Goodbye Nikon, Hello Leica

There is comfort in the familiar, which is why it took me roughly eight months to finally work up the damn courage to part ways with all my Nikon gear. Despite knowing that deep down the Leica Q2 would be my next and only camera, the thought of change, honestly, freaked me out. I was finding every excuse imaginable to not move forward with my plan, most of which were laughably stupid in hindsight. (Most hinged on largely unrealistic “what if” type scenarios.) The fact is that after more than 20 years of shooting solely with Nikon equipment, I feared the change. I was going to be jumping ship and diving into uncharted waters, and that terrified me. Thankfully, I overcame my fear, and moved forward with my purchase. (I bought the Q2 prior to selling all of my Nikon gear, thus essentially forcing myself to pack it up and move it out.) Again, only after eight long months of a rather comical internal debate between the various voices of logic and reason in my head.

Anyway, this entry, while a continuation of the last two, will not have any review type elements tossed in. Rather this post will serve as the capstone to my Nikon era. It will contain random thoughts, as always, as well as a lot of images that I captured before bidding a rather bittersweet farewell (read as nausea inducing) to my beloved Nikon gear, and simplifying my kit with the Leica Q2. Looking back, I probably used my D500 more in that eight-month timeframe than I had the previous two years combined. It was, truthfully, the best way to say goodbye.

So, let’s move on to the randomness and the images. Well, hold on for just a second. These images are not just limited to the “bangers”, but rather just images that I liked. Honestly, the mentality of posting only the best images needs to die. Some of the below images will be, at best, mediocre, but this is my blog, so it is what it is.

-Tyler

Good Morning & Good Night:
Below will be a handful of images taken during or around sunrise and sunset on the property. Most of the images were taken with the 17-50mm f2/8, a few with a 50mm f1.4, and a 200-500mm f5.6.

Items In The Sky:
Below will be some images of various things in the sky (clouds, birds, aircraft). The image of the solo cloud was taken with the 50mm f1.4 and the rest with the 200-500mm f5.6. The image of the cloud, as well as the turkey vulture where taken at the house. The images of the F-35 and the P-51 were taken at JBSA Randolph.

Around The House Randomness:
Just as the above blurb states, these images will be random, and ones that I took while walking around outside of the house. The bulk were taken using the 17-50mm f2.8 while a few were taken using the 50mm f1.4.