Perhaps the title is a little click-baity, but yesterday I replaced and sold my prized camera that I've been exploring with for over 11 years.
I bought my Canon 5D MKII in late September, of 2010. I took a risk on buying a camera quite a bit over my budget, but I never once looked back.
It has served me well and worked flawlessly, capturing the majority of my prized and most well known photographs. My 5D has been to 10 different countries, endured the heat of the desert and the brutal cold of Northern Alberta, been dropped, kicked, rained on, snowed on and covered in all kinds of unsanitary abandoned... spores. It's never once faltered.
This camera has also provided me with a little fame through stock photography. I owe nearly all of my most well-known photos to this camera, which has paid for itself several times over.
In the time since I purchased it, I met my wife, got married, moved across the country, had a kid, moved across the country again, started my career, and had another kid.
It's been to hundreds of abandoned places. I have so, so many good memories with it that it's been tough to sell. I seriously considered just keeping it, but I know that I wouldn't have a use for it anymore, and would love to pass it on to another photographer just starting out.
Here's a collection of my favourite UE photos, all taken with my old 5D MKII. It's amazing reflecting on all that's happened since I've owned it!
First photo ever taken with it, Oct 1, 2010
Oct 6, 2010
Nov 12, 2010
Apr 30, 2011
Mar 21, 2013
Jul 13, 2013
Aug 18, 2013
Oct 19, 2015
Mar 18, 2016
May 1, 2016
Jun 18, 2016
Oct 16, 2016
Nov 19, 2016
Jun 5, 2017
Nov 25, 2017
Apr 3, 2018
Apr 19, 2018
May 16, 2018
Jun 12, 2018
Jul 25, 2018
Aug 26, 2018
Aug 8, 2019
Oct 26, 2019
Aug 26, 2020
Nov 4, 2021
May 12, 2022
May 13, 2022
What did I replace my old camera with? I now am using a Canon 5DSr, and am seriously itching to take it out on it's first explore.
Thanks for viewing.