![Untitled-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWfqxLsSKwQ5x3Kv43tZzdPTibovT2mZZcavhCaPKee2V/Untitled-1.jpg) ### Another reason you should be using Steemit as your social media home.
If you didn't get a chance to read my previous post about this topic, you should definitely check out, [I Just Paid for Two Plane Tickets...By Blogging on Steemit!](https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@ats-david/i-just-paid-for-two-plane-tickets-by-blogging-on-steemit) It literally pays to be active on this platform! Just as I did in the previous post, I paid for a new camera with some of the earnings that I have accumulated since I joined Steemit.com last August. I transferred my earnings through [Blocktrades](https://blocktrades.us/) and loaded up my [Bitpay card](https://bitpay.com/). This time, it cost me around 800 SBD to purchase a brand new Canon EOS 6D camera with a lens, an extra battery pack, a 32 GB SDHC card, and a nifty little carrying case. Have I ever been able to do this by using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Reddit? *Nope.* Anyway...here are the goods as I unpacked them.
![IMG_3797-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcy5WQzGaLQ1QepUPfRVaR98mQXah6nBsFi1Xhmyi86sC/IMG_3797-1.jpg)
![IMG_3799-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNeY7uG9dpyXSd3TsHHCezsYCyb6ku6p3WAhk2Cp4nEjE/IMG_3799-1.jpg)
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Once I charged up the batteries, I took my camera out for a quick test of the 24-105mm lens. It was rainy outside, so I found the nearest model for a few quick pictures: my wife's cat. These shots are basically straight out of the box with very few on-camera adjustments. I did make some minor touch-ups to the lighting in Lightroom.
![IMG_0012-2-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmauzHpUk2FR9tdFmXoAWvMJssvjrm1sdWCBprq9jNdn59/IMG_0012-2-1.jpg)
![IMG_0014-2-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdWxLcWK86KkwuMg8rcCyoXSGhWrssxJPmPe4pG1Jrwjh/IMG_0014-2-1.jpg)
![IMG_0015-2-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmT3KXCaqTbP1FfBnDnubHTVvZCaigFwfA4oZQUTdgxi1e/IMG_0015-2-1.jpg)
![IMG_0021-2-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcRKrXfTiBZU3Svb2XB4PShC7hfiqKW999CJSkKJGMBXw/IMG_0021-2-1.jpg)
In the evening, after the rain stopped, we took the camera out for a test around the neighborhood. I used a Sigma APO DG 70-300mm lens for the next series of photos. These aren't as crisp as the other photos and I think it may have been the lens, but I can't be certain about that. I'll need to test it again tomorrow with better lighting conditions and some different camera settings. I think I could have had some really great shots tonight, but they all appear to be out of focus or not at full resolution. Here are a few from the walk tonight.
![IMG_0049-2-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPhSUCNjqRnfAWqfT5iLTTUn49vtxX4ifrDSAbBVPQPJv/IMG_0049-2-1.jpg)
![IMG_0054-2-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWFyQdPpWZ93osudbxKx6DcNU6QZ3ojcAUNUChFqpixMV/IMG_0054-2-1.jpg)
![IMG_0070-2-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmetaedF3ZSEXo8FXBfoWwaaukHRpC8sR4UyYhT8ZAv83y/IMG_0070-2-1.jpg)
![IMG_0077-2-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXvSw8Ca5DQBijL67whwCbAQiJAZG93WzT2a3QXAsBZW3/IMG_0077-2-1.jpg)
![IMG_0079-2-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQoeMmN9drZWDfPea6DeLaNuhpJJ77QNz634BRH5N8gPG/IMG_0079-2-1.jpg)
This is my first full-frame censor camera, so if anyone has any tips/tricks to tell me, please do so. I plan on using this camera a lot and will be sure to share plenty of photos with you over the next few months. I'll be taking three different trips to three different geographic locations with distinct scenery, so I should have a good variety of scenes to shoot. ### One last thing...
If you happen to be reading this and you and your friends and family aren't using Steemit for your social media, I have to ask you again...*why not?*

What are you waiting for?!