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What camera do you use? How do you get the smooth water effect? Isn\u2019t all that camera gear heavy? What is the best compact zoom camera? What is the best small camera for travel?<\/p>\n

These are just a few of the questions we get asked.<\/p>\n

Full frame, DSLR, Four Thirds, Mirrorless, point and shoot, dual-lens, RAW, JPEG, Macro. Talking about cameras and photography is like learning a whole new language. I will try to keep it simple and share my passion for camera technology with you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Let me start out by saying that you can lavish $10,000 on a camera and lens and still take pretty average photos. The flip side of that is that you can have a cheap date with a $100 point and shoot and produce some fantastic images.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not all about the camera; it\u2019s the person handling the camera that counts. <\/p>\n

Being able to see something uniquely, capturing the unexpected, having an eye for composition. These are the key things to taking anything other than snapshots. <\/p>\n

Now an all singing all dancing digital camera can help you to take some super shots. For example, long exposures for shooting the Northern Lights<\/strong><\/a>, super quick shutter speed to capture fast-moving objects, sharp focusing to grab that cheeky smile or macro mode for close-ups of insects and flowers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In days of old before digital cameras came along, my very first love was an Olympus OM10. This was Olympus\u2019s first mass-market camera. If the Olympus OM1 or OM2 was a little out of your reach, then this was the camera for you. <\/p>\n

Now you can pick these great cameras up secondhand for less than $50. Of course, you almost need a second mortgage to get the film developed these days.<\/p>\n

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My youngest daughter, Katherine, has a little of the retro blood running through her veins. Not only does she love spinning vinyl, but she takes some mean photos using a film camera.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Fast forward to the digital world. Before we started travelling full time I had a full-on love affair with Canon cameras. My favourite girl was a Canon 6D<\/strong><\/a>. This is a full frame (the size of the sensor) camera in a prosumer body. It gave me 85% of what the pro-Canon 5D does at less than half the price.<\/p>\n

Now every girl loves a little bling. So I splashed out for the following lenses for my girl: <\/p>\n