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<p><div class=pull-right>https://i.imgur.com/BAzCu3u.png</div> after a week of waiting and a lot of hassle to get the delivery signed off I have finally been able to unpack <strong>my brand spanking new camera</strong></p>
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<p>I have purchased the <em>Olympus om-d e m10 mark II. </em></p>
<p>I also know that last week the mark III version came out but then the price difference was still a bit to steep for me and as far as all that I have read my version should fit my needs just fine... Always buying the best of the best would not make me a better photographer</p>
<p>And I will be the first to admit that I have a lot to learn when it comes to photography. I have been reading up on the subject a lot and hope to be able to improve my skills and dazzle you all with amazing pictures here on steemit.</p>
<p>The main reason for buying it was that we are going to New Zealand for a month in december and although the iPhone does take good pictures I wanted something that would do the surroundings a little more justice...</p>
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<p>As to why this model, previous to buying the camera I tried to read up on the topic and the first thing that came up a lot was:</p>
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<p><strong>DSLR or MIRRORLESS</strong></p>
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<p>I found loads of articles about this and this is apparently a really heated discussion in the photography communities <strong>BUT...</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Mirrorless cameras</strong> have the advantage of usually being <strong>lighter, more compact,</strong> faster and better for video; but that comes at the cost of access to <strong>fewer lenses and accessories</strong> (apparently even that difference is growing smaller with a lot of new lenses coming out for mirrorless and since I am a beginner this does not really matter to me anyway). </p>
<p>For beginners, mirrorless cameras are often a better choice due to their more compact size and simpler controls. Mirrorless cameras are also more likely to have a touchscreens than a similarly priced DSLR as well.</p>
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<p>So i settled for the mirrorless just because its a bit smaller and if you are kinda backpacking space matters.
<p><br></p> QUESTION FOR THE PROs :<p><br></p>The only thing now is some advice from the steemit photographers, the lens I have seems to be ok for the day to day stuff but I would like to get into macro photography and landscape, SO... is there a lens that can do both... (does not sound logical but I hope there is)
<p><div class=pull-left>https://i.imgur.com/DltWX5m.jpg</div> <br></p>
anyway, to end this, here is one of my first experiments at home, our own coffee station...</p>
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