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Upgrading to no-gear

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Embarking on a journey of creativity often involves unexpected twists, as illustrated by one user's recent experience with camera upgrades. After years of enjoying a Sony A6300, they decided to treat themselves to a used A7RII, only to face challenges with malfunctioning buttons. Despite the seller's attempt to repair it, the camera remained untouched, leaving them without any gear just as they set off on a six-month adventure abroad.

No questions and no point to this story, just sharing for your entertainment.

Couple of years ago I got myself a Sony A6300 while I was still a student. Scored it for about 500€ used and loved it all the way. I don't think I'm a great photographer but I think I got some nice shots out of it through the years and I had lots of fun trying out manual lenses and such.

Recently, I decided to spoil myself for submitting my thesis. So I bought a A7RII for 550€, used in good condition. Seemed like a no-brainer deal to me. I was super excited until I discovered that some of the buttons were not working. The seller offered to try to fix it for me, and a week later I got an update that it works now! Since my older brother was going on vacation and showed some interest in cameras and taking pictures, I decided to gift my old beloved camera to him. Then, I received the repaired A7RII only to discover that while the repair guy greased it up with his fingerprints, he didn't actually fix anything.

Now, I have 0 cameras and I just boarded my flight for a 6 months adventure abroad. Guess I'll stick to phonetography for now.

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