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I’m still having a blast with family, and that’s why I missed blogging yesterday, I bet you will forgive me! \u00a0Last night we all went over to Wesley’s home for dinner, and Rhonda and Wes did a great job on a wonderful meal, the fellowship was even better. \u00a0We played Trivial Pursuit well into the late evening, the laughter of family is one of the sweetest sounds in the world to me! \u00a0Before dinner my grandchildren, all except for Abigail, (who was at a church camp), surrounded me for a picture! \u00a0I will treasure this one shot made by Wes for years to come!<\/p>\n

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I’ve started to pick up some cameras for my post semi-retirement life. \u00a0I will go through the whole story on a future post, but I have added two very important components. \u00a0Since I own over 25 Nikkor lenses, both old manual focus classics, and modern current autofocus glass, I needed to decide on a series of bodies to support my Nikon system. \u00a0I have two now, and will add another later. \u00a0The Nikon D4 is the monster, do everything, DSLR in my stable, my desert island DSLR, and I just picked up a D800. \u00a0There are a lot of things about the D8o0 that make it difficult to use, and they are the same things that make it indispensable; super high resolution, big juicy files, and a robust build! \u00a0If used carefully, (and I do mean very, very carefully), it simply produces the best looking files I’ve ever seen! \u00a0I also picked up another Fuji X camera, the X100s. \u00a0I already own a X-E1 and a number of Fuji lenses. \u00a0I needed a lighter system for everyday carry, more on that in another post too! \u00a0My doctor ordered me to stop carrying a heavy bag full of gear, the Fuji was the perfect answer. when weight mattered. \u00a0The X100s is my in the car, all the time, to all family functions, and my side kick camera. \u00a0For a modest investment it is spectacular as a personal camera. \u00a0The two images below are of my granddaughter Hannah, Scott and Diane’s daughter. \u00a0The first is about 60% of an APS-C frame, cropped, \u00a0the next shot is a 100% crop of the first image. \u00a0The lens and imaging system in the X100s is simply wonderful! I’ve always loved classic rangefinder cameras, but simply couldn’t afford to own a couple of M’s and three or four lenses, probably a $30,000. investment, but his little Fuji really does the job in a spectacular fashion! \u00a0* Point of order!<\/strong> \u00a0Does this mean Nikon has fallen out of grace with me???!!! \u00a0Absolutely not<\/span>, I still love my Nikons and they are my go to DSLRs, but when weight matters, and I’m not willing to give up killer image quality, the Fuji’s step up to the plate, and hits it out of the park!<\/p>\n

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100% crop from image above:<\/p>\n

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As Phil says on Duck Dynasty, \u00a0“I’m Happy, happy, happy!”<\/p>\n

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Blessings,<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n

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By-the-way, a big shout out to Nick Coury who is celebrating his 5th Anniversary of being clean from cancer! \u00a0Brother we are thrilled to have you with us! \u00a0I’m a two times cancer survivor myself, and I know how great those reports feel! \u00a0I shot a fun image standing next to Nick in Nashville last week, below, he is a great guy, a wonderful shooter, and has a fantastic family, (I had the pleasure once again of spending time with Aaron, his son, and meeting Marlene for the first time,!) Congrats my friend!<\/p>\n

Check out www.nickcoury.com!<\/p>\n

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