warm August days

We finally outdid our warmest August day, with 86°. It has been a mellow and mild August until now, and after a two-day heat wave we may see showers tomorrow.

It cannot come soon enough for this overheated furry resident!

current conditions

- hazy, limited visibility.
So much for the weather report?
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The EM1 v1 has arrived. Within three days of ordering it, so did two $480 medical bills.

So much for keeping the camera.
It works fine but definitely 'needs work' as shutter button, front control dial and eyepiece cup are all absent. No point in reading the E-M1 manual really, so I will let the buyer know ASAP that it's coming back. Focus with the ZD35 macro lens is definitely faster with PDAF!

Timing is nearly everything with gear deals, and it's too bad -
but I've had plenty of practice at this.

So what's here that isn't an E-M1?

• YI M1 with 12-40 kit lens
• GX1 with 12-60, 14-42ii, 45-150, 14/30 primes and 4Thirds 35 macro and 70-300
• K-5 silver special with 18-50re, 50-200wr, silver Sigmas 28-80 1:2 and 100-300 +Pentax primes  (50, 100, 200)

 Some of the above will be departing soon as I don't need three cameras. Bummer that the M1 has zero resale value; it should be what I keep ..but I doubt it. On the other hand - what's keeping me in the micro4:3 system? Is it because my wife owns a GF2? A lot could leave and I'd be 'stuck' with a raw and video performer in the M1. We'll see..

I've learned recently that the Vivitar 24 isn't focusing well at all. Not sure when that happened as its problems are easy to see - yet I've owned it for a year. Curious.

MoldBreaker: a fresh start

Welcome to granitix2, where I break from my past confessional of camera-gear addictions and its rare nuggets of wisdom. It had its moments but they are now in my past.

So I now plan to speak of photography with less gear emphasis, living in the moment with decent gear on a tight budget, and hopefully more uplifting topics.

And more pictures - but of life and light, not gear!

damp Gerbera on our deck

Thanks for listening-

We now return to our new program!