Oops. just found this in the Drafts folder!
2021 has moved along faster than expected. By my count, I've taken ~20k photos. Unfortunately, most of them will just sit on a hard drive, along with all the other ones taken from the last several years. Part of the blame lies with having a laptop at my current location that's several generations old, and struggles with processing 45mp files. The other blame lies with my lack of desire to work on the photos; I continue to spend more time enjoying the outdoors instead of spending time in front of a monitor.
On the hardware side, I added four lenses to the kit, and sold four, for a net of zero. Not bad, but the total lens count remains at 42. The ones that I let go were the Nikon 50mm f/1.8G SE (lovely cosmetics, average performance), Nikon 35mm f/1.8 ED (replaced by the Tamron 35mm f/1.4 I purchased last year), Fujinon 56mm f/1.2 (wonderful optics, slow autofocus) and 50-230mm f/4.5~6.7 (an OK kit lens) as I divest myself of my Fuji kit.
The newcomers are a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF-S (a bargain I couldn't resist), 24-70mm f/2.8S (replacement for the aging 28-70mm f/2.8 AF-S that I have yet to sell), 85mm f/1.8S (now I need to sell the F-mount G version), and a petite Canon 55mm f/1.2 FL. I haven't had many opportunities to use the newcomers, and have just added to the pile of testing that I need to do.
I remain sorely tempted by the updated version of my Sigma 500mm f/4.5 that Sigma assures me will focus with the Z7, unlike my older version whose firmware Sigma said can't be upgraded. The Nikon 200-500mm continues to be my lens for surfing photos, but there are times when its AF and IQ with the TC-14E disappoint me. I do still manage to get some good shots though.
What's in store for 2022: A Nikon Z9 ;-D
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