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      • Australia >
        • Western Australia >
          • Albany
          • Araluen Botanic Park
          • Bluff Knoll
          • Margaret River Region >
            • Cape naturaliste
            • Dunsborough
            • Ngilgi Cave
          • Pemberton
          • Perth and Fremantle >
            • Fremantle Boat Harbour
            • Fremantle Prison
            • Government House Perth
            • Kings Park
            • Rainbow Sea Containers
          • Rottnest Island >
            • Bathurst Lighthouse
            • Bickley Battery Heritage Trail
            • Catherine Bay
            • Geordie Bay
            • Holy Trinity Church
            • Lomas Cottage
            • Parakeet Bay
            • Quokkas
            • Rottnest Chapel
            • Rottnest Ferry
            • Rottnest Photos
            • Salt Lakes
            • Salt Stores
            • The Basin
            • The Rottnest Quod
            • Thomson Bay
            • Wadjemup Lighthouse
            • West End
          • Waychinicup
          • Williams Bay National Park
      • Cambodia >
        • Angkor Silk Farm, Siem Reap
        • Cambodian Animals
        • Cambodian Roads
        • Siem Reap Markets
        • Temples of Siem Reap and Surrounds
        • Tonle Sap Lake
        • Motorbikes
      • China >
        • Roads
        • Farms
        • China - General
        • Hong Kong
      • India >
        • The Red Fort
        • The Streets and Roads of India
        • The Taj Mahal
      • Indonesia - Bali
      • Japan >
        • Bullet Train
        • Togakushi >
          • Lower Togakushi Shrine
          • Middle Togakushi Shrine
          • Upper Togakushi Shrine
          • Togakushi and Surrounds
      • Malaysia >
        • Mount Ophir
        • Rider's Lodge, Johor
        • Sibu Island
      • New Zealand >
        • Arrowtown
        • Coronet Peak
        • Glenorchy
        • Queenstown
        • The Remarkables
      • Singapore >
        • ArtScience Museum, Singapore
        • China Town
        • Clarke Quay
        • Gardens by the Bay
        • Helix Bridge
        • Jurong Bird Park
        • Henderson waves
        • MacRitchie Reservoir
        • Marina Bay Sands
        • Merlion
        • MICA Building
        • Pasir Ris Kids Kampong
        • Sentosa Island
        • Singapore Botanical Gardens
        • Singapore's Cityscape
        • Singapore Flyer
        • Singapore Japanese and Chinese Gardens
        • Singapore Zoo
        • Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
        • The Dragon Kiln
        • The Esplanade
        • The Fullerton
        • The Noodle Man
      • Thailand >
        • Phuket
        • Rawa Island, Krabi
      • United Kingdom
    • Birds >
      • Bird Nests
      • Bittern
      • Brolgas
      • Chickens
      • Cormorant
      • Curlews
      • Ducks
      • Eastern Koel
      • Emus
      • Fairy Wren
      • Flamingos
      • Geese
      • Herons
      • Honeyeater
      • Ibis
      • King Fishers
      • Kites
      • Kookaburras
      • Magpies
      • Moorhen
      • Myna Birds
      • Osprey
      • Ostriches
      • Owls
      • Pacific Baza
      • Pacific Gull
      • Other Parrots
      • Peacocks
      • Pelicans
      • Penguins
      • Pigeons
      • Purple Swamphen
      • Rainbow Lorikeet
      • Seagulls
      • Shrike-Thrush
      • Spoonbill
      • Storks
      • Sunbird
      • Swallows
      • Swans
      • Treecreeper
      • Turkeys
      • Wattle Birds
      • Weaver Bird Nests
      • Willie Wagtail
      • Yellow Eastern Robin
    • Animals >
      • Antelope
      • Bats
      • Bears
      • Buffalo
      • Camels
      • Cattle
      • Deer
      • Dogs
      • Giraffes
      • Horses
      • Kangaroos and Wallabies
      • Koalas
      • Lemurs
      • Lions
      • Llamas
      • Meerkats
      • Mongoose
      • Otters
      • Platypus
      • Possums
      • Primates >
        • Orangutangs
        • Baboon
        • Cotton Top Tamarin
        • Chimpanzee
        • Gibbons
        • Monkeys
      • Quokkas
      • Rabbits
      • Rhinoceros
      • Seals
      • Sheep
      • Sloths
      • Snails
      • Squirrels
      • Tigers
      • Wombats
      • Zebras
    • Insects and Spiders >
      • Ants
      • Bees
      • Beetles
      • Butterflies
      • Caterpillars
      • Dragonflies and Damselflies
      • Exoskeletons
      • Flies
      • Froghopper
      • Grasshoppers and Locusts
      • Hover Flies
      • Millipedes
      • Moths
      • Scale Insects
      • Spiders
      • Squash Bug
    • Ocean and Water Life >
      • Anemones
      • Corals
      • Crabs
      • Fish
      • Jellyfish
      • Dolphins
      • Lugworm
      • Sea Star
    • Lichens
    • Plants - Flowers, Trees, Shrubs >
      • Acacia
      • Aloe
      • Artichoke
      • Banana Flowers
      • Banksia Flowers >
        • Banksia Marginata
      • Beetroot
      • Bell flower hyacinth orchid (Dipodium campanulatum)
      • Berries and Seed Pods
      • Blackberries
      • Blue Rottnest Island Daisy
      • Boronia
      • Bottlebrush
      • Brackens and Ferns
      • Cannonball Tree
      • Canola
      • Cacti and Succculents
      • Camellia
      • Cape Dandelion
      • Carnivorous Plants
      • Clover
      • Convolvulus
      • Creepers, Vines and Tendrils
      • Dandelions
      • Daucus Carota
      • Dog's Bane
      • Donkey Orchid
      • Echium
      • Erigeron Daisy
      • Eucalyptus
      • Everlasting Daisy
      • Figs
      • Frangipani
      • Fruit Tree Flowers
      • Ginger
      • Grasses and Rushes
      • Iris
      • Kangaroo Paw
      • Lavender
      • Loropetalum
      • Lotus Flowers
      • Onions
      • Oranges
      • Orchids at the Singapore Botanical Gardes
      • Osteospermum
      • Other Flowers
      • Paperbarks
      • Parsley
      • Passionfruit
      • Peace Lily
      • Photinia
      • Pine Trees
      • Polygala Sweet Pea Shrub
      • Poppy Tree
      • Proteas
      • Pyrorchis Orchid
      • Ribbon Pea
      • Roses
      • Salvia
      • Shasta Daisy
      • Soursob
      • Statice
      • Strawberries
      • Swan River Daisy
      • Talibot Pine
      • Tembusu Tree
      • Thistles
      • Thorns
      • Tomatoes
      • Tree canopies, bark and leaves
      • Tulips
      • Veined Helmet Orchid
      • Water Lilies
    • Fungi >
      • Amanita muscaria
      • Amanita princeps
      • Austropaxillus infundibuliformis
      • Boletellus obscurecoccineus
      • Cortinarius acheri
      • Cortinarius austrovenetus
      • Cortinarius rotundisporus
      • Earth Stars
      • Entoloma moongum
      • Entoloma rodwayi
      • Gymnopilus allantopus
      • Hygrocybe chromolimonea
      • Hygrocybe miniata
      • Lactarius eucalypti
      • Lycoperdon pyriforme
      • Lycoperdon scabrum
      • Mycena albidofusca
      • Mycena epipterygia
      • Mycena toyerlaricola
      • Mycena viscidocruenta
      • Oudemansiella gigaspora
      • Phaeolus schweinitzii
      • Phleopus marginatus
      • Pisolithus arhizus
      • Postia lactea
      • Ramaria
      • Scleroderma cepa
      • Trametes coccinea
    • Mosses
    • Reptiles and Amphibians >
      • Amphibians
      • Basilisks
      • Bearded Dragons
      • Central Netted Dragon
      • Chameleon
      • Changable Lizard
      • Crocodiles and Alligators
      • Eastern Water Dragon
      • Geckos
      • Iguanas
      • Skinks
      • Snakes
      • Tortoises and Turtles
      • Water Monitors
    • More Photos >
      • Agfa Clack Camera
      • Aircraft
      • Airplane Contrails
      • Autumn Leaves
      • Beads
      • Birthday candles
      • Cranes
      • Dew and Water Droplets
      • Driving and Roads
      • Fire Pit
      • Food and Drink
      • Hay Bales
      • Ideal Doll Corp Kissy Doll
      • Kodak Brownie Camera
      • Lego >
        • Astro Dasher 6805
        • Castle Supply Wagon
        • Dune Buggy Trailer 60082
        • First Aid Jungle Bike
        • Lego Creator Board Game
        • Lego Elves 41171, Emily Jones & the Baby Wind Dragon
        • Minifigure Display Case
        • Olivia's Newborn Foal 41003
        • Space Police Message Decoder
        • Space Scooter 6801
        • Stephanie's Cool Convertible
        • Surfer Recue 60011
      • Litter and Rubbish
      • Morning Frost
      • Old and Vintage
      • Paper Flower
      • Rainbows
      • Ships and Boats
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      • Total Lunar Eclipse
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      • Vintage Bob the Builder
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Camera

I have an Olympus OMD E-M1 Mark II
I originally switched to the Olympus system (from a Canon) as I needed to reduce the weight of my camera. I have to take especially good care of my back & neck or I suffer the consequences and I often carry my camera along on long hikes.  

Olympus states "Combine the E-M1 Mark III with our compact M.Zuiko lenses and you have the world’s most portable camera system. Compared to DSLR bodies and lenses, the E-M1 Mark III is half the size, half the weight and considerably less bulky. Enjoy more mobility to take more unique shots. Enjoy the freedom to shoot all handheld. Work longer without tiring. Stow more gear in the same size bag. "(1)

There is now an updated version of this camera, the Olympus OMD EM-1 Mark III which I would LOVE to upgrade to - it's on the wish list. An especially cool feature is it's live ND - no need to carry around ND filters to capture the perfect waterfall shot.
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Olympus OMD E-M1 Mark II

Lenses

M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40MM F2.8 Pro.

While I have several lenses, the one I use the most is the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40MM F2.8 Pro. It is versatile enough that I can carry just the one lens without missing out on too many shooting opportunities. I've done close-up photos to landscapes all with the same lens. It is fully sealed for weather protection so the weather can't cramp my style & I don't need to carry waterproof bags.

The new version of this lens is the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro II.
12-40mm Pro
12-40mm Pro II
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 M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40MM F2.8 Pro

​M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F2.8 PRO

The ​M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F2.8 Pro is a zoom lens (80 - 300mm 35mm equivalent). It is also fully sealed for weather protection, has a retractable lens hood, and a detachable tripod mount (again saving weight). It is much smaller and lighter than the equivalent lens power in other brands.  ​This lens is also great for getting shots of birdlife and insects without getting close enough to scare them off. I took this photo of the moon with this lens.
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Lunar Eclipse

M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 60MM F2.8 MACRO

The M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro lens is one of my newer acquisitions. It has a splashproof & dustproof construction (weatherproof), and is great in lower light (F2.8).
I'm still mastering this one, but I just took it outside into the garden and took these pics of a poppy tree flower and a fly.
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 M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro
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​M.ZUIKO ED 9-18MM F4.0-5.6

My final lens is the wide angle M.Zuiko ED 9-18mm F4.0-5.6. (18 - 36mm 35mm equivalent). It is a compact and super light weight option for hiking - it weights only 155g. It is not weatherproof, making it less useful in wet weather conditions.
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M.Zuiko ED 9-18mm F4.0-5.6

Batteries

Don't forget a spare camera battery. I always carry a spare with me - nothing is as frustrating as the perfect photo opportunity and a flat battery.
OMD-EM1 Mark II and III Battery (BLH-1)
References

  1. https://explore.omsystem.com/au/en/all-cameras/om-d-e-m1-mark-iii
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