Kjellis
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After much thought and consideration I bought a Z8 as a second camera to my Z9 in early June. Or so I thought. It turned out to become my main camera this summer.
At the same I got my new camera I also got a bug bite on my thigh that was growing in size. About 4 days after I first discovered the bite I got really sick with headache, muscle- and jointpain and fever. That was on a thursday and I went to the E.R. around 10 pm and got antibiothics for an infected bug bite as the bite didn't look like Lyme Disease. The following saturday the bite has grown to about 11 centimeters in size and even though my fever was gone I was really sick, so I went to the E.R. again and this time Lyme Desease was a fact. After a hevy antibiotics cure over two weeks my somptoms was gone but I strugled with fatigue since.
So that brings me to the Z8. Well to make it short, the Z8 has been my main camera this summer because of the weight. Even with my strenght and and energy gone, I have managed to haul my 600 TC araound and the Z8 with it's lighter weight has made it so much easier to handle. As I've gotten used to the Z8 I really love it, and I prefer it over my Z9, even with my 600 TC.
So what is my point with this story you might think? Well I'm not sure. Maybe to share my story and advice folks to take precaution when it comes to ticks. Or maybe how good the Z8 is, even paired with a big telephoto lens![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
To add to the story I was at the doctors again in early September with a new insect bite that was growing and I've got Lyme Disease for the second time since June. How is it possible you think? Well, I have taken precautions with my clothes impregnated with permethrin and insect repellant on my skin. And never saw the ticks, I just had these bites that just growed in size.
Hope this babling make sence. Be careful out there and remember that good health isn't guaranteed.
Here is some images made with the Z8 this summer.
At the same I got my new camera I also got a bug bite on my thigh that was growing in size. About 4 days after I first discovered the bite I got really sick with headache, muscle- and jointpain and fever. That was on a thursday and I went to the E.R. around 10 pm and got antibiothics for an infected bug bite as the bite didn't look like Lyme Disease. The following saturday the bite has grown to about 11 centimeters in size and even though my fever was gone I was really sick, so I went to the E.R. again and this time Lyme Desease was a fact. After a hevy antibiotics cure over two weeks my somptoms was gone but I strugled with fatigue since.
So that brings me to the Z8. Well to make it short, the Z8 has been my main camera this summer because of the weight. Even with my strenght and and energy gone, I have managed to haul my 600 TC araound and the Z8 with it's lighter weight has made it so much easier to handle. As I've gotten used to the Z8 I really love it, and I prefer it over my Z9, even with my 600 TC.
So what is my point with this story you might think? Well I'm not sure. Maybe to share my story and advice folks to take precaution when it comes to ticks. Or maybe how good the Z8 is, even paired with a big telephoto lens
To add to the story I was at the doctors again in early September with a new insect bite that was growing and I've got Lyme Disease for the second time since June. How is it possible you think? Well, I have taken precautions with my clothes impregnated with permethrin and insect repellant on my skin. And never saw the ticks, I just had these bites that just growed in size.
Hope this babling make sence. Be careful out there and remember that good health isn't guaranteed.
Here is some images made with the Z8 this summer.
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