Bargain Basement Lenses

fatspider
Posted 01/02/2011 - 20:30 Link
It was my Wifes Birthday today, so I took her out to Whitby with the hope of getting into the famous Magpie Fish Restraunt, I need'nt have worried, it was quite busy but we didn't have to queue.
Afterwards I let her indulge herself by browsing the local Charity Shops, no! I'm not being funny she really enjoys it She didn't find anything herself although I spent a fair few quid on books, I also grabbed a K mount Miranda 70-210 for less than a tenner by the time I'd got it onto the K5 the light had more or less gone, but heres a couple, as I recal the first shot at f8 the second at f16. Those of you who frequent the Goth Festival will no doubt recognise the first but the second will be a bit more difficult as you will be viewing a street that isn't a sea of people
Please dont bother with comments on the images artistic merit because there isn't any

Its THAT Cafe Guys
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Where are the Goths
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VonBatCat
Posted 01/02/2011 - 20:34 Link
Great Bargain. Well done.

I keep looking for a Bigma in Oxfam........ but no luck yet!
John (VonBatCat)
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royd63uk
Posted 01/02/2011 - 20:38 Link
charity shops are my favourite haunt for picture frames....
regards
Roy

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Dangermouse
Posted 01/02/2011 - 21:15 Link
I tend to buy frames from pound shops and supermarkets. I recently cleared our local Tesco out of their entire (reduced) stock of "Value Picture Frames" which are plain light wood frames with no ornamentation.

I do tend to wince at their more expensive offerings. Generally they appear to be aimed at magpies judging by the ghastly fake silver bits!
Matt

Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
royd63uk
Posted 01/02/2011 - 23:00 Link
you can find some great expensive frames at charity shops at cut prices(usually with some crap picture in them) that you can re-use
regards
Roy

Pentax K3 gripped,and some lenses
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pentaxroy/

my pbase gallery
Edited by royd63uk: 01/02/2011 - 23:00

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