Back-up bodies vs complementary bodies - they're not the same thing

My D750 blew a shutter (for the second time) a week before I was heading to the south shore of Lake Superior. I didn't want to borrow or rent a camera because I am rough on my equipment and my D300 doesn't work and is not worth fixing so I bought a GoPro Hero 8 to experiment with for two weeks. It was a great learning experience because of its limitations and it definitely made me a better photographer. Compose assuming you are not going to crop, look for interesting subjects in nice light knowing that the dynamic range is limited. I still haven't used it for video but will eventually. It is a fun camera to use, can fit in small openings and is about as unobtrusive as you can get. A good phone camera or decent point and shoot can get as good or even maybe better results but I am sticking to with it even though I got my D750 back because it is a fun camera to use. I am going to put a shout out for some hip couple that will let me shoot their wedding with it.

Having a back up camera exactly the same as you main camera makes the most sense, but that ain't no fun.

 

Some pros take a Leica M4

And hide her away from the rest of the world

I'm shooting street with an old Summicron

Are pros allowed to have fun

Oh, pros, just want to have -