Camera Favoritism

I loathe to waste assets. Cameras are assets. One thing that's been bugging me when I had multiple cameras was that certain bodies invariably wound up with less utility than others. Especially when one's a "backup" or at least a special purpose unit. That is when camera favoritism occurs: One camera winds up sitting in the dry cabinet for unhappy amounts of time.

My solution to the problem, of course, was to downsize. Where possible, a unit that duplicated the capabilities of another would be pawned off. Ultimately, I wound up with a single dSLR, a large sensor prosumer and a compact camera. Each serves a different function. The compact is a backup take-everywhere unit. Light duty, but gets the job done. The large sensor prosumer is a bit of an oddity. Large and heavy as a dSLR with lens attached, but the prosumer was cheap to obtain and has a really superb lens that is reasonably versatile. It's also relatively silent. As a result, it winds up in situations where good image quality is required but fast shooting speed, the flexibility and heft of multiple lenses prove unnecessary. Finally, there is the dSLR, with fast speed and long glass to take care of the more extreme demands.

While the three bodies admittedly overlap in focal length coverage, there is a reduced possibility of camera favoritism, since each body has its use. Ultimately, I find myself using all three from time to time, as opposed to when I had two dSLR bodies and routinely left one at home because it lacked the capabilities of the other body. It seems like a more tenable solution for the moment.