Just look at that zoom! I'm in love! I've been after a zoom lens for my camera for about a year now, and at last Stevie has got bored of me going on about it and finally surrendered the cash. Happy Birthday indeed to me! I am over the moon.
When I got home with it last night, I couldn't wait to try it out. I thought about going out a little walk and seeing what it could do, but what does it say that I stayed in and tried to photograph in the neighbours windows in the furthest away apartments across the courtyard? Perhaps I should just bite the bullet and tell Stevie what I really want for Christmas are some night vision binoculars.
I remember reading 'In Your Own Words' a few years ago, which are short tales of no more than 600 words by readers of the Telegraph. One of my favourites was of a couple who lived near a bridge over a huge drop favoured by people committing suicide. After getting over the initial horror of what was occurring in the vicinity of their home they ended up with a pair of binoculars each. Sounds a bit gruesome, but I can remember thinking I would probably do exactly the same.
Anyway, digression aside, I went off to Mitte today to do a little belated birthday shopping for my neice, Lola. Of course I took my camera and lovely new lens and took lots of photos of the Fernsehturm (which I love) and the Brandenburg Gate, and various beautiful buildings along Unter den Linden. They look almost black & white, but this morning the weather was just utterly grim and grey. Anyway, I was thoroughly excited by my new lens and just how 'zoomy' it is! I really must try harder though to learn how to use my camera properly, and why is it, now I have the lens I've been after for a whole year, that I now find myself suddenly having fresh desires for a lovely little macro lens?
(P.S. Please don't use my photos without asking)
Lovely lens. What's the length? 300?
ReplyDeleteYes, 55-300. I just wish we had better weather!
ReplyDeleteI'm vacillating over getting one myself in NY next month. I have an 18-200, but I'd really love that length.
ReplyDeleteWell, I've been going back & forth on it for over a year. Not that I haven't wanted it, but that there's a possibility I might want to switch camps to Canon at some point. But I love it. I love this zoom. I mean, look how close the Fernsehturm is! It just blows me away!
ReplyDeleteIs that a Nikon! Then which one? Because I am Nikon too.
ReplyDeleteFiona, nice close shots! Juuuhuuu for you!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy getting to know your new lens and peeping in on your unsuspecting neighbors. That cracked me up!
It's an AF-S NIKKOR 55-300mm 1:4.5 - 5.6G. I got it in Saturn. They have a more expensive one but it's for more professional cameras. And I'm using a D3000.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks TJ, I will!
I'm on Team Canon. I feel a bit left out. Having said that, I don't know how to work mine either so I'm in that team too.
ReplyDeleteI do love a Venn diagram. Shall we add a circle of Knorr chicken stock cube users?
ReplyDeleteI'll look at that lens in NY next month- I always get my lenses in the States because it's so much cheaper.
ReplyDeleteI don't use Knorr, because all the products I see have MSG/MNG: I use HerbOx Bouillion cubes:-).Any other interesting intersectionalities? Mac/PC or both? Firefox/Chrome/IE?