A good camera body is your car
A good camera or its sensor is your engine under the hood
A good lens are the 4 wheels you drive on
Change any of these, and you do not improve as a driver
but change any of these, and your drive has a potential to improve
if you are a bad driver, does not matter you drive a Maruti 800 or a Mercedes SLK, you are going to fkk them up equally bad! SLK might just last a li'il longer though!
Enjoy some views from my test drive today!
A good camera or its sensor is your engine under the hood
A good lens are the 4 wheels you drive on
Change any of these, and you do not improve as a driver
but change any of these, and your drive has a potential to improve
if you are a bad driver, does not matter you drive a Maruti 800 or a Mercedes SLK, you are going to fkk them up equally bad! SLK might just last a li'il longer though!
Enjoy some views from my test drive today!
Thanks for taking all of us on a test drive. Enjoyed it :)
ReplyDeleteawesome pics!!!
Oh they are all beautiful. The one with the butterfly is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteis this the new lens.. I can feeel something better here :P
ReplyDeleteThe test drive was good as usual :)
ReplyDeleteOnce again about the equipment vs. skill topic, I only partially agree with your analogy. If you are a bad driver you will fkk up no matter if you drive a Maruti 800 or a SLK - agreed. But even if you are a good driver, a bad car can make a huge difference. For example, what are the chances of a rally pro driving a Maruti 800 and doing well?
For photography, you need a certain standard set of equipment. And to improve your skills, beyond a level, you may need to improve your equipment.
I am plain JEALOUS!! They're fuckin' awesome!
ReplyDeletethat is one helluva test drive... :) good analogy...
ReplyDeleteSir Jee!
ReplyDeleteI have been looking for a kinda guide which can help me choose a camera for myself from plethora of options available.
Then I thought of Chai Ki Dukaan!
& guess what! I had this post!
Great!
But would really appreciate if I can get some more guidelines on How to choose a Camera, not a Pro Camera but definately not an Aim n shoot kinds.
The posts talks about two of ur passions - driving and Photgraphy..cool!!
ReplyDeleteShaandar tasveerein!!
@ Swati
ReplyDeletethanks!
@ Jas
I was trying to take a photo of the butterfly in flight, but she was too fast ! :(
@ Shivi
hehehe... can you? What?
@ Subbu
I agree with you... when you are competing it makes a world of difference... With photography, unless you are printing your work, it really does not make a difference... while browsing through flickr, I see so many photographs which are taken from regular point and shoot cameras and are unbelievably amazing, which is where I am coming from!
I agree that after a while you have to upgrade your equipment... every driver does that too :P I moved to a palio after years of driving the 800 :)
@ Richa
hehhe... thanks
@ Anoop
thanks bro
@ Ankit
lets talk on gmail about your camera! let me know what all you are expecting your camera to do...
@ Vaishali
thanks!
nice analogy,nice pictures too
ReplyDeletei can imagine your excitment :))...if the test drive is so outta the world....imagine the result when you let the baby fly...in the places you love to hang out in :)
ReplyDeleteam blown away by the sharpness...clarity...and the intense color !!!!!!
great great investment :)
Hi!
ReplyDeleteI initially didnt understand the analogy and decided to read agian, before moving down to pictures, but understood only after seeing the pix ;)
I have always liked your pix, congrats on the addition of a new jewel!
Sweety.
@ Fighter Jet
ReplyDeletethanks!
@ Joy
yea ! I am so looking forward to it :)
and I am super impressed by the color and contrast of the lens!
thanks :)
@ TSB
thanks sweety :)
Nicee.. :)
ReplyDelete:)
ReplyDeleteNot to forget you did buy these superb lenses... otherwise you'd still be using the kit lens.
@ Sam
ReplyDelete:)
@ Subbu
ekdum sahi bhai!
par sahi bol raha hoon, meri photography to improve nahin hogi, photographs zaroor improve hongi... but there is a different confidence that I feel with my L series
Beeeautiful photos, Prashant! The first one is my favourite :)
ReplyDeletei think colors are sharper.. it is like HDTV 1080 effect, one notices when going from a normal tv.
ReplyDeleteAlso may be it is just zoom but i can see the color variance in the leaves wala pic (last one)
The butterfly pic esp is rendered very well - sharp colors- distinct from each other, inspite of being very similar in the color spectrum.
Makes sense? Like I said .. I know nothing about the tech specs.. but thats what an average eye can figure out.