are plenty of differences between then and now. Many years later, I find myself in a similar boat. When the proceeds of my equipment sales were within $500 of the price of a new Q, I pulled the trigger. I can honestly say if felt great to unload it all. I priced all my equipment to sell because I didn’t want to prolong the sell-off period. I didn’t want to give it up, and what gave me solace was the premonition I would someday own this camera, but only when I sold all my other camera gear. To this day, I remember the separation anxiety I was feeling as I boxed the camera to overnighted it back to the camera dealer. That emotion eventually paved the way for a rental period that spanned a long holiday weekend. I needed to hold it, and I needed to shoot with it. I spent a considerable amount of time researching this camera, but despite all the specs, something was missing. The Canon sat in a closet along with the accessories, and only the Fuji saw the light of day.Īfter a workshop in New York City, the Leica Q popped on my radar. I also managed to accumulate several L series lenses for my Canon. Years ago, I sold all of my 2 cameras - a Fuji X-T100, and a Canon 6D. I’m not a photographer who collects gear. Now that things have settled down, and travel is back on hold, I have some more time to tease out my buying impulse. I’m still thinking about upgrading to the Q2M, it’s just that I've had a few distractions in my life since my last post. As I mentioned in my last post, a few months later, I sold all of my camera equipment, and bought a new Q. The cover photo was taken while I was testing out a Leica Q a few years ago. So for now, my travel plans are back on hold. Yes, I'm vaccinated, but given the higher risks of mingling among all the others who aren’t, I’m not interested in writing about what it feels like to have a breakout case or how my life has changed as a long hauler. This is the second time I've had to cancel a trip to France since the pandemic surfaced, and it isn’t getting any easier. I even booked a trip to France for September that is no longer happening because of the rise in COVID cases both here and there. Like so many, I was hopeful we had turned a corner on the pandemic earlier this summer both in the US and Europe. This post is my way of saying thanks for checking in, and that I'm still around and still COVID-free. There’s also the implied assumption that I’ll feel comfortable standing close to people again. I'm hoping when I start to make photos again everything will fall into place as it relates to matters of timing, and technique. Sadly, I haven’t picked up my camera either for more than 19 months. Let’s just say I was all thumbs trying to publish this update. It’s been so long since I last posted anything, I sort of forgot how to do it.
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