My 2022 toy budget is in. How should I spend it?

nurseMarty wrote:

Dear nonicks:

Nice set of kit. Do you NEED, much less want, anything else? Why?

Education or experience may be the way to go. Take a workshop. Learn more about what you love shooting. Surround yourself with others who love what you are doing. Maybe take a workshop with somebody who loves what you are doing and is a Fuji ambassador.

I just signed up for a four day workshop with Hugh Brownstone of three blind men and the elephant from YouTube. October in NYC on the street. $1900 plus airfare, room & board. I’m a street photographer and have done it for ~ 10 years. Open to learn more. Open to implement what I’ve learned but am not doing. Open to criticism (feedback). Will have fun. Maybe learn or be reminded of things. Did I mention having fun?

Or take a photography class at the community college. You have enough gear to do what you want. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

Mask on Nurse Marty

I was going to suggest waiting for the X-H2 before making a decision re:  different body/lenses/ecosystem.  But I think I like this suggestion even better.

Also, there is to consider how the rest of your workflow setup is going.  Do you have a nice, modern day monitor?  I spent like $400 on a new 32" 4K Samsung and it really upped my game.  I know I coulda spent much more for calibrated color display and etc, but what I have now is great for both computer and movie watching use.  Whether PC or Mac, $2000 can get you a whole lot of swanky, fast new computer and capacious storage to match.  NAS is a good investment, also.

I still like the 'take a class' idea best, however.  I know I could use some!  Even if that class is just you putting your camera in front of some nicer scenery in order to get nicer pictures