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    Apr 06, 2021 4 minutes

    Do what gives you pleasure

    My weekly issue of Amateur Photographerhas been a welcome gift during lockdown. In recent years, and in retirement, I decided to return to photography as a hobby. My initial thoughts were Canon or Nikon but my elder son introduced me to Fujifilm. Now I have an X-T4 as my main camera with a good range of excellent XF lenses and am delighted with the results. I also have a Panasonic Lumix LX100 II (for its excellent portability and features) and a Canon SX70 HS (its amazing zoom makes it my ‘go to’ camera for wildlife in the garden.)

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