Say hello to my telephoto!

I called my credit card guys a couple of weeks back in a fit of rage, because the statement claimed that i still had a balance of 7620 to pay, despite my having cleared all payments. It turned out that the balance was minus 7620, which meant that i could spend that much money without being charged a cent. So i immediately went to Flipkart and looked for Nikkor lenses that would fit in that budget to gift to myself . I shortlisted two, but the one that i really wanted - the 70mm-300 mm telephoto - was out of stock. So i put it on my wishlist and asked them to notify me.

Two days before i left for Goa, i got an email saying the lens was available. Within seconds, i was logged into Flipkart and had made the purchase! I had just bought myself a telephoto! Yaaaaaaaaaay!

Unfortunately, it didn't arrive in time to carry it to Goa. The first thing i did when i got back, though, was to check out the lens and take a few pictures to see how it would do.

It. works. beautifully.



It's not motorised, but that's alright because i've been shooting on manual for quite a while now. The lens is a little heavy and it doesn't have a vibration minimising feature, so my hand tends to shake a little bit and the pictures show it. But between rigorous practice at holding my hand still and the Gorillapod, i should be able to manage just fine.

A sewing machine, a telephoto lens and an awesome holiday in Goa. This year is turning out to be goooooood! (Crossing fingers, touching wood, warding off the evil eye and all that.)