Saad Sarfraz Sheikh's photostream  

Saad Sarfraz Sheikh, 25, is a photographer/Photojournalist/Musician/Visual Artist/Poet/Writer based in Lahore, Pakistan.

I believe in creative expression and freedom. I use musical instruments, especially stick and hand percussion, and my camera and pen to express myself.
I grow in a turbulent and unpredictable land, where artist elements are very sensitive to the happenings around us.
But art saves us and gives us hope. I hope to make a positive impact and change stereotypes.
Not looking for fame or fortune, but would like to be appreciated and remembered by the masses as "someone who atleast tried".

Contact: Email: saadsarfrazsheikh@gmail.com

I'm 24 years old, I started digital photography in 2002 with a Sony DSC-P72 and used it for six years. I then bought a Nikon D80 with a kit Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens in January 2008...

On Thu Jul 24, 2008, I bought a Nikon 70-300 VR, which I later sold, as it overlapped with a Nikon 80-200 AF 2.8, which I later bought in December 2008, on the day when Pakistani jets were scrambled to prevent a possible Indian airstrike, after the Nov 28 Mumbai Attacks...

I sold the D80 + kit lens on 22 January 2010...
Sold the Nikkor AF 80-200 2.8 and a huge manual focus Tamron 200-500 on 29/03/2010...

I bought myself a lovely Nikon D700 on 16/6/2010, and two days later, I got an AF 85mm 1.8 and 28mm 2.8 (18/6/2010)...

...Equipment I have owned/upgraded since January 2008...

1. Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.4 (S/N: 3004722) [2008-Jan 10, 2010]
2. Nikkor AI MF 105mm f/2.5 (2009) [S/N: Pending]
3. Nikkor AF DC-135mm f/2D (21-11-09) [S/N: 300107]
4. Nikkor AIS MF 50mm f/1.8 (April 2010) [S/N: Pending]
5. Nikkor AF-D 35 F2 (12/05/2010) [S/N: 502467]
6. Nikon D700 (16/6/2010) [S/N: 2293704]
7. Nikon AF 85mm 1.8 (18/6/2010) [Sold in October 2010] [S/N: Unknown]
8. Nikon AF 28mm 2.8 (18/6/2010) [S/N: 258994]
9. Sigma 12-24mm f4.5-5.6 EX HSM DG Lens (July 2010-March 14, 2011) [S/N: Pending]
10. Nikon AF-D 85mm 1.8 (July-Dec 2010) [S/N: 669969]
11. Sigma 70-300 f4-5.6 DG Macro (August 2010) [S/N: 4233989]
12. Nikon AF-D 20mm 2.8 (August 2010) [S/N: 349085]
13. Carl Zeiss Jena DDR 50mm f2.8 Tessar lens (September 2010) [S/N: 10231]
14. Nikkor AIS MF 50mm f/1.4 (30th September 2010) [S/N: 5428028]
15. SB 800 (October 27, 2010) [S/N: 10231]
16. EL-32 Studio lights (Nov 14, 2010)
17. Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF woohoo! [Dec 30, 2010] [S/N: 449443]
18. Nikon AF-S 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED II Double woohoo! (Feb 9, 2011) [S/N: 200951]
19. Manfrotto 804RC2 Tripod Head (2010)
20. Manfrotto 190XPROB Tripod (2010)
21. Manfrotto 679B Monopod (Feb 22, 2011) [S/N: A2708223]
22. AF-S NIKKOR 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED (March 15, 2011)[S/N: 274219]
23. AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G (March 16, 2011-Jan, 2012) [S/N: 219686]
24. Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED [S/N: 2001373] (May 16, 2011)
25. Lowepro Lens Trekker 600 AW II (May 15, 2011)
26. Phottix Geo One GPS (May 15, 2011)
27. Nikon 50mm AIS f/1.2 Finally! :-D (July 28, 2011)
28. Nikon 50mm 1.4 AFD (Jan, 2012)
29. Nikon D80 (Feb, 2012)

Support Systems:
Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod
Manfrotto 498 Midi Ball Head

Wishlist:

Nikon D4 + D800 + D400 + D7000
Nikkor 200mm f2
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED
Vivitar 135mm f/1.5
Fotodiox Lens Mount Adapter - Minolta MD, MC Rokkor Lens to Nikon Camera Adapter + 58mm f1.4 MINOLTA MC ROKKOR-PF

Hitlist:

AF Fisheye-NIKKOR 16mm f/2.8D
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM

Voigtlander ULTRON 40mm f/2 SL II
Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL-II

Qoute: "Photography is intuitive for me. I do not know the rules so I don't know if I have broken them. " - Suchitra Vijayan | Winner of Nikon Photo Contest International 2006-2007 | Click here to see her entry: imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/activity/npci/npci2008...