Will,

I used same method as Smeggy. Shoot wide open with each lens, so minimum DOF.

A 12 inch ruler set on edge (here comes the blue tac again), on a table top, near a window, with the ruler at about 30 degrees to the camera and set about 3 feet in front of camera (on tripod), focus on the 6 inch mark. Use zoom feature on LCD to assess the point of sharp focus and adjust accordingly.

cheers S.M.

Hi,

For sale: a Billingham 206 Bag in black soft weave canvas, in superb condition, complete with the black leather SP20 shoulder support/pad and the inside adjustable/pull out divider.

Very little used, no damage, no rips, no tears or loose stitching, no marks and not even dusty. Just slight scuffing on the underneath as you would expect.

Has metal feet to protect the underneath, approx size: -External Dimensions: W320 x D180 x H230mm -Internal Dimensions: W300 x D150 x H215mm, also two large front pockets and zip pocket on back.

Details here: http://www.digitalrev.com/en/billingham-206-camera-shoulder-bag-7862.html

This was approx £220 when new and the optional SP20 shoulder pad still sells for about £19-20 new.

Payment by UK sterling cheque (must clear before dispatch) or paypal GIFT only, buyer pays the fees (if any). If you do not pay with a card when using paypal, they do not charge any fee to you. I do not take a bank xfer.

Price: £85.00

P+P: £10.00 in the UK via Royal Mail. This item weighs 1.6KG unpacked, so probably will be sent via parcel service.

cheers Steve.M. (see my ebay feedback, user ID: Bongonut)

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Hiya,

For Sale: Pentax AF mount, Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) zoom lens. Very well regarded lens indeed.

This is a MADE IN JAPAN version, later ones are apparently made elsewhere with poorer build/QC (so says the internet chatter)

Complete with original box, packing, lens caps, lens hood, a complete original package. Also with a Hoya 67mm HMC skylight filter.

Condition: Excellent used condition, the previous owner managed to mark the front optics slightly, but I knew this and I have never had any image quality issues at all with this lens. The front optic has a very tiny dot approx 1mm across at the extreme edge (1mm from edge) and another tiny mark approx 3mm long, again at the extreme edge of the front optic, approx 3mm from the edge. They are most likely out of the image circle of the lens. The marks can be seen on the photo of the front optic, on the bottom left corner at approx 7pm & 9pm. (the other marks seen on the top edge are cleaning marks and are no longer present!)

Payment by UK sterling cheque (must clear before dispatch) or paypal GIFT only, buyer pays the fees (if any). If you do not pay with a card when using paypal, they do not charge any fee to you. I do not take a bank xfer.

Price: £170.00

P+P: £6.70 in the UK via Royal Mail Special Delivery (signed for, next day service & insured up to £500)

cheers Steve.M. (see my ebay feedback, user ID: Bongonut)

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Hiya,

For Sale: Pentax DFA 50mm f2.8 macro lens. One of the very best Pentax lenses, as many on this forum tell us!

Complete with original box, packing, bags, lens caps, lens hood, S80-80 lens pouch, in fact a complete original package.

I am always reluctant to call any used lens totally mint, but I cannot see any marks on this beauty, optics are un-marked and just some tiny signs of use on the lens hood.

Payment by UK sterling cheque (must clear before dispatch) or paypal GIFT only, buyer pays the fees (if any). If you do not pay with a card when using paypal, they do not charge any fee to you. I do not take a bank xfer.

Price: £260.00

P+P: £6.70 in the UK via Royal Mail Special Delivery (signed for, next day service & insured up to £500)

cheers Steve.M. (see my ebay feedback, user ID: Bongonut)

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I am afraid Paul, that if one person on here (or anywhere else) is happy to sell at a perceived 'low' price, then whoever buys that item is totally within their rights to do exactly as they please with the item, whether it is to use it, or sell it on at a profit, burn it, or whatever else they please.

If you do not like that, then maybe you should not be living in a democracy where we are at liberty to do what we like within the boundaries of the law.

In essence your post was pointless, as you will not change the minds of any people you regard as mercenary and there is no way to police such a daft idea as making sure buyers 'use' things they buy.

sorry, Steve.M

You may not like this advice, but here goes.

Are you a lens collector OR a photographer?

If you are a photographer, then you have FAR, FAR, too many lenses and are spending far too much time thinking about lenses.

Trim out all those marginal lenses that hardly ever get used. People with far too many lenses never know which to use and end up taking fewer photos than they might.

My two cents; trim back to a max of six lenses, then maybe, buy the 77mm (or some other top lens), but do not fall into the trap that so many do, by thinking blowing loads on a top line lens will somehow magically make you a better photographer, because it will not, it will just increase the lens collection.

sorry for being blunt, cheers Steve.M.

Hi,

Gareth, if you fancy trying a small bit of studio work, my studio & lights cost me ZERO.

I set up a small table top daylight studio in a spare room.

Check out this forum thread and my responses which also show a photo of my free studio set up..

http://photo.net/canon-fd-camera-forum/00OVKc

cheers Steve.M.

Hi,

I know I need to use a web host service such as photobucket, but how do I get the photos of gear to show in our classifieds section? I can get photobucket links to show, but not the photos themselves..

any help welcome...

Declarations of intent have a nasty habit of making people look very foolish later on down the line....

This Kiron lens is well known for often having issues with oil on the blades. It must be a design problem, so not sure if there is a long term fix.