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Edit should have put this in the welcome section, if someone could move it

Good evening all

Just thought I would say hello before I bombard with all the questions.

I have been interested in photography for years to some degree, but never had anything other than a point and shoot or my phone.

However a few weeks ago I came across an old but bargain Micro 4/3 camera, Olympus E-PL1. It came with the kit lens but more interestingly for me I managed to pick up a vintage 24mm prime lens with the relevant adapter. I find the manual nature much more rewarding.

One of my main goals is to take my camera on my cycle rides, but I am also interested in a little street and portrait work.

I'll upload a few photos going forward.
 
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Evenin' Jon and welcome to TP. Will look out for your photos - glad you found us.

M43 is a very handy format for cycling because it's so small, and if you do have an off, the older bodies etc aren't expensive to replace.
 
ancient_mariner said:
Evenin' Jon and welcome to TP. Will look out for your photos - glad you found us.

M43 is a very handy format for cycling because it's so small, and if you do have an off, the older bodies etc aren't expensive to replace.
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Yes.i am really pleased with the size of the camera it drops straight in my coat pocket.

I actually went on my bike to pick it up so it's had it's first ride.

I just need to stick a decent gallery on on of my websites and I'll start sharing some images.
 
Hi Jon, welcome to the forum, I hope you enjoy yourself here :welcome:

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Hi and welcome Jon.

If you ever spot a cheap film era 50mm f1.8 it might be worth getting for longer shots , tighter framing and shallower depth of field.

I'll look forward to seeing you in the various threads.

Have fun :D
 
Hi Jon, And welcome aboard TP, looking forward to hearing from you and maybe seeing some of your images on the various forums. "Enjoy"
 
I had a couple of parcels in the post I won on eBay. I got a 200mm prime lens which I want to play with when I visit my Mums as she lives overlooking a river estuary and I think I could get some nice shots. It cost me £8 so no significant loss if it doesn't do what I want.

Secondly I had the first of two Speedlight style flashes arrive, these are really to have a play with learning how the shadows are created etc and how I can bounce the light. Both Jessops ones, one quite old and another much newer but both have s1&s2 mode which will let me play.
 
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