My tools.

In recent years, I've acquired quite a bit of equipment.

Recently, a simple firmware update on my Canon R7 showed me how much I despise technology when I try to disconnect from my daily life as an IT student who spends more time behind a screen than with his significant other. I realized I needed a change in my life, so I switched to the very first SLR camera I ever bought. Yes, the Canon EOS 2000D is a digital camera, but since I've owned it, it has never asked for an update. With this camera, I can also see the real light passing through my lens and reflecting off the mirror with my own eyes. No screen. I also own a Canonete QL17 35mm film camera, which I would like to use more often, but my current financial circumstances do not permit the expense of having film developed by a professional lab.

My goal is to save enough financial exchange coins of the European Union, also called Euros, until I can afford my own darkroom for developing black-and-white film in my basement. I have also considered selling my R7 and its lenses, as I use my nifty fifty 50 mm f1.8 lens more often than my 24-70mm f2.8, 70-200mm f2.8, and 150-600mm Sigma lenses. However, since I also enjoy photographing birds and wildlife when tired of black and white, I will keep them as long as possible and continue to use them occasionally until I have found my own vision and voice.

For image editing, I am still on the lookout for a practical open-source alternative to Lightroom that runs on Linux.