Really good and not easy to tell flash was used, which is the best use of flash.

Lens is now sold.

Very well done. The portrait is brilliant.

I don't there's any such thing as a 'Made In Vietnam' or MIV lens. My 43Ltd was assembled in Vietnam. Anyway I don't care where it was assembled as I'm not going to sell it.

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I'm willing to wager that the Vietnamese plant is very tightly controlled by the Japanese and that standards are identical to those in Japan. When Nissan set up a car plant in Sunderland it became the most efficient in Europe. With all due respect to the fine people of Sunderland I suspect that had more to do with the Japanese.

Some 55-300 images here.

As new condition.

Looking for £215 inc UK postage. I am travelling to the UK and would be able to post it on 30th March. Alternatively I am happy to hand deliver it in Brighton the following week or anywhere in London around 7th April. Payment by bank transfer or Paypal gift (fees paid by sender).

This is a good value step up from the consumer lens. Here are some photos I have taken with a 55-300 (not the one for sale):



















This one f5.6 and ISO1600:




This 1/180th @ 300mm handheld, SR seems to work particularly well with the 55-300:

I've thought about that too. However, I'd want a 21mm as well as the 15mm. My conclusion was that the zoom is just too convenient in this range, especially at the seaside for example where swapping lenses can be a pain. The 12-24 and the 50-135 are the only zooms I'll end up keeping.

It's a very nice lens, good step up from the kit with constant f4 and good close focusing capability at minimum 28cm. I held on to it following the purchase of the 12-24 'just in case' but I have used it very rarely over the last year so it would be happier being put to good use.

Good condition as it should be. There are a few small scuffs on the hood and the front cap. I can't find any marks on the lens itself, there is a tiny manufacturing imperfection that can be seen to the left of the AL- in the second picture but it is barely noticeable and doesn't affect the lens.

Looking for £155 inc UK postage and will throw in a Hoya UV filter for good measure. A Hoya circular polariser (green box) to fit the lens is also available for an additional £15.

I am travelling to the UK and would be able to post it on 30th March. Alternatively I am happy to hand deliver it in Brighton the following week or anywhere in London around 7th April. Payment by bank transfer.