2 British sports cars...

NaCl

NaCl

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...in red!

Spotted this Elise while on an evening drive.

Always known the Lotus Elise is a small car, but in person and parked next to the Jag, it seems more like a go-kart 😄

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pirateprentice said:
Great picture. Could you AI out the parish notice board?
The Elise is wider than an E-Type, by the way.
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Not easy this one but here you go
 

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NaCl said:
Always known the Lotus Elise is a small car, but in person and parked next to the Jag, it seems more like a go-kart 😄
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The E-Type is tiny next to an F-Type, too - you wouldn't think changing one letter would make such a difference! :)
 
My son at 6'5" cannot drive my F type, he finds it very uncomfortable and his head touches the roof. He has an Elise, although smaller, he finds very comfortable.
 
WShudds said:
Brilliant photo! 👏👏👏
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Thank you 😁 Would be keen to invest in a proper DSLR at some point, shots like this would probably look much more dramatic versus a phone.
 
MikeM said:
IMG_1845.jpeg😂😂 That’s because it is.
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Wow 🤯 I've never seen an Elise in that shade of blue before. Almost looks like the Ultra Blue paintwork that the Jag's have!
 
NaCl said:
WShudds said:
Brilliant photo! 👏👏👏
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Thank you 😁 Would be keen to invest in a proper DSLR at some point, shots like this would probably look much more dramatic versus a phone.
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Totally agree. I'm yet to use mine to photograph the F-type. You don't need much. A Nikon D3400 or similar with a Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 lens and you'll be making professional-looking photos in no time 😊
 
WShudds said:
Totally agree. I'm yet to use mine to photograph the F-type. You don't need much. A Nikon D3400 or similar with a Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 lens and you'll be making professional-looking photos in no time 😊
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Cheers for the recommendation 😄 Wrapping my head around the different lenses has been the trickiest thing for me since I began looking into cameras a few weeks ago. Almost as many variants as the average German car nowadays :lol:
 
NaCl said:
Wrapping my head around the different lenses has been the trickiest thing for me since I began looking into cameras a few weeks ago.
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What most people do is buy the best camera they can afford and then stick a slow zoom on the front and wonder why their photos are a bit meh.
What you should do is decide what kind of photos you want to take, buy the best lens you can afford for that job, and then stick a mid-range camera on the front.
Even the entry-level cameras now are fantastic compared to what the pros had a few years ago. Their pics look great because they use pro lenses.
Oh, and some skill comes into it, sure!
 
pirateprentice said:
NaCl said:
Wrapping my head around the different lenses has been the trickiest thing for me since I began looking into cameras a few weeks ago.
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Even the entry-level cameras now are fantastic compared to what the pros had a few years ago.
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I've been looking into 2nd hand cameras as an alternative to getting an entry-level one for the same(ish) price. My thinking is that a used high-end camera from a couple years ago would be a decent bet for photography as a hobby.
 
NaCl said:
I've been looking into 2nd hand cameras as an alternative to getting an entry-level one for the same(ish) price. My thinking is that a used high-end camera from a couple years ago would be a decent bet for photography as a hobby.
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I’d second that on choosing a decent lens first. There are some good second hand kit dealers too, such as MPB, Wex, Park Cameras.

For the body be sure to ask for the shutter actuation count, as the shutter wears over time and isn’t really cost effective to replace.
Some users, such as wedding photographers will get through a lot of shots but with the body still looking very tidy, whereas sports togs will keep swapping cameras and the bodies tend to show more wear.
 
Lunar said:
NaCl said:
I've been looking into 2nd hand cameras as an alternative to getting an entry-level one for the same(ish) price. My thinking is that a used high-end camera from a couple years ago would be a decent bet for photography as a hobby.
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I’d second that on choosing a decent lens first. There are some good second hand kit dealers too, such as MPB, Wex, Park Cameras.
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And Gray's of Westminster, but they only deal with Nikon (which is no bad thing!).
 
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