Not Just Birds
The impetus for me selling my Nikon D7200 was a lens that I rarely attached to it. During our trip to Costa Rica , in January, I felt strain on my left shoulder (which has osteoarthritis and tendinosis) as I lifted a 3.14 kg camera to my face, 2.3 kilos of which was a 200–500mm lens. DW and I have become somewhat of birders over the past few years and our camera gear expanded to meet the demands of capturing feathered subjects from a respectful distance. If you follow this blog, you've heard me go on about this issue at length. I sold my D7200 , five lenses, plus my old Minolta X-700 to go towards my replacement, which is a Sony α6700. I have a kit 16–50mm lens and added a 70–350mm f/4.5–6.3 lens for birding (and other subjects that require me to zoom in). And over the past couple of weeks, I've shared images of the birds that I've photographed with my new gear. But my photography with the α6700 is not all about birds. When I sold the lenses with my D7200, I got rid o...
