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Whats up everyone, a little background. I am a firefighter in the Air Force and I just received orders to be stationed at Aviano AFB Italy. Opportunity of a lifetime right so I want to be able to share it with friends and family that I will be leaving behind for a couple years. My thought is I will typically be using this camera for Landscapes/architecture pics while over there. I really don't know much about cameras but I like to think I am tech savvy (have built multiple computers), so I am expecting a bit of a learning curve but I don't think it will be anything I cant overcome. Any recommendations or Info on cameras would be greatly appreciated, also keep in mind I do work for the military so I don't have bands to spend on it but I am open to anything really. Thanks for any replies!