First is best?

;))

Lat photo....ouch.

My wife rightly accuses me of being nostalgic to a fault. I have several old cameras which I no longer shoot, but which reside as memorabilia on my bookshelf. I frequently gaze fondly at them and consider the memories and associations each engenders. They were each good and useful photographic tools in their time, and would continue to be such if I wanted to shoot film. I don't, but they remain as pleasant reminders of the past, and encouragement to keep moving forward. One day I am quite certain my new (to me) D810 will join them. None of them has any existential value beyond my personal associations, or their (questionable) value as collectible artifacts. Still, I put a lot of miles on and photons through that old EL... (wistful expression).

Excellent photos Mr. Herbert, given your skill could you have taken these on almost any working digital camera? I remember feeling uneasy about using my old D50 when the top guns were using the whizz-bang D90, until someone mentioned that large photos on the wall at MOMA were taken on a D50, and I believe are still on show today. I have a Panasonic G80/85, with a nice collection of primes which does everthing I want in stills and video. The G9 may be an advance but it is also heavier so I shall not upgrade. One of the main attractions of MFT was a lack of weight and bulk, now this is being lost. I am not averse to heavy cameras being the proud owner of a Dynax 9, an F5 and a D4, I would like to see the bag that would carry that lot!. If you start with a design and then add features at every yearly upgrade the nature of the camera changes. In a pro camera that is acceptable but in little carry- rounds not so much, in my view.Anyway as Mr.Herbert might say too much talk, more photos , so I am off out to my birthday lunch taking with me my Instax SQ6. All the best, Charles.

Tools simply put imagination to work.

(Gotta love the safety barricade)