Last minute details ~ testing a Panasonic lens and packing bags

The annual road-trip is imminent and my day has been spent madly tying up loose ends at work, checking spare SD cards, and packing last minute camera items. As usual, I’ve ended up with at least 5 cameras - Nikon Z5, Olympus OMD EM5 2, Kodak C875 (yep, an oldie), Sony NEX 6, and a Finepix S200EXR (there’s something really interesting about this old camera). The good news is that by taking only mirrorless cameras with me, I’ve dispensed with the reassuring bulk of DSLRs. I also managed to make a few photos with the newly acquired Panasonic 14-45mm kit lens: Motorbike, shadows, and tree at sunset - Olympus EM5 2 and Panasonic 14-45 lens The Panasonic is similar optically to the Olympus Zuiko 14-42mm kit lens, but the build quality is better, the filter size is 52mm (great for all my 52mm filters), and the handling is much preferred. I have two Zuiko 14-42 lenses, and both of them are faulty because the internal flex cable is damaged and affects communication with the camera body - an…