Quirky Cars and Cameras

Do we all go through times of wanting to fit in and some times of wanting to stand out?

I remember a time at school when I didn’t like having an unusual name. Why couldn’t I just have been called John? Something ‘normal’. Now I love it and I’m grateful for the small reflection of my Scottish heritage.

After a few mainstream cars, I bought a few that were older and definitely more ‘interesting’, like a 1989 Porsche 944 for about £4000. It wasn’t the fastest, definitely wasn’t the most economical, but it was pretty fun as everyday transport for a while. I even enjoyed trying to tackle small (very small) repair jobs on it when inevitably something failed.

Of course there’s an affordability element, but at a given price point there’s often the choice between the mainstream, the most popular option, and something more quirky. Maybe used, but not necessarily.

I like quirky cameras.

I like Panasonic, that they’re not quite mainstream, that they’re not Sony or Canon.

That’s probably why I used Fujifilm cameras for so long, because they’re a little different.

I like the Sigma FP and the Ricoh GR3.

The Sony A1 or the Nikon Z9 might have the best specs, and I’d happily own and use one, but they’re also somehow a little less interesting to me.

Specs aren’t everything. Quirks don’t have to be faults, just something to add a little character, a different design choice or simply not trying to do everything.

(From what I’ve seen, I would still like to get a Sony FX30 sometime though.)