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‘KEH (Cameras)’ Delivers On Its Promise Of Buying Used Cameras — In My Case, 2 Panasonic DC-ZS Compact Zooms.

by Anura Guruge
on October 14, 2022

Click to **ENLARGE**. Click here to access the ***‘KEH’ Website***.

I had got a ‘Panasonic ZS80‘ (24-720mm zoom) & a ‘Panasonic ZS200‘ (24-360 mm zoom with 1″ sensor) as trade-ins for my full-frame ‘Canon EOS RP‘, from ‘Cardinal Camera‘, in May 2020. I had got a ‘Google Pixel 4’ 6-months earlier & had realized that I was using the Pixel rather than a camera for taking my daily quota of pictures. So, there was little point holding onto an expensive full-frame camera.

My thinking was that I would use the ZS200, with its 1″ sensor, for higher quality images & the much smaller senor BUT longer reach when I fancied zoom photography. But, that was the theory. With me taking a ‘Pixel 5’ later in 2020 & a ‘Pixel 6 Pro‘ in 2021 I basically STOPPED using these cameras. I would take one or both with me but they would NEVER get used. Yes, I will admit I was not overly enamored with either of these two Panasonics. So they just sat in a drawer getting old.

Then I started seeing Ads by KEH Camera. While I knew I wouldn’t get much for these two ‘low-end’ cameras, anything was better than them sitting there collecting dust.

So, I started the process. It was slick & painless.

I shipped the cameras out, in one box, via FedEx, on September 11, 2022. It took KEH a week, i.e., up until September 18, 2022, to acknowledge that they received the cameras. Wasn’t too thrilled with that (especially since I had NOT retained the FedEx tracking (& as such had no visibility as to when/how they were delivered)). But, eventually I got the e-mail saying that they had the cameras & will start evaluating them.

It then took another 17-days before I got my offer. Much to my surprise & delight the offer was about $18 higher than their original estimate. I was NOT expecting that. But, to be fair, the two cameras were in essence ‘nearly new’/’unused’. I don’t think either had a shutter click count greater of even 1,000! So, in the end I was COOL. Yes, the process had taken a tad longer than I had hoped — but, when I checked, it was only a day longer than what ‘BuyBackWorld‘ had taken when I sold them my ‘Garmin Fenix 6’. So, I guess that is the norm for these online buyers. Fair enough.

All said, I would DEFINITELY RECOMMEND KEH to anyone who wants to sell a camera online bypassing the hassle of trying to sell it themselves on eBay, Facebook, Craigslist, etc.

I Finally Have A ‘Garmin’ ‘Epix Gen 2’ Smartwatch On My Wrist — It Was Inevitable.

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by Anura Guruge
on September 1, 2022

My ‘Fenix 6 Titanium’ & ‘Venu 2’.

Click to **ENLARGE**. The 22 smartwatches I have owned & worn since June 2017. Note most have been Garmins & mainly Fenix models

I said I doubt whether I would get a ‘Fenix 7’ & that indeed did prove to be the case.

The Epix Gen 2 was different; it has an AMOLED screen & I am a sucker for AMOLED screens. That is one of the reasons I finally decided to get an Epix 2.

I had been wearing my Venu 2, daily, only taking it off for charging, for 493 days. 1.35 year. That is a LONGTIME for me to wear the same smartwatch. The longest I had gone previously was 254 days with my Fenix 6 Titanium. I had worn the Venu 2 for nearly twice as long.

What I really missed on the Venu 2 was MAPS. I like to to have maps on my watch.

Plus, I don’t like to fall too far behind on Garmin technology.

I sold my Fenix 6 Titanium, to ‘BuyBackWorld‘ in July, to justify getting the Epix 2.

You will notice from the top two images that I am using the SAME WATCHFACE (‘Logos’) on the Epix as I had on the Venu 2! Yep, new watch, 2.5x the price BUT the same watchface. I really looked BUT I couldn’t find another that so met my needs. I will do a separate post, soon, as to that watchface. It is brilliant. It packs a LOT of data into that screen — & I love that.

So far, so good with the Epix. Some small changes when it comes to starting/stopping ACTIVITIES but no big deal. Just different.

Yes, the Epix 2 feels like a more substantial watch — which it is & which it has to be. It collects more data — especially with activities. That is good, though I really don’t need all of that.

But, I am glad I got it. I like it. The HUGE question is going to be what I will do when ‘Google’ finally gets around to announcing the long, long, long awaited ‘Pixel watch’. I always said I would get one. I am Pixel all the way. Crazy enough the one thing that will stop me will be the lack of a watchface with as MUCH DATA as I now have with Logos! That is crazy. There are some real nice ‘Wear OS‘ watchfaces BUT they never have enough datafields!

‘BuyBackWorld’ Lived Up To Their Promise When I Sold Them My ‘Garmin Fenix 6 Titanium Sapphire’.

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by Anura Guruge
on July 20, 2022

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I had never heard of them, let alone dealt with them, until the start of this month. I found them on a Google search. I checked the reviews & they seemed to be kosher. That PROVED to be the case. Their process is NOT as quick as they imply, BUT in time they delivered.

As you can see from the top image I started the process (i.e., ‘the order’) on July 4, 2022, online. That is when I got, via e-mail, my pre-paid USPS shipping label. I mailed my Fenix 6 in the next day, i.e., Tuesday, July 5, 2022. They received it & made sure it was inside the box on Thursday, July 7, 2022. I got an e-mail from them, on that day, to say so. So, that was FAST & impressive. Just two days.

Then I did NOT hear again from them until this past Monday, i.e., July 18, 2022. That, i.e., 11-day wait, was slightly unnerving. But, they said the Fenix passed their tests & that they would give me the price they had originally quoted $185. That was good. The watch was like new though I had worn it, 24×7 for 254 days. I was happy. The $185 was in my PayPal account today, July 22, 2022. So, 15 days since they got it.

As far as I am concerned, the process was slightly slower than I had expected, BUT it worked. They gave me the price they had originally quoted. They didn’t try to cheat me. That was good. YES, I would deal with them AGAIN!

I am ‘OK’ with the $185 I got for the Fenix 6. I probably would have got more if I tried to sell it on my own BUT I didn’t have to go through the hassle of dealing with online buyers. I had got the Fenix 6 back in November 2019. I didn’t pay for it in cash. I was given it for professional writing services performed. So, I never had a ‘proper’ dollar value for it in my mind. I was going to keep it, BUT now that I am used the bright AMOLED display on my ‘Venu 2‘ I really cannot see myself ever been able to cope with a non-AMOLED display! Hence the decision to get rid of it.

I am glad I ended up choosing BuyBackWorld. Yes, I am endorsing them.

I Am Very Skeptical Of The ‘Garmin Fenix 7’ Battery Life CLAIMS — I Have Owned Enough Garmins To Know Better.

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by Anura Guruge
on January 20, 2022

Click to **ENLARGE**. ***From Google News.***

Click image to access the ***‘Garmin Forums’***.

As you can see from the image above I have owned a LOT of Garmins including: an ENDURO, Fenix 6 Solar, Fenix 6 Sapphire, etc. I still have a Fenix 6 Titanium in addition to a Venu 2.

Garmin’s battery life claims have always been artificial, non-realistic & SHORT-LIVED.

Ask anyone who has owned a Garmin for more than a few months.

Just check the Garmin Forums.

Garmin’s battery life estimates are based on using the most boring of THEIR watch faces and not doing too much of anything on a given day. That is not realistic or representative.

Plus, the batteries, quite literally, in front of your eyes, start losing ‘juice’ the longer you have them.

So, PLEASE, take Garmin’s claims about Fenix 7 battery life with a HUGE grain of (Lithium) salts.

Media Pundits Are Struggling, As Did I , To Justify Upgrading To The New ‘Garmin Fenix 7’ IF You Already Have A ‘Fenix 6’.

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by Anura Guruge
on January 19, 2022

Click to **ENLARGE**. ***From respected ‘Pocket-Lint’***.

Click to **ENLARGE**. ***From ‘Gadgets & Wearables’***.

Click to **ENLARGE**. Today. My Garmin Fenix 6 Titanium & Venu 2.

I already said it, unequivocally, yesterday: “the new Fenix 7 family came across as under-featured & over-priced“.

I knew others would have a similar problem, if they were being honest, upfront — & NOT in Garmin’s pockets (so to speak) — to justify why a Fenix 6 owner should upgrade to a Fenix 7. A couple even pointed out the same issue that I had re. the touchscreen, i.e., touchscreens can be problematic in wet weather or when you are swimming.

So, I am glad that I was not alone.

You can find more. Just Google.

As with the recent ‘Venu 2 Plus‘, I think Garmin GOOFED again.

Stay tuned. Once ‘Wear OS 3‘ gains traction later on this year, Garmin will be sucking wind like an out-of-shape runner trying to compete in a triathlon.

‘Garmin Fenix 7’ Is Far From Compelling — Especially If You Already Own A ‘Fenix 6 Titanium’ & A ‘Venu 2’.

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by Anura Guruge
on January 18, 2022

Click to **ENLARGE**. Directly from ***Garmin’s website***.

Click image to ***access my post from 3 weeks ago***.

Click to **ENLARGE**. From an Excel spreadsheet I maintain of my Garmins.

Given the volume of leaks re. the Fenix 7 ahead of Christmas today’s announcement had few, if any, surprises.

The new Fenix 7 family came across as under-featured & over-priced.

Yes, 4 years ago I yearned for a touch screen. Now I have a nice one on my Venu 2 & I have learnt one thing to my cost. Touchscreens can be very annoying when you are working out in rain! Yes, the raindrops mess with the screen. So, a touchscreen on a Fenix isn’t going to be as attractive as you would initially think. Most serious athletes will end up trying to disable it. Plus, the Fenix 7 still comes with the 5 clunky buttons. Hhhhmmmm.

Garmin has already said that many of the new software features on the 7 will be available on the Fenix 6 (& even 5) via a new software update.

Basically, I don’t see a justification for getting a Fenix 7.

Plus, I haven’t worn a Fenix since I got my Venu 2 nearly 9 months ago. The Venu 2 meets all my current needs.

I feel that Garmin has started to lose its way in the smartwatch space — bar the Venu 2.

Soon, it will have a ton of competition from Google ‘Wear OS 3‘. There might even be a Google Pixel watch. Others are talking, & Samsung is even offering, health-centric features like EKG. Nothing from Garmin.

I have been a HUGE Garmin devotee since 2017 — as figures 4 & 2 above testify. I have owned 11 Garmin watches in those 5 years. SMILE. But, I plan to ditch Garmin in 2022 — as soon as I spot a decent Wear OS watch. So, you have been warned. SMILE.

Stay tuned.

Has The ‘Garmin’ ‘Fenix 7’ Been Delayed By Last Year’s Ransomware Attack?

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by Anura Guruge
on August 17, 2021

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Click to **ENLARGE** & read here. ***Click here*** for Wikipedia link.

Most of, if not all of, Garmin’s IT systems & networks were down for at least 10-days in June 2020. Internally it must have taken them at least another 2-weeks to ensure that everything was back to being copasetic. So, the ransomware attack had to have cost Garmin at least a month of delays. Most likely they spent another month making sure that there systems were finally as secure as they should have been in the first place.

This might explain why we have not even heard any credible rumors of the Garmin Fenix 7. It certainly is due.

The ‘Enduro’ announced earlier this year was not really a feature update. Just provided longer battery life. The Fenix 6 Pro Solar also only extended battery life. So, the last feature upgrade, i.e., the announcement of the Fenix 6, was two years ago. So, it is not unreasonable to expect a Fenix 7 anytime now.

Yes, no doubt, Garmin wanted ‘Samsung’ to get their ‘Watch 4‘ release out of the way. Well, that has happened. Garmin again as an open runway.

I would hope to see an announcement by October 2021. If not something untowards has taken place within Garmin. As always I have my ear to the ground. I will keep you posted as soon as I hear anything.

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