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Hello!
My name's Terry and I'm a hobbyist photographer. I'm in my early 50's, but learned the exposure triangle back in my teens on my Dad's Pentax Spotmatic. I used it to shoot a few car shows, but lost interest when I discovered girls.
After getting married, having kids, getting divorced, and the rest that comes with life, I decided to pick up a halfway decent camera again about 10 years ago. I'd been carrying point & shoot cameras for a few years, but nothing serious. That halfway decent camera was a Pentax X-5 bridge camera. My Dad talked me into staying with Pentax. After the X-5 came a Pentax K30 & a couple of lenses. I quickly realized Pentax didn't have the aftermarket support or lens selection that Canon & Nikon had. So, I jumped to Canon with the purchase of a used T2i & a couple of basic kit lenses. Shortly afterwards, I upgraded to a 7D Mark II & purchased 2 Tamron lenses - their 24-70mm & 70-200mm SP f/2.8 Di VC USD. With these I was hooked! I thought I'd struck it big and loved shooting with them.
When Canon introduced the RF mount, I traded in my 7D Mark II for an RP. I continued using my Tamron lenses using the EF to R adapter and loved the jump to full frame, but missed the speed of the 7DMkII. In February of this year, I decided to trade up to the R6. Wow! What an amazing camera! The subject detection & eye tracking are game changers. Shortly after that, I purchased the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary lens with their 1.4x teleconverter and started enjoying birding/wildlife photography. This is my "zen" now. One day each weekend - weather permitting - I'm out early in the morning with my camera walking trails and/or sitting by a pond or lake taking photos of whatever tickles my photographic fancy.
My most recent purchases are by far my favorite. The Canon EOS R7, the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM, and the Extender RF 1.4x. The 100-500mm my first RF lens and it's definitely the best lens I've ever owned. I've used it on both the R6 & R7, but love the reach the crop sensor R7 gives me when birding. I picked up a second camera bag specifically to carry my "wildlife setup" - the R7, 100-500, & 1.4x - and it goes everywhere with me now.
Now, my girlfriend, friends, girlfriend's friends, and the rest of my family know me as "the photographer"! I've done a few shoots for family & friends - my granddaughter's newborn pics were one that I absolutely loved doing. Even thought I'm far from being a pro, I almost feel naked when I don't have one of my cameras nearby.
So... I'm back at it and will continue as long as I can!
Thanks for reading...
- Terry
My name's Terry and I'm a hobbyist photographer. I'm in my early 50's, but learned the exposure triangle back in my teens on my Dad's Pentax Spotmatic. I used it to shoot a few car shows, but lost interest when I discovered girls.
After getting married, having kids, getting divorced, and the rest that comes with life, I decided to pick up a halfway decent camera again about 10 years ago. I'd been carrying point & shoot cameras for a few years, but nothing serious. That halfway decent camera was a Pentax X-5 bridge camera. My Dad talked me into staying with Pentax. After the X-5 came a Pentax K30 & a couple of lenses. I quickly realized Pentax didn't have the aftermarket support or lens selection that Canon & Nikon had. So, I jumped to Canon with the purchase of a used T2i & a couple of basic kit lenses. Shortly afterwards, I upgraded to a 7D Mark II & purchased 2 Tamron lenses - their 24-70mm & 70-200mm SP f/2.8 Di VC USD. With these I was hooked! I thought I'd struck it big and loved shooting with them.
When Canon introduced the RF mount, I traded in my 7D Mark II for an RP. I continued using my Tamron lenses using the EF to R adapter and loved the jump to full frame, but missed the speed of the 7DMkII. In February of this year, I decided to trade up to the R6. Wow! What an amazing camera! The subject detection & eye tracking are game changers. Shortly after that, I purchased the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary lens with their 1.4x teleconverter and started enjoying birding/wildlife photography. This is my "zen" now. One day each weekend - weather permitting - I'm out early in the morning with my camera walking trails and/or sitting by a pond or lake taking photos of whatever tickles my photographic fancy.
My most recent purchases are by far my favorite. The Canon EOS R7, the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM, and the Extender RF 1.4x. The 100-500mm my first RF lens and it's definitely the best lens I've ever owned. I've used it on both the R6 & R7, but love the reach the crop sensor R7 gives me when birding. I picked up a second camera bag specifically to carry my "wildlife setup" - the R7, 100-500, & 1.4x - and it goes everywhere with me now.
Now, my girlfriend, friends, girlfriend's friends, and the rest of my family know me as "the photographer"! I've done a few shoots for family & friends - my granddaughter's newborn pics were one that I absolutely loved doing. Even thought I'm far from being a pro, I almost feel naked when I don't have one of my cameras nearby.
So... I'm back at it and will continue as long as I can!
Thanks for reading...
- Terry