GAS GAS: Please Share your Latest Acquisitions Big and Small

I sold my Nikon D700 and updated it to the D750.
Great choice. In spite of everything else I've tried so far, still my best (in the sense of most reliable and most useful) camera.

I have ordered two very different items to get the most out of what I have and do, repectively:
- the Panasonic HGR2 grip for the GX80 - to be able to use the 100-300mm II with Dual I.S. *comfortably* (the lens works much better on the GX80 than on my aging E-M10).
- the Braun FS 120 multi-format negative scanner - to finally smooth out my film digitising workflow and get some real work done (scanning several films in a row with a flatbed can get *really* tedious).

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Long story short, after careful consideration of my files - I've come to the (unreasonable?) conclusion that I cannot shoot with anything less than an APS-C. Then this fell into my lap, figuratively. If I pop off the EVF, it's extremely pocketable. Even with the EVF on, which I prefer, it's still a small camera that will shoot easily into ISO 6400 in RAW and I don't have to sweat the noise reduction. So be it.

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Which M is that, Armando? I've been thinking along the same lines, and I think I could let my Pentaxes go, if I were to replace them with one of these. The lenses don't seem too expensive, or big, either.
 
Just won on eBay an Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 25mm f/1.8 with a B+W 010 UV-Haze F-PRO MRC filter for US$214.34 delivered. Probably, no I am sure, I paid a little bit to much due to a miss-calculation on my behalf but such is life. Too late now :)

I have a Panasonic Lumix G 25mm F1.7 ASPH H-H-025E which I don't quite gel with so will be interesting to see how they compare before I move the Panasonic on.
 
I have swapped my Fuji X-T1 and lenses for a Pentax K-S2 with the kit 18-50 and a Sigma 18-200 lens. And recouped some money in the process. The X-T1 was very nice to use but I never felt it got colours quite right in the garden, and that's a major sticking point for me. The Pentax has already proved itself in that regard so I'm happy so far!
 
Yet another bag. Billingham Hadley One. My excuse this time: it had just the right amount of updates to my old Hadley Pro (notebook partition, half insert, better back pocket) to make it better suited for my daily commute, next to being a camera bag. I do like the Sage / Chocolate Fybrenite material (old one was Black / Black canvas).
 
I've sold all of my Fuji gear, and went back to 100% m4/3. My Panasonic GX85 arrived a few days ago, and is paired with my Olympus 17mm/1.8. I have an Olympus E-M10 II paired with an Olympus 75-300 II. I'm liking very much the haptics and results from both combinations. I don't plan on any more gear purchases in 2018.
 
Long story short, after careful consideration of my files - I've come to the (unreasonable?) conclusion that I cannot shoot with anything less than an APS-C. Then this fell into my lap, figuratively. If I pop off the EVF, it's extremely pocketable. Even with the EVF on, which I prefer, it's still a small camera that will shoot easily into ISO 6400 in RAW and I don't have to sweat the noise reduction. So be it.

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They are great little cameras. And the tiny 22mm lens is a gem. I had the 1st generation one for awhile and it was a wonderful little tool, the newer one - and the EVF - are both serious improvements but also managed to keep the essence of the smaller and oh-so-functional form. Congrats!
 
I bought this refurbished tiny little weatherproofed Olympus TG-5 - part of their line of so-called 'Tough' cameras - a few months ago, for several reasons. One because it was on sale for an almost laughably low price. Another because the camera shoots RAW. Another is that with its small sensor and lens, it is at least theoretically capable of shooting not only extreme close-ups but on occasion some very fine Macros. And it has a pretty nice lens, as well. The last small-sensor camera I had which ticked most of those boxes - though it had a faster lens and a more classically photographer-oriented set of controls - was my late Lumix LX-7, which I still miss in some ways. I'm still trying to get the hang of this camera and see if it's a keeper...but the early returns are promising. Plus, with its fire-engine red exterior, it looks more like a toy than a real camera - which at least theoretically makes it less 'threatening' in some street-shooting situations.

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I recently bought a Tenba BYOB 9 camera bag insert for a small backpack I have for travel. Basicly the size of the backpack dictated which model BYOB I got.
I think I made the right choice too! It's really stuffed, but now it's super easy to put into my carry on, and then later I can transfer it to the smaller backpack for walking around.

Closed and stuffed to the limit.
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Lid open
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And it holds all this stuff
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Sigma DP2M, Sigma DP3M, Ricoh GR with wide adapter, Ricoh Theta SC, USB charger for 2 Sigma/Ricoh batteries, 3 USB chargers (spares are nice), Anker battery pack, spare batteries and SD cards.
 
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