I was forgetting you live in the frozen north Martin! I'd still rather have carbiet schieten than a rotje (banger) every ten seconds from 10 am courtesy of the kids over the road . They've moved on to the noisier stuff now. Something very loud has just gone off, lasting nearly a minute .
Good job the dogs don't mind fireworks.

Now where are my earplugs......

A happy and healthy New Year to you all.

The fireworks are already going off here, and have been for days. At midnight it will be total mayhem. How about where you are?

Well our postman has finally sauntered along, and yes! I too have my copy .

It still said it was 2nd class post, not airmail, but something must have happened to get it here so quickly. Keep it up!

No sign of a postie here yet but I hope I am as lucky as you Martin, and when he does eventually turn up he has my copy with him!
Enjoy!

That's OK Vic

He is a she, and she means Benro, as I said a Chinese rip off but of good quality.
Benbos nowadays are not strong enough for a Bigma.

I too ordered (the 50-135*) from SRS. After some problems with CC authorisation, it was put in the post on the 19th and arrived today. All credit to SRS and the postal services for getting it here so quickly.

I assume the second one is from the website, which is why it isn't as sharp as the first? At the size shown it is very hard to tell, but they do seem remarkably similar. Though the second one seems to show a fraction more on the left hand side.
Why not contact the webmaster of the site in question and query the copyright on the photo? If they know who took the photo, and can prove it, then you have your answer, if they don't I would suggest you make a claim, even if it is only to be credited with the photo on the site.
Keep it polite and friendly and see what happens.

Good Luck.

Hi Stefan, my lens has just arrived.
It was posted on the 19th so that is very impressive really what with the Christmas rush and all.

The sun is shining but sadly Christmas is coming (so they tell me) and I have to get ready for the gathering of the clan here on Christmas Day, so I can't play with it yet.
Still it is going to get cold and dry after Christmas, so I hope the sun will show itself then too.