It occurred to me the other day, the gear I use the most, the gear that makes me the bulk of my income and the gear I love to use and like the most, are not the same.
My oldest EM1 MkII, the battered G9 MkI, my sand impeded and recently dropped 12-40 f2.8, the 40-150 f4 that has developed even more “wobble” than it came with, the 17mm, which has dropped out of my favourites along with street photography, my second 45mm and the 9mm (which I like, except I rarely use the focal length), the MKE 400 mic and a Godox 860 flash in a Domke F7 or F2 are the day kit, the earners.
Do I have better options for this type of image? Yes I do, but on the day, the oldest EMI mkII and the little 40-150 f4 did the job.
My S5, G9II, pair of EM1x’s and others, plus the bulk of my lenses, lighting, sound gear, studio kit, stability options are not.
These it seems, are for me and my dreams.
I could probably function perfectly well with the beaten up day kit for most jobs and who knows for how long?