My new Optio W90 arrived today. I was impressed with this when I reviewed it for EPZ, so clearly impressed enough to buy one.

Being able to immerse the camera underwater down to 6m sounds as though quite a few new possibilities will be opened up. I'm not going diving, but the camera certainly will get a few dunkings!

As soon as I have some results I'll post some examples, but for now the battery is charging so I'll have to wait.

The 40mm is lightning fast in terms of focusing. It is also an exceptional lens.

Frankly though the 18-55mm will do very well for portraits and focuses impressively closely.

If you need a wide aperture the FA 50mm f1.4 is still around (just!) and is very good. It's much more compact than the Sigma and has excellent QC.

Many thanks for the explanation.

It's an interesting anomaly and probably accounts for better overall performance. There are not many lenses that buck the trend in design terms. Another example would be the Voigtlander 50mm f1.8 Ultron of yesteryear which sported a concave front element. This meant performance was better at the edges than the centre.

That's an interesting comment. In what way does that make it better?

It seems you've been dismissed as a "fan boy" Gareth, which will do little to endear the AP forum to you I would imagine?

We don't do auctions on PU, but offers may be made using the guide price as a starting point.

You go out into the rain and wind, protecting your camera or not if it's a WR one, and find something to make a project.

My latest project in the rain has been running on ePHOTOzine and I called it "Found Colour" - colours are fantastic in the wet. They glisten with a vibrant intensity. Go seek them out and see for yourself and I'm sure you will find plenty to photograph.

That's just one example of a project. Another might be "Windows" or "Post Boxes" and the challenge is to find good examples and make imaginative images. There are lots of ideas that could be used.

I think it's time we called a day on this one. May I respectfully show you the Pointless Thread, which is ideal for banter?

The proper process is to complain to the appropriate authority.

www.adviceguide.org.uk is the CAB advice website. Somewhere in there will be a section about calls like this and what to do.

I understand all of that, but we're not to be seen as a rallying point that engineered some mass retaliation. That's misuse of the telephone system and it's an offence. Posting the number could result in grief on a major scale that would reflect badly on PU.

We should always stay on the right side of things ourselves - leave others to misbehave.