Breaking my camera earlier last week in New Haven made me think of this again: how much would I improve were I to upgrade the old (okay, less than a year, but old by industry standards) equipment?
Tons. The new camera behaves beautifully. The shots compensate for light, for speed, for my inadequacies.
IT’S A KEEPER!
Well no, not exactly.
There’s the price. Astronomical by my standards. But I have come to terms with credit card debt for the most important things in life like daughters, travel and cameras. So no, it’s not the cost.
Call me obsessive about matters of weight, but that really is it – the new camera is too heavy.
I am retreating to the world of the Sonys without wonderful interchangeable lenses. I just cannot see myself being at peace with an elephant. You, with the huge trunk. Careful now, I need to change your lens. Let me load the replacement back into the suitcase they call the carrying tote.
Tomorrow I will be packing up the new baby and sending in a bid for a smaller replacement. I feel cheap. I feel horribly unkind to my little dependables. But I have to do it. Goodby Sony alfa SLR – you are too much. I look forward to the new kid on the block, to be tried out as soon as the weather changes from ridiculously wet to pleasantly and safely dry.
One parting shot and I’ll be on my way. With the telephoto lens, of the flowers on my sill, many dozens of feet away:
Can totally relate. A camera that won't fit in your pocket or purse is useless.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you're cheap or frivolous in this decision at all. When you literally take your camera with you everywhere you go, size and weight are very important considerations. My Canon Powershot is just a little too bulky for me, and so I don't have it with me as often as I could. But I'm not going to buy anything newer or smaller or otherwise better because it still works, and I've spent an inordinate amount of money on non-frivolous things this year, so it will just have to wait.
ReplyDeleteNo regrets, Nina -- you're doing the right thing!