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What’s in your wallet? I will talk more about what is in my bag (its really weird)  but lets talk about the useful thing someone just gave me.  This is a Memory card holding wallet - now on these Larger Memory cards the Compact flash cards its nice. This also fits in a zip lock bag as it basically never leaves the bag and I live in a very wet place* I pretty much Bag abd tag anything I can.  I also have a Small unbrella (it not for me its for the camera)... yeah I am not even kidding. My other two bags came with little rain coats so I was like ya know what. UNBRELLA.  Sometimes you can get these for free as promotional items at events BOTH the wallet and the umbrella...  So its not just about buying new toys its abut taking care of what you have. 

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This is not my style and I would not have piked it out online but I was given this bag be a friend who retired his Cannon Mark 2 and knew I had gotten one.  Its a very nice bag, its sturdy and very well laid out. This is a huge bag if your using someting like my Gh4 but its a perfect fir for the Cannon D5 Mark 2 and the few lenses. As I got is used as well as the lenses and so do not have any extras that both might have had so I am just gonna leave my advice instead of a critique.  MY ADVICE: Don’t over pay for new stylish bags when there are solid classics for under 1/3 the price.  Yes there are reasons to get a good bag number one is to protect your gear, I have a bag that does not look like a camera bag because that helps me conceal what gear I carry especially walking around alone as a female at night in a city. RIGHT  That said there are reasons to have a bag that looks PRO so I would say its okay to have more then one bag.  BUT - besure you have a pack list (you know a checklist for leaving the house) AND a Home base - I have a landing ad for my bag where I then unpack and reset it. that is chare the things that need charged, transfer files that need transfered. Where I start checking things off the list as they are repacked. 

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The long and short of what I am doing here is listing all the gear I have gotten.  Some of what I have gotten has been given - for transparancy I am talking about this process the same way someone would sponsorship.  Alright that said I also have some past experience that explains some of why I gathering the things I am.  THIS is one of those examples.  The prices on used flashcards vary a lot. These two I was just gifted form a friend who retired his Cannon Mark 2 body a while ago.  Anyway WHY would I need a bunch of small memory cards like 1 and 2 GB Especially when I am shooting RAW and I do have 4 reasons  1 if I am letting someone use the camera - to take a few photos if I switch to a diffrent card it keeps their photos seperate form mine.  2 Same basic idea when I am doing events and I have people walking into a photo op I use an empty card to shoot them and pass it back to the asistant who will help them with the viewing their image, possibly buying a print or buying a CD. Starting again with a blank card for the next person.  3rd is you can have events run long or take more photos then planned and use up space. Shooting RAW on the mark 2 it gives men a JEP and a RAW file so deleting is a process on the Camera, and to avoid deleting good images, or accidently deleting ALL images. So having wiggle room helps.  4 in case you for get your larger card - like leave it at the computer where you were unloading it. IT HAPPENS. That said - I avoid that by having a packing list that includes the adaptor, when I use it I then put it right back in the bag. Along with the wallet with the other cards for that camera.  

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I am finding almost nothing about this lens online and that is not a shock as there was a sort of Battle of the ZOOM lenses and everyone was selling some version of this lens. Its listed in a couple KIT collections but just the info off the lense and one for sale for 10$ with a partial photo and 10$ with no photo.  This one may be from sears as I found a posting about a Like New in Box but could not be spacific enough to see if it was the VERY same lens...  As I have a Few Konica Lenses and plan to get an adaptor - I will probally be posting the first review video on this lens... MANY years over due.  First Impression is that is seems super solid and for the price it may be worth getting one. I got mine for free as a Buy Nothing Give from a woman who was passing on her Photographer fathers stuff.  Its VERY clear the man picked his Stuff with care and that he got the best bang for his Buck and he took super good care of everything. Kept all the instructions for the Camera and had a cleaning kit plus everythings is clearly loved but very very carefully cared for. Such as everything has a protective case inside his very travel worn and very padded leather Camera bag.  As an artist - as a person who cares for  my gear. I feel like I am holding someone elses beloved possessions. I am holding onto it as I hate to break up his set.  The ONLY thing wrong with his kit was that the shutter was sticking on the 35mm film body. I am not sure that I am going to use, As I have a FEW 35mm film cameras - but I like that idea of keeping the Body with the lenses so it is an option. So it is going in the Camera Body Bag ( I have an extra camera bag with just old bodies in it the Lenses that are not in use right now live there too.  My current plans do not require film or photos outside having a Few Roles that I discovered stashed developed. Mystery Photos are aways an adventure. Especially when you know YOU took them but have no idea WHEN. Trip Down Memory Lane.  I have had some ruff times BUTsome of the good times before that may be on hat film. Its also old enough they may not have survived... In a few weeks - I will find out.   I am also collecting other peoples film and photos. I have found some small treasures. That I will be posting. 

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Look as I am just starting out I am accepting FREE STUFF  I got this bag that belonged to someones DAD full of Lenses with a Camera Body for 35MM I will post about later.  I am looking at each of the lenses and as older lenses they all haev REVIEWS many of the reviews are MIXED  While there are videos that make this lense look bad and whole Forums about how it is the worst it may be one of those hidden Gems  Video I posted screen shot is in the post as the OP goes into more details and gets others opinions   http://forum.mflenses.com/maybe-the-worst-lens-of-the-world-hanimex-hanimar-28mm-12-8-t67179.html I am also including one of the LAST posts in the thread that i think had a hand in ending this convo - Your adapter effects your lens.  When Reviewing a product if it is this bad - make sure you are following the instructions I have seen cases where reviews by well known vloggers have blown up in their faces with overly dramatic bad reviews where they ignored instructions etc DON”T BE THAT PERSON.  This Lens is around 15$ and MAY be worth it if your looking for an instantly vintage look.... There is a Flicker Tag and it is worth a look. This Lens is STAYING in my collection and I will note that advice on the adapters changing how you use it as I am probally getting a Konica to Micro 4:3 adaptor. Its a solid peice, seems to be well made and I actually like how mixed the reviews are on this one. --- Its a little extra special because I can tell the person who owned it took a great deal of care with his gear and that his daugher wanted it to be in a good home. NOT just sold on EBAY.   https://www.flickr.com/search/?sort=interestingness-desc&safe_search=1&text=Hanimex%2B28mm%2Bf2.8&view_all=1