gear adjustments: 2026 edition

The Lumix-S era is over. For now.

As I noted before, if S didn't work out I would just revert to the µ43 kit and enhance it.  Well, as is often the case, I was half right. I gave it my best shot, but it couldn't be comfortably managed.

I'm getting back several hundred dollars, nearly all my S investment. And in exchange I spent $220 on a new body.

Oops: it's a Pentax!

It simply isn't possible to deal for a choice µ43 body ($600+) without spending the same amount of cash. And in effect my PK gear is fully fleshed out - but lacks a body. My K-01 shutter may repair itself (as many people report after it sits a while) but I won't bet on it. But I found a low-shot K-s1 for cheap (OK I spent $40 more on a spare solenoid), with its nice 20Mpx sensor and odd but small body. Good enough, and better for duplicating slides and negatives. 

It's no better than the GX7 for video, but in other ways it will do well. In fact, my wife's GF9 now takes over as the sole 4k video camera! And it charges live. 

No weather seals for now with either system, so I'll wear a jacket more often.

So here we are.