OK some honest thoughts,

So one of my best friends just got a new Leica Q 43 ,,, and honestly, it’s just OK… Essentially it’s kind of just like feels like, a rebranded, higher quality die cast version of my LUMIX S9.

even my friend mentioned how the autofocus is insanely painfully slow, in terms of the user interface UI UX,,, it’s just “ok”.

Full frame is a scam?

so I randomly was shooting some photos of Seneca, super close up with my old school lumix G9, with the super small cheap 28 mm pancake lens, … and he was super awesome because the auto focus was fast speedy and I’m able to get really really close and get the shot. Even with my Lumix S9… It always feels like there’s a bit of a lag.

LUMIX S9

in terms of all the cameras out there, The only interesting one is probably the lumix S9, which is interchangeable full frame, in the manual focusing only F8, 26 mm pancake is pretty cool. Once again super thin and only 200 bucks.

…. What truly matters?

with the price of inflation creeping up, things are starting to get really really stupid expensive. For example, like a Leica Q or Leica M, I recall when I wanted a Leica M9 and it was retailing for $7000 brand new, … I fortunately wasn’t able to get mine refurbished for only $5000, and a refurbished 35mm summilux lens for only $3000, later traded it with my friend Todd Hata for a 35mm summicron ASPH,,, and later selling my Leica M9 for my film Leica MP (thank you Bellamy hunt)—> for only $3500 used.

Legitimacy.

Honestly the truth is when you show up to some sort of guitar to meet up and you have a like around your neck, it actually does make you more interesting, kind of like the guy who has the Lamborghini with scissor doors. Yet, can you just come down to an opportunity cost and actually a fair thing… The truth is that the Leica M is quite fragile, as well as the lenses and Leica Q -series,,, The products themselves are probably insanely robust , But I think the bigger issue that it makes you more risk averse. So for example, my cheap lumix cameras and lenses, I could just like literally throw it into my backpack with no protective gear and not concern myself. I also have zero issues shooting in the rain or other random weather conditions.