Yes, I won't be so gullible next time.

That's a good idea.

Why not put a Blurb book together? I bet you'd find a few takers here. It would be nice if it wasn't all IR, but a few would be good.

Even if it didn't sell in thousands, it would solve the 2012 Xmas present problem.

Well as always, I'm consumed with envy when I see these

Particularly fascinated by the colour and IR versions of the same scene. I'd love to see some more similar comparisons, though I realise it would be a bit of a pain to have to use two cameras often.

Being used to low level haze that limits the vis to about 30k even on those rare post-frontal very best of days, the infinite vis in the latter ones is just freaky!!

Yes, and I'm a bit troubled by this 'send your discount form in with the item'.

I called JPSS for a quote for something, without telling them I was a PU+ member. They quoted me '£100 plus VAT, plus parts'. Not in writing, sadly.

I've now had the work done, and guess what the quote is, including my discount.

Hint: no parts required.

Filter!

If you're really careful with your gear (so you don't whack things with it), but have an inexplicable tendency to end up with fingerprints on the front element.

And hood, if you want all the other benefits.

I tend to use a hood in some circumstances - if I know I'll be shooting towards the sun, and if the camera's going to be out for a long period of time. Otherwise, I'm too lazy to keep putting it on and taking it off.

A hood, of course, makes your gear look that little bit bigger, so you don't feel so inferior next to all the Canon guys.

Well it is, and no one would condone that. Has it ever happened here?

The only thing I've seen is where second hand stuff is put on sale at a price above the new price at a reputable stockist such as SRS, and a link is then posted.

Of course there's always the risk of abuse, but it would be very rare.

To be honest, if someone did abuse it in the way you're describing, it would be better for the forum at large, and in particular the mods, to be able to see it plainly. It would be grounds for a ban, surely?

Commiserations, Tim. Good luck finding it. Can't imagine anyone here would be interested in a reward if it meant reuniting you with the gear.

Nah, I appreciate opinions, honestly expressed. I'd much rather see what people genuinely feel, indeed if they feel strongly enough to express their opinion strongly, that's fine by me.

I can absolutely see the point people are making, and I'm not really arguing against it. Maybe playing devil's advocate a little, but no more than that.

If the consensus is that a classified ad is exactly that, and not in any way a pub conversation, where those not involved in the buying and selling might have and express a view, then as I suggested earlier, the rule should be simplified further: only the seller can post to the thread, until the sale is complete, in which case the buyer can optionally add feedback. Although of course, whereas positive feedback is usually uncontentious, negative feedback could lead to all sorts of abuse and recrimination.

And if negotiations are completely private, and nothing to do with anyone except the negotiators, this custom of adding 'PM sent' to the thread, as if it implies any right of first refusal, should also be consigned to the bin.

Yes, on reflection I'm starting to think this is going to be the best compromise.

Yes, this is the thing I guess. I'd never think of abusing it myself, and I haven't seen any abuse here - only the occasional link to a reputable stockist.

But the risk is there I suppose, and I guess there is evidence that when discussion starts, it does tend to proliferate.

Ah of course