Hey guys, I hope your Monday went well, or has started well if you're behind in time like most of the world is. Here in Australia Monday is over almost over and I'm just about to catch some zzz's in preparation for Tuesday and another day of work.
Anyway, Monday...I had a good day today although it was quite unremarkable at work; I signed a new client, met one in person who travelled from Melbourne to Adelaide to meet me, had some lunch, answered and wrote some emails...Typical stuff really although...
I also took some time to head into Diamond's Cameras in the city to get my...Wait for it...First ever macro lens! And do you reckon I'm excited? [Yes is the answer.]
But before you get too excited with me I haven't actually got it; I put a couple hundred dollars down on it and won't probably get it for 3-4 weeks or so. I hate doing this sort of stuff but they called me and told me of the impending price rise and so I had no choice but to go and drop some money on it - It saved me $180 in additional cost so pretty worth it.
I picked up the Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro 4/3 lens for my Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III which I purchased a few months back. It's a mirrorless camera and so far I've been really happy with it. The lens is the last I think I'll need and completes my kit.
Keep in mind I'm not a photographer nor will ever profess to be. For my needs this camera does the job and I'm happy with it from a cost and performance perspective. It is compact enough to take with me daily when I travel and has enough settings that I can get very creative plus a few features to assist in better images which is a good thing for me - I need the help.
The addition of this lens means I have four lenses for it and that's probably all I need considering my lack of photographic ability. (14-24mm, 40-150mm and 25mm + the macro lens).
I've never done macro photography though...Sure, I've photographed things up close by they never really came out right and I'm hoping the lens I bought will help me get some better macro shots.
I don't expect to be taking photos of the eyes of a beetle or something, however I'm hoping to take some interesting shots which I will probably share here, if they are not shit. I'm not into embarrassing myself when there are so many great photographers putting stuff up here.
If anyone has tips I'd be glad to hear them so comment away. Please don't get too technical as my limited understanding of photography will mean it's probably lost on me. Still, feel free to comment as anything that may help me will be greatly appreciated.
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