Back again. After January–May’s post-op drought, resulting in just a single post, I’m out with the camera at Lake Luxembourg. This is also my first walk with a new rig.
For years I was perfectly happy carrying the Nikon D750 with the 28–105mm. It weighs about 1.3 kg - never thought much about it. Recently, though, I started to feel it - on longer walks it adds up, and by the end it’s very real.
So I went looking for something lighter, staying within the DSLR world I’m used to. The problem is, lighter usually means smaller sensor, more “consumer” feel - and for me that often translates into a different shooting experience, not always in a good way. I tried a few options and none really clicked.
Eventually I landed on the D5600 with the 16–85mm. Photographically, it’s very close to my original D750 rig. About 0.95 kg. On paper, a 350 gram difference doesn’t sound like much. In practice - it’s a big deal over the course of a walk.
This was the first time I used the rig in a real setting. So far, nothing to complain about. The controls are a bit less convenient than on the D750, but not enough to matter.
So here are some catches from that day.
My traditional Lake Luxembourg panoramas, shot with the new rig, proved that it works well. They look on par with the original rig panoramas:
16 mm panorama
85 mm (stacked) panorama
Geese family. The Canada goose is a bird of high moral standards — it mates for life; if there is no mate, there is no sex. They keep close family ties, support siblings, and respect their parents.
Breaking the rule. The sign says no feeding. The pizza says yes.
Pizza delivery — seagull edition
Over the next few posts, I’ll be sharing the remaining winter images. They were shot before the surgery and never got processed. Feels like the right time now.