I’ve had the Epson V700 for over 10 years.
Some people report failed lamps, but even then, its a classic that most people I know always recommend. The newer V750 uses a more fail proof lamp, but yeh, my 700 is still going strong.
But as much as I love the smell of a freshly ripped polaroid, or the sound of a thumb winding on film, I cant beat digital for hassle free nocturnal wanderings 
Really love that first one.
Can’t beat the night time vibe…
Check this guy out for noctural wanderings
Henri Prestes
I’m thinkin about getting a compact / MFT camera (under €1k) for some high quality prime lense artistic stills, & a bit of art video stuff too (no gimbal). gonna be printing some things at max 60x60cm (24x24 inches).
really liked the vibe of the Ricoh gr iii / x. downside for me is the video focusing issues.
that got me on to the lumix gx9 with 20mm prime. looks really nice.
which got me on to the Olympus E-m1 iii. super rez 80mp mode is very attractive to me for printing.
most important is still quality.
video too but to a lesser degree.
very important is that I can print professionally at a max of 60x60cm (24x24 inches).
any suggestions?
I’m open to other suggestions too. learning the ropes here as I go 
thanks 
I have a GH5 (used mostly for video) which is likely the same sensor as GX9. I’ve never had any problems printing photos at that size and larger. That said, I like Olympus colors better than Panasonic but of course that’s a very individual thing.
thanks Belter, much appreciated info.
how do you find the Panasonic colours vs Olympus?
I know this is gonna sound weird after saying what colors I prefer but I’m partially red green colorblind. But that doesn’t mean I don’t see the colors I still do but in a different way. So I can’t actually tell you specifically why. Olympus just feels better. I know that a lot people prefer Olympus colors though and I often hear people criticizing Panasonic’s greens.
I just dug out my old Fuji X20 and find it still quite satisfying to use!
The oldest Fujifilm camera I own is a x-e1 and it still produces beautiful results!
can Capture One users shed some light about the pricing across versions?
I’m used to Lightroom in the past but I decided to ditch Adobe and their subscriptions, I have my eye on the Capture One because it seems great and I love their import process which I miss the most from LR. I was wondering how the licensing works from version to version, for example if I get the current version 23 for $300, how long usually it takes them to release version 24 and if there are any discounts when upgrading? or is it full price every upgrade?
also, I was wondering if it’s the same as in LR for lens corrections where I can apply separately the Vignette/Distortion, I usually like to leave the Vignette for my wide shots and was wondering if that’s something I can do in Capture One…
A couple of months ago I felt the photography itch after a 8 year hibernation, I’ve always been into self imposing limitation such as using just 1 prime lens etc.
So I bought a used Fujifilm X100f, it really toes the line of simplicity and depth really well.
A few days ago I left my Panasonic G9 with a Panasonic Leica 12-60 f2.8-4 at a cafe. Only realized it the next day.
Came to that cafe, they returned my camera. A good lesson for me.
I made these Photos with an old samsung smartphone (8GB memory) i´ve lent from my dad for a marocco trip in 2021. Super bad quality. Want to share anyway, Most of them from Essaouira:
nice shots.
I’m off to Marrakesh later this month. bringing my ricoh grIIIx.
Essaouira looks beautiful, n really mellow. I’m considering a cheeky day trip.
Enjoy, lots of wonderful things.
The Saadian Tombs 
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don´t forget your field recorder for Marrakesh !