Category: Gear

• Minimalist Gear

  

  Everyone loves a good gear post and as I find myself waiting patiently for the Rapid Express to Takenami station (武並) I thought I’d break down what I’m carrying with me on my Nakasendō walk from Takenami to Mitake (御嵩町) today.

  Sean

  May 4, 2022

  Gear, Japan, Nakasendo, Nakasendō, Walking

  Gear, Gifu, Japan, Mitake, Nakasendō, Takenami, Walking

• The Panasonic Lumix S5 and Why it’s the Perfect Camera for Me Right Now

  

  Over the past year the LUMIX S5 has become a vital part of my day-to-day life and this is why I like it.

  Sean

  October 12, 2021

  Camera Gear, Gear, Photography

  camera, Camera Gear, Gear, Japan, Leica M6, Panasonic Lumix S5

• Photography: New Camera, Old Lens = Less Friction

  

  Photo above: testing the limits of the Lumix S5 (not very scientifically). Years ago I read Marie Kondo’s book on decluttering and it instantly resonated. Possessions can be stressful. The wrong ones waste valuable time, space, and/or money so I’m wary of adding to what I already have – books being the only exception. I…

  Sean

  September 29, 2020

  Camera Gear

  Carl Zeiss 35mm ZM, 등산, 覚王山, 走日本, 사이클 재팬, 삼림욕, 일본, 일본 을 산책, Kakuozan, Lumix S5, Nagoya, outdoor Japan, Panasonic Lumix S5, Photography, 名古屋, 徒步日本, 日本骑行

• Photography: Camera Gear for Hikes and Bicycle Rides

  

  13th October, 2021I’ve since updated my camera to a Panasonic LUMIX S5. You can read about it here. I previously wrote about the camera gear I use when bike packing here but since the outdoor activities I do in Japan have changed over the last couple of years I thought it might be a good…

  Sean

  December 10, 2019

  Camera Gear, Gear

  adventure cycling, カメラ, ハイキング, Bike Packing, bike packing Japan, Central Japan, Cycling, cyclingjapan, Hiking, hikingjapan, Japan, Japan cycling, Leica, Lumix G9, micro four thirds, Microadventures, mountains, Nagoya, outdoor adventure, outdooradventurejapan, outsideisfree, Panasonic Lumix, Photography, 写真, 名古屋, 愛知県, 日本

• Cycling: Curve GXR – One Year Review

  

  It’s almost a year since I bought the Curve GXR and it’s fair to say that it has become my main bicycle. I use it for pretty much everything

  Sean

  May 6, 2019

  Bike Packing, Cycling, Gear

  Adventure, adventure cycling, Bike Packing, bike packing Japan, Curve Cycling, Curve GXR, cyclejapan, Cycling, cyclingjapan, fromwhereiride, Japan, Japan cycling, Kevin, Microadventures, mountains, outsideisfree, Titanium, Titanium frame