The end of an era!
The time has finally come to move on from my trusty Sony a7R3. It's been an awesome body and while I've flirted with some others over the past few years none of them felt like a useful upgrade, so I always ended up back on the Mark 3. Amongst other things it's been with me from New York to San Francisco and loads in-between in the US, all over Asia, through Africa including being AWOL in Madagascar for a few days, went from the Portuguese coast to Russia via 9 other cities and more countries. It even survived Burning Man more than once. My companion on a bunch of hikes, including the Camino de Santiago and all-around New Zealand it's been a phenomenal device.
Its replacement? The a7CR. I've been playing with it for a couple of months now and knowing that the Mk.3 with its forever lost eye cup and extremely well worn body was reaching the end during my Scottish adventure last summer, I was looking for something more compact for the next few years which are shaping up to involve a lot of time on the road. This is a great balance of great specs and compact size. The question is... stick with my 24-105 G or go for something a little more compact (and a bit less worn!)?
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This was found on the second day of hiking about 40km into the Andes. The landscape changes very quickly and we emerged from one forest and were suddenly facing another. The stark white roots reminded me of bones coming out of the ground and holding up old trees. In the distance, you can see the final destination of this hike - the peaks of Fitz Roy. These are covered by clouds a lot of the time, so to have them on a crystal clear day was lucky indeed.
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Out in Paradise, we went on a lovely little hike around the area where the trust is located. It's a very easy walk, and it goes by a few of these calm, tiny little lakes with perfect reflections. The hills are often covered with sheep too, which is calming in its own way, as they look like little clouds on a green sky.
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From a mini-hike around Paradise, New Zealand... the air was warm and still so there were a ton of great reflection shots to be had. All these ponds and lakes are fed from glaciers and rains up in the Southern Alps. It's nice to be hanging out in pure nature!
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Sunrise walk after doing yoga in the dark... I try not to read the news or anything until after I meditate then tea then yoga then walk... And then I watch a Masterclass or two before getting to email and projects. And THEN I read all the depressing news out there. And then the rest of my day is a bit scattered where I don't accomplish much other than finishing off good TV series and movies!
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