1. D7100 Coupled with a prime (85mm F 1.8
G)
Well,let’stalkalittle aboutphotography. We all takesphotos.Life isacollectionof goodandbad
experiences.Sometimeswe laughsometimeswe cry,there are highsandlows,yesesandnoes.
There are some momentsthatwe don’twantto be forgottenever.Well until 1800s itwas not
possible,butthenthe conceptof photographyemergedandhumanrace finallyfoundoutawayto
capture momentsandmake themunforgettable.The word ‘Photography’ wasfirstusedby Sir John
F.W. Herschel in 1839. The journeyof photographystartedfrompinhole cameraandprogressed
to Digital SLRswhat we have nowa days.The fieldof photographyisvast andis progressingrapidly
day byday. We see a lot of amateur,pros holdingcamerasandtryingdifferenttype of picturesusing
differenttechniques.
Today inthisarticle we are goingtodiscussone of the finestresultsof developmentand
advancementinthe fieldof photography. Letstake asneakpeekinthisbeautiful invention
DSLR (Digital Single LensReflex)camerasare basicallydividedintotwocategories
 CroppedSensor
Whichare in the reachof average person(Expensewise)
 Full Frame
Whichare gearedtowardspros
Comingto croppedsensors,the mostbangforthe buckand probablythe bestcroppedsensorDSLR
out there isthe NikonD7100
The D7100 packsalmostall of the featuresof a pro camerain a mere $1,200. It possesses24Mega
pixelsCMOSsensorwhichgivesyouthe capabilityof producingtacksharpimagesdowntothe finest
detailswhencoupledwithagoodLens(Glass).One of the mostimportantthingsinthiscamera
whichthe lowermodelslackisthe built-inautofocusmotorwhichallowsyoutoauto focuswiththe
olderNikonlenses. Ithas51 focusingpointswithnine of the crossdashtype. The auto focussystem
inthiscamera is the same youget ina D800. It possessesthe electronicexposure meterwhichis
veryhelpful inpredictingexposurewhenyouare shootingfullymanual.Depth-of-fieldpreview
buttonisalso presentwhich,believeme, andcomes inveryhandyonce youget a hang of
photography.Thiscameralacksthe anti-aliasingfilterwhichmightseemasadownside butin fact it
has helpedthiscameratoproduce sharpnesstothe finestdetail andasfar the moiré (whichit
controlledbythe AA filter) isconcerned,the electronicsinthiscamerahashandleditverywell.
Nowlet’sdiscusslenses,the secretbehinddreamy photos.Nomatterhow goodor how
expensive the body(camera) is,itboilsdowntowhatlensitiscoupledwith.Forinstance,an
average bodylike the NikonD3200 coupledwitha goodLens/Glasslike the 50mm f 1.4 will give you
superphotoswhile onthe otherhand,an average lenson a pro bodylike the D800 will notproduce
the resultsone desires.

2. Nowfor a lazyshooter,zoomsare there.While forsharpnessandbokehsuckerswhowant
sharpnessineveryshot,there are primes.Primesare lenseswithfixedfocal length.Now itdoes
meanthat youlose the abilitytozoominreturn youget amazingimage quality.Zoomsonthe other
handcompromise onimage qualitybygivingyouthe convenience of zooming.Withlongfocal length
primese-g85mm f1.4g and 105mm f2.8g you can take amazing portraitswithcreamybackground
blur(Bokeh) andwiththe wide aperture,yougetamazinglow lightperformance.
Sample:

7. Above are shotstakenfromNikonD7100 coupledwithvariousprime lenses.

8. The fieldof photographyisveryvast.Technological advancementshave made itpossible toachieve
thingswhichat firstseemedimpossible.Photographyisaninterestinghobbyaslongasyou are
willingtospendalarge amounton it.
In the end I justwant to say one thing,alongwith the gear, the person behindthe camera matters
too.