X-M1 vs X-T1? You decide.

As you may (or may not) know, photography has again become a mini-obsession of mine after a multi-year hiatus. I've mentioned this. I then purchased a used X-M1 and have been pleased as punch. Even wrote a photoblogpost complete with images from a trip last summer.

This year, I found a better Fuji camera, an X-T1 at a bargain used after much searching (there is an X-T2, so the earlier model is getting cheaper by the day!). 

Why? Control. The X-T1 is in the range of Fuji mirrorless cameras that can operate completely manually if you desire, much like the SLRs of old. I also feel I am ready for better lenses and bought a used prime 35mm lens as well, which is Water Resistant, much like the X-T1. They have released an X-T3 recently, too!

Last week, I grabbed both cameras as I headed out to take the youngest to school as it was foggy and I knew there'd be some lingering on the drive home. I had the kit lens from the X-M1, the XC 16-50 on that camera and the 35 on the X-T1. (I have the underrated XC 50-230, but I recently broke the mount and am awaiting the part so I can shoot with that again. It is my favorite lens of the 3!).

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Twenty20 Gallery

Thanks to another local instagramaddict @purposeofenvy, I discovered this site that lets you sell your images.

There you go.

Photos and Stuff

Thanks to a link in some Men's Health-daily-whatever email I get, I started poking around on these photographer's pages:

Robert-Paul Jansen's site, or just check out his blog for some gorgeous photography.

You should have already heard of Kevin Russ, he's become a 'thing' as he has been living off his pics and travelling the West taking pictures. Here's a short little article, and here's another with some links.

I wish I had their eye, and I wish I had that life sometimes! Nevertheless, here's the places where they sell their photos to make some cash from their passion of taking pictures:

Stocksy

Society6

most have contributed to, but don't seem to prefer iStockphoto As Jansen put it on instagram, "it didn't feel right."

That being said, I want some stuff. an OlloClip a GorillaPod and a Glif Plus set.

I took this!