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Even though I was feeling under the weather, it was good to get away from the grayness of Amsterdam for the weekend.

In Madrid, the sun was shining & the skies were blue.  We didn’t have high expectations for the weekend, other than eating + drinking + soaking up our Spanish surroundings. 

I decided not to bring my DSLR on this trip, as I was leaving straight from my office, it was a quick trip, and I was traveling with two other bloggers.  {Who did, in fact, bring their fancy cameras as I had anticipated…now to just get a couple of those pictures cough::cough}. 

Plus, I wanted to try out my new iPhone lenses.  I received these as a Christmas gift, and it took until now to test them out: most iPhone cases do not have a wide enough opening for the magnet, so I finally stopped trying to find a new case that would work and just used scissors to cut a wider opening on my current one instead – worked perfectly.}

Magnets, the lenses use magnets to stay in place, which translates into this product is really easy to use.  One magnet you permanently affix around the lens of your iphone, and then each lens strongly sticks to your phone during use. 

So, all of my Madrid pictures from this trip were taken with my iPhone.  

Things I liked:
+ the quality of the pictures {no color modification has been done}
+ not carrying around a bulky camera
+ not worrying about the safety of camera throughout the day {is the lens cap on, where is the lens cap by the way, will someone steal my camera from under my coat sitting on this chair, etc}
+ having a fisheye lens at my fingertips, literally.

Things I didn’t like:
+ Not having the ability to zoom.  One of the lens is a 2x telephoto, but it isn’t enough.  I prefer to capture an image the way I like it in the moment, versus cropping & editing after the fact.
+ The extra settings.  Let’s be serious, a DSLR is a powerful tool if you know how to use it, which just can’t be beat by point & shoots.  {I am still learning how to use all this powerfulness…my pictures are far from fabulous.  Sometimes I just get lucky.}
+ the battery.  Constantly using camera = draining a battery within 8 hours.  When you are out sightseeing for an entire day & evening, the battery life can be limiting.  {I take a lot of pictures people.}

Overall, I was impressed.  Not necessarily the best photos ever, but how many pictures end up in frames on the wall?  Probably less than 1%, let’s be serious.  In my mind, these lens were a great gift, I highly recommend them, and plan on putting them to good use on a regular basis.

Related:
1. Madrid: People

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