Monday, April 10, 2023

Automotif CCCLV...


Of all the days I decide to go retro with a camera, using an old Canon EOS 40D and the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS walking-around zoom lens, it's a day that a pitch-black Ferrari F458 Italia decides to go grocery shopping at Fresh Market.

I'd almost grabbed the D800 on the way out the door, with three times the resolution and greater dynamic range, to boot, too.


Ah, well. Despite being sixteen years old, the 10MP sensor in the EOS 40D will still turn out bigger, better images than can be accurately reproduced via social media after the aggressive compression these platforms use.


The 562bhp 4.5 liter direct-injection V-8 sounded glorious, even though he obviously got it nowhere near the 9,000(!) rpm redline.