Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-03-21)

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padded camera bag I’d
normally not bother to pick up
in the morning. Instead, I
quite happily chuck the Canon
EOS 50D loose in the bottom
of my backpack.
‘This means there are days
when it gets covered in my
lunch,’ he laughs, ‘but
thankfully it has never stopped
working. Having the camera on
me at all times means I can
capture some shots that I
undoubtedly wouldn't have
had the opportunity to shoot
had I had a more expensive
set-up. Whenever I’m out, the
Canon EOS 50D is always
there and ready.’
Even though the 50D wasn’t
the latest gear, Marc was very
happy. ‘Having a cheap old
camera means I’ve achieved
shots that a newer, better
camera would not have got.
The Canon EOS 50D’s
15-million-pixel sensor isn’t
renowned for its image quality
or its high-ISO capabilities.
However, if I owned a more
expensive set-up with three or

fourlenses,it’slikelyI wouldn’t

havehadit onmewhenI sawa

foxblockingmypath,whenI

stumbledacrossa

LamborghiniorwhenI saw

thisawesomesunset.’

SowhatwereMarc’sfinal

thoughtsaboutthewhole

experience?Hetoldus,

‘Ultimately,it’sgoodtohave

innovationandnew

technologyinthecamera

industry.Butinthisdayand

age,it’sveryeasytogetcaught

upwithmegapixel,dynamic

rangeandframes-per-second

tunnelvision.’

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It’s pretty simple – if

you haven’t got your

kit with you, photo

opportunities like this

gorgeous sunset, are lost

You can see more of Marc’s work on Instagram

@115quidcamera.

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