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20-Sep-2016 AKMC

160920_101113_0001 Just One Little Problem (Tue 20 Sep 16)

At Home, Illawarra, NSW

This is the photographer's jacket that I wore every day while overseas. It had plenty of pockets and plenty of security to ensure that I had little to any chance of being pick-pocketed.

It was robust and lightweight with mesh vents at the back, all of which were useful in the late summer temperatures of Italy.

When I started out I looked like a young Han Solo. Well, clothing-wise, anyway.

However within 5 days the black dye had faded to brown and I looked more like a street person, or would have done had I not had the E-M1 with me.

(I would have looked even less like a street person if I had the E-M1 Mk II, because no street person could afford one of those. Mind you after the purchase your bank account and theirs will look remarkably similar.)
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Edit August 2023: Oh my, how these comments age. My E-M1 died of no discernible cause in 2020, by which time the Mk II had already been rendered obsolete by the EM-1 Mk III which had been released in February of that year. (And which I seriously considered buying earlier this year.) It was in turn replaced by the OM System OM-1 in March 2022.

Earlier this year I saw a second hand Mk I on the market for $AUD400, and a Mk II for $800. At the moment I see a Mk II for sale at $900, but the AUD is in one of its tediously regular death plunges at present and that will push up prices on new gear, which will suck the second hand market up with it. You can get a second hand Mk III for $1500, which is not bank-busting, while a new one will set you back $2300. (There are still some around almost 18 months after its replacement was released, which probably doesn't speak very well of the new camera market.) A new OM1 will cost $3,100 and if the AUD stays where it is, that price will rise.

My point, though, is how relatively quickly once high end, top of the line gear can atrophy in terms of price and performance. At least, that's true of bodies. Thankfully lenses have more longevity.

Clothing, on the other hand...


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Julie Oldfield02-Feb-2017 21:17
Very funny! No vacation for me due to the Mark II. V
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