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I got into photography in the early seventies with a Zenit B 35mm film camera, but always dreamed of owning a Hasselblad. Those dreams never materialised, but in the early eighties I purchasedmy first marque camera, a semi-professional Nikon FE 35mm, and gradually built up a set of prime lenses including 35mm, 50mm, 105mm and 200mm giving me the confidence and impetus to continue improving. It was no real surprise that five years later, I decided to move to full frame, with a Nikon D810 and Make the Switch What’s the next step up from using a full-frame DSLR ? Medium format, of course. Find out how PN reader Paul Burwood got on when he switched to a FujifilmGFX 50R PAUL BURWOOD optics. I also owned a Nikon FM, but always deferred to my FE. My main subjects of interest during those years included landscapes and people. But sadly, my interest in ‘proper’ photography somewhat stalled in the eighties and nineties, and centred around family snaps during holidays and other celebratory events. After dabbling with a few digital compacts in the early 2000s, I eventually decided to get back into more serious photography and bought my first DSLR in 2007, which was an APS-C Nikon D80 with an 18-135mm lens. Three years later I upgraded to another cropped- sensor DSLR, a Nikon D300s, this time with a 16-85mm lens, probably with the idea that it would improve my photography. As we all know, just having newer gear does not mean better images, but the image quality on the D300s was better, Paul is a keen landscape, architectural and street photographer, and an active club member and photographic judge, with LRPS and CPAGB distinctions under his belt. ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE
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