I would suggest you uninstall the program and then re-install. Hopefully then all will be well.

It does seem to have become an excited discussion, but not necessarily one to delete. However, I will lock it so we can move on to something else.

Supply and demand governs prices and pentax lenses are in high demand with not enough supply.

You're getting a bit confused about this, which isn't surprising considering it's a complex tale. Zeiss made Contax cameras originally, but post war Zeiss became split by the division into West Germany (Carl Zeiss) and East Germany (Carl Zeiss Jena).

The original cameras from East Germany were made with original parts, but later the quality dropped as they started to manufacture their own.

The Contax SLR had the first pentaprism, but the Ashai Optical Co made the jump with the Pentax and its instant return mirror and later with its automatic diaphragm. These things we take for granted today, but try using some older cameras and see how user-unfriendly they are.

No 3 is especially nice. What do you think of a crop that turns it into a letterbox shape - just above where there are gaps in the tulips in the foreground. I think that the horizontal stripes offset by the vertical trees makes quite a striking graphic image. It might look good in monochrome as well.

Sue and I send you our condolences and our best wishes.

£150? That's a lot. It might be cheaper to buy from the UK and have it shipped over?

You'll be very lucky to get £10 on ebay for this - Hoya lenses were budget ones and there are an unlimited supply of such lenses in the market place.

However, it's always worth a go. Pentax 135mm lenses on the other hand are going for quite good prices, sometimes exceeding the £40 you mention.

Hadley Pro is around £90 - a lot of money but not expensive for hand made traditional quality with a design that really works.

They were originally produced for scientific purposes and to this end there are several different kinds of fisheye projection.

However, they became popular in the 1960s for "creative" and even fashion photography and have been ever since.

One of the things I didn't mention above was that because the bag is relatively slim it doesn't get in the way as much as a conventional design. It lies much closer to the body.

The top flap is canvas and can be tucked out of the way very easily. Most bags with heavy and thick lids cannot be accessed anywhere near as efficiently.