GFX Scenes Seen: Wright Brothers National Memorial @wrightbrosnps , A Fascinating Talk, & Great Company.
Subtitle: How Is That For A Wordy Title, Huh?
Let’s get to it.
Read this somewhere.
“Those who say go big or go home do not take into consideration how much I really like being home.”
Welp… My wife dynamited me out of my house. Her sister is in town, and they planned a trip to the beach. They were kind enough to include me. So I went. Outer Banks. Never been. Kill Devil Hills, NC.
Sheesh. What a name. Anyhoo.
Near our rental condo, there was a tower on a hill in the distance.
We had no idea what it was. If you know already…
Yes. Three folks with an engineering degree, a Master’s degree, and a JD in tow, and none had any idea that this ominously named town was the actual location of the first flight and not the neighboring town of Kitty Hawk.
Great Company.
My wife and sister in law.
So we went.
A Fascinating Talk.
A great talk was given by the guide. Seriously, it was worth the trip by itself.
The Gear.
All with one camera.
I will share the monument by the lens used.
Started off with the Yashica CY 28mm f/2.8.
For a little more drama, I switched over to the Contax CY Planar 50mm f/1.7.
And back to old faithful.
Thoughts.
Pretty much a cut and paste from my first post about this trip.
With new cameras becoming more and more feature-filled while also creeping up in price, I think one would be well served by really examining what you are looking for. Are you looking for the latest and greatest specs? Do you really need them? You may? But if not, I would recommend seriously considering older gear.
While early GFX cameras can hardly be called inexpensive, I believe they offer great value to a certain photography demographic. Those who prize IQ over speed and specs. I am that demographic.
Sony just announced a stellar new camera this week. The A7V.
Normally, I would write a “So…” post about such a release outlining my thoughts and usually concluding with me not getting that new bit of gear… And sometimes going back on my word later and picking it up down the road. The A7V is available for a reasonable sum; all things considered, and it offers fantastic features. Have heard it is a mid-tier price point for a top-grade camera specs proposition. And I do not argue with any of that… But I personally do not need that. What I would and did prefer was a larger image-capturing surface area. And as much as makes no sense a used, but relatively recent, medium format digital camera can now be had for less than a new full-frame camera.
And it makes for a wonderful temporary, intermittent distraction from doom scrolling in a world gone mad.
Well, that wraps things up for this post.
Happy capturing.
-ELW
Eric L. Woods 
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