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The photos above were made a couple of months ago on a Nikon F6 with Kodak Ultramax 400 film in it. This morning it was overcast when I woke up so I thought I would return to the harbour and make some pictures in less harsh light. I loaded my backpack with the F6, three prime lenses, a tripod, some film, cleaning equipment, grey card, notebook, pen and pencil, a small book of poetry for reading during breaks, et cetera, et cetera.
When the time came to leave the apartment, I picked up the bag, felt the weight, and thought, 'nope'. The last thing I wanted to do in warm weather was lug around a lot of kit. So I stuffed my Nikon D850 and three primes into my Billingham shoulder bag along with a notebook and set off. And soon wished I didn't even have that much.
The next time I go out, I'm just going to bring a Minolta X-700 and the two small lenses I have for it. I can hang the camera from my neck and the extra lens weighs just about nothing. If I ever start working again, I'm going to look around for a lightweight digital camera. Maybe one of the smaller Fujifilm cameras or something like micro 4/3. I really don't want to carry around lots of equipment anymore.
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