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Wilton, NSW, 2571
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What took this?

July 4, 2025 Peter Damo

Welcome to the crazy world of photography. I think it was around eight or nine years ago I felt that lugging around a Nikon D800 equipped with Hasselblad lenses (adapted) had reached it’s use by date. There were a couple of factors - weight being one of them. The very nice Distagon 40mm was subject to lens flare and I was looking to create a more compact system That’s when my interest was sparked by the diminutive Olympus M4/3 setup. A friend had bought a EM1 and produced admirable results. To cut a long story short, so did the EM5 and 12-24mm f2.8 which I bought shortly after. I sold one of the first photos I took from the location pictured above. Olympus colours for landscape are excellent. Another lens that proved itself with this system was the Sirui 35mm anamorphic lens. Over and over again, YouTubers are touting one or another camera system or lens. So what did I do? I bought into medium format. Hasselblad would have been my first choice with it’s incredible colour science. Financially though, out of reach. Next? Fuji’s GFX 100S. Colour science maybe not quite up there with ‘H’ but pretty darn nice. And yes, the all important IBIS. That was a must. Suddenly weight is not an issue ; ) Looking through the many hundreds of old images now I struggle to know for sure which system I used to take the shots. I won’t lie, photos taken with the Fuji are exceptional. Colours are great and detailed info in the 200-300mb files are very easy to edit (require little work). So, what’s the moral to the story? Well after more that 30 years of photography it’s to be expected that many systems will be explored. I’ve sold off 2 of 3 Nikons as well as the Canons I owned. I still have Sony’s predominantly for videos and well yes, A Mamiya C330 tucked away, which I’m happy to part with. I think most of the attraction of the various systems have romantic or idealistic notions surrounding them. They make us feel better about ourselves and our capabilities as photographers. Sony’s for example are often described as soulless devices but having technical excellence. At the end of the day the camera you love using more frequently is the one that will serve you best.

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