{"id":153776,"date":"2019-07-11T10:08:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T17:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=153776"},"modified":"2019-07-11T12:14:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T19:14:16","slug":"what-happens-when-youre-no-longer-interested-in-any-new-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/11\/what-happens-when-youre-no-longer-interested-in-any-new-cameras\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens When You&#8217;re No Longer Interested in any New Cameras?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Happens When You\u2019re No Longer Interested in any New Cameras?\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZIx2qiUJsO8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve pretty much shot all the cameras out there, and currently&#8211; there is really no new cameras out there which interest me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In praise of iPhone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently my favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/05\/snapshots-are-the-best-shots\/\">snapshot<\/a> camera is the <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/08\/why-iphone-is-the-best-camera\/\">iPhone<\/a>. Simple, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/10\/minimalist-phototephy\/\">minimalist<\/a>, and the most &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/19\/dont-seek-the-best-seek-the-least-friction\/\">frictionless<\/a>&#8216; camera to shoot with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only that, but I&#8217;ve been having so much fun shooting with the iPhone! I&#8217;ve been shooting everything with the <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/26\/huji-cam-photography-app-review-the-ultimate-digital-film-hybrid\/\">HUJI<\/a> cam app,  and because it connects to the internet, I can upload photos directly to this blog with no friction!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery alignfull is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"153703\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/32f205de-0f0e-4d41-bac2-29afe83ded5c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/32F205DE-0F0E-4D41-BAC2-29AFE83DED5C.jpeg?fit=3024%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/C2FEE1E6-D2F2-4A12-90B8-58223858BE32.jpeg\" data-width=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/C2FEE1E6-D2F2-4A12-90B8-58223858BE32.jpeg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the upside of all this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>More opportunity to experiment in photography, and less brain-power necessary to think about new cameras.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beyond tranquility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have always thought that <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/17\/how-to-conquer-gas-gear-acquisition-syndrome-2\/\">GAS (gear acquisition syndrome)<\/a> was a bit of a brain-disease. Furthermore my <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/10\/zen-entrepreneurship\/\">Zen<\/a> pursuit was this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>To free myself of all desires of material\/external things.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But now I feel this zen-tranquility when it comes to cameras&#8211; this calm feeling of strength isn&#8217;t quite as epic as I anticipated. Even though I do feel some sort of &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/29\/how-to-become-enlightened\/\">enlightenment<\/a>&#8216;, this feeling is a bit uneventful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The front-pocket rule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"153782\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/0c9b2f86-543a-4608-997b-7f67beead006\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/0C9B2F86-543A-4608-997B-7F67BEEAD006.jpeg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1562787395&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"F90099AD-76A8-4B83-8EDF-277426CFED85\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F90099AD-76A8-4B83-8EDF-277426CFED85.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 7 of 7 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F90099AD-76A8-4B83-8EDF-277426CFED85.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F90099AD-76A8-4B83-8EDF-277426CFED85.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F90099AD-76A8-4B83-8EDF-277426CFED85.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F90099AD-76A8-4B83-8EDF-277426CFED85.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F90099AD-76A8-4B83-8EDF-277426CFED85.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F90099AD-76A8-4B83-8EDF-277426CFED85.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"3024\" data-id=\"153769\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/f90099ad-76a8-4b83-8edf-277426cfed85\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F90099AD-76A8-4B83-8EDF-277426CFED85.jpeg\" data-width=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F90099AD-76A8-4B83-8EDF-277426CFED85.jpeg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And what thought caused me to no longer be interested in any new cameras? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The realization that pragmatically, any camera which cannot fit in your front pocket isn&#8217;t really worth your time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This essentially filtered out 99% of cameras out there. Now I think for practical shooting, the only cameras which really are good include the <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/08\/why-iphone-is-the-best-camera\/\">iPhone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/28\/the-ricoh-gr-ii-is-a-perfect-camera\/\">Ricoh GR II<\/a> (has <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/04\/why-i-love-flash\/\">flash<\/a>), or the new <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/28\/first-impressions-review-of-the-new-ricoh-gr-iii\/\">Ricoh GR III<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In praise of digital medium format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"126680\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital2.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX 645Z&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1507123410&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2017. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim photography &amp;#8211; art of observation &amp;#8211; pentax 645z &amp;#8211; medium format digital2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital2.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 5 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1500\" data-id=\"126680\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital2-2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital2.jpg\" data-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital2.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"126679\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX 645Z&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1507122957&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2017. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim photography &amp;#8211; art of observation &amp;#8211; pentax 645z &amp;#8211; medium format digital1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 5 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1500\" data-id=\"126679\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital1-2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital1.jpg\" data-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eric-kim-photography-art-of-observation-pentax-645z-medium-format-digital1.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"125649\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/red-yellow-645z-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/red-yellow-645z-1.jpg?fit=5376%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5376,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX 645Z&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1507495389&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"red yellow 645z-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/red-yellow-645z-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 3 of 5 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/red-yellow-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/red-yellow-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/red-yellow-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/red-yellow-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/red-yellow-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/red-yellow-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"4032\" data-id=\"125649\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/red-yellow-645z-1\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/red-yellow-645z-1.jpg\" data-width=\"5376\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/red-yellow-645z-1.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"125596\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/processed-with-vsco-with-a6-preset-1113\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-red-645z-1-scaled.jpg?fit=5376%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5376,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX 645Z&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCO with a6 preset&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1508271389&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2018. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCO with a6 preset&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Processed with VSCO with a6 preset\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Processed with VSCO with a6 preset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-red-645z-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 4 of 5 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-red-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-red-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-red-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-red-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-red-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-red-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"4032\" data-id=\"125596\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/processed-with-vsco-with-a6-preset-1113\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-red-645z-1.jpg\" data-width=\"5376\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-red-645z-1.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"125579\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/processed-with-vsco-with-a6-preset-1112\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-couch-645z-1.jpg?fit=5376%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5376,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX 645Z&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCO with a6 preset&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1507543806&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2018. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCO with a6 preset&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Processed with VSCO with a6 preset\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Processed with VSCO with a6 preset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-couch-645z-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 5 of 5 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-couch-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-couch-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-couch-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-couch-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-couch-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-couch-645z-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"4032\" data-id=\"125579\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/processed-with-vsco-with-a6-preset-1112\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-couch-645z-1.jpg\" data-width=\"5376\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cindy-couch-645z-1.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if you really really really want a very-good digital camera with the best image-quality and <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/13\/not-better-image-quality-more-beautiful-aesthetics\/\">aesthetics<\/a>\/resolution &#8212; then just go <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/13\/7-reasons-why-i-love-digital-medium-format-photography\/\">digital-medium-format<\/a>. The new <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/12\/review-of-fujifilm-gfx-50r-and-why-digital-medium-format-photography-is-the-future\/\">Fujifilm GFX 50R<\/a> is quite good for a &#8216;budget&#8217; option, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/29\/review-of-the-pentax-645z-and-digital-medium-format-photography\/\">Pentax 645Z<\/a> is a personal favorite of mine. I personally have no interest in &#8216;full frame&#8217; digital cameras, or any &#8216;crop sensor&#8217; digital cameras (or any other mirrorless cameras). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beyond photography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"885\" data-attachment-id=\"153720\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/9a772baa-2f13-4245-a6f1-1c02b30dbd45\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9A772BAA-2F13-4245-A6F1-1C02B30DBD45.jpeg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1562779720&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025773195876289&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9A772BAA-2F13-4245-A6F1-1C02B30DBD45\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9A772BAA-2F13-4245-A6F1-1C02B30DBD45.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9A772BAA-2F13-4245-A6F1-1C02B30DBD45-2000x1500.jpeg?resize=1180%2C885&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9A772BAA-2F13-4245-A6F1-1C02B30DBD45.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9A772BAA-2F13-4245-A6F1-1C02B30DBD45.jpeg?resize=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9A772BAA-2F13-4245-A6F1-1C02B30DBD45.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9A772BAA-2F13-4245-A6F1-1C02B30DBD45.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9A772BAA-2F13-4245-A6F1-1C02B30DBD45.jpeg?resize=690%2C518&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9A772BAA-2F13-4245-A6F1-1C02B30DBD45.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9A772BAA-2F13-4245-A6F1-1C02B30DBD45.jpeg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My simple concluding proposal is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Let us think BEYOND photography!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It ain&#8217;t about photography. 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