I bought a new camera recently- a Canon M5 with an excellent 18-150mm lens. I realised that my versions of Canon's EOS import software and Adobe DNG Converter - mounted on Mac OS 10.6.8 - couldn't import/convert the RAW format that I shoot in.

This nailed my nine year old Mac, as I'd already been getting messages that I couldn't use the latest versions of Firefox and other bits of software with 10.6.8. So, having dithered for some time about buying a new Mac, I made the decision to get a new one - with OS10.13 (High Sierra).

I also installed the latest (free) versions of EOS and DNG Converter software - then thought, what the hell, and paid £100 for a year's worth of Lightoom CC. I've shot in RAW for some years now and won't shoot in JPG if I can help it. And I really like Lightroom.

Anyway, all is working very well. The new Canon lens is as clear as a bell, with superb colour capture, and the processed pictures look fine. I'm getting more and more requests for photography - postcards, prints, websites and the local press - so it's all worth it. I don't use crappy gear for my music gigs, so why should I use crappy gear for good photo gigs...

And the gigs pay for it all!