My light camera for travel

My father was an amateur photographer, that’s why I started taking pictures at a quite young age, learning and performing all the black and white process with film cameras. The gap in my amateur photographer biography accounts for quite a few years between the moment my last film camera broke down and the moment I decided digital cameras became good enough to work with (about ten years ago). At that time I began seriously learning through photography courses and workshops, and of course, I had to buy myself a new digital camera.

I knew for certain that my travel camera had to be lightweight because I think of myself as a traveler with a camera, not a full-time photographer. So in 2009 the latest Panasonic offer, the first mirrorless interchangeable lens Lumix DMC-G1 with a micro four thirds system, captured my attention, and I bought it. In my opinion, it is was a good compromise between the weight of the camera and the image quality. It served me well until I was caught in a sudden thunderstorm while visiting The 12 Apostles on the Australian coast. Unfortunately, the camera had been badly damaged with water, and I had to look for a new one.

I decided to stay with the same brand, and bought a Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 in 2013. It weighs 575 grams, battery and kit lens included. I have two lenses for this camera: H-FS014042 and H-FS045200. For processing pictures, I use Adobe Lightroom. I only share some of my travel pictures here, those I consider to be the best. I am also thinking of upgrading to a newer camera model, Panasonic Lumix G7, in the near future.