Sharp, well composed, excellent.

I have the FA version which I bought from another forum member who defected to 'the dark side'. It's an astonishingly sharp optic.

The only issue I've ever had was a SMCP-M 50mm 1:1.4 lens I sold a couple of years ago. I shipped it from Spain but didn't know how to ask for a tracking number.

The recipient claimed he never received it, complained to Ebay, and the result was I lost the money and the lens even though I could provide proof of posting.

It's always worth paying for insurance I think and since that day, I always have.

I always keep proof of posting until I've received feedback. A buyer has 45 days I think to complain.

Looks sharp enough to me.

I posted some kit to a forum member in Canada last Monday, he's PM'd me to say it's arrived (Friday).

That was a private sale but I've shipped ebay sales all over the world including China, Singapore, Australia, Portugal, Malaysia, USA, and most of the EU. Never a problem . . . yet.

Mine is well and truly stuck down. It is proud of the plastic though, by design I reckon. It gives the right edge a soft feel for the thumb, unlike the hard plastic of the opposite edge of the back.

Reversed, the 50/1.7 makes a great macro lens. I'd keep it if i were you.

Chart 3 from the above link printed on A4 will be sufficient for your needs.

According to this, you dial in -ve adjustment for FF and +ve for BF.

I recently sold a shed load of gear on ebay and didn't pay much attention to the shipping charges I had listed and it appeared that I was overcharging by quite a bit in some cases. My mistake, but once a bid is received you can't change it.

My remedy was to either send the winner a corrected invoice for the item having first packed it, weighed it, and checked Royal Mail prices. If the item had already been paid for I reimbursed the overpayment. All buyers so far have been happy with that.

I charged only what RMSD price came up on their website. In the case of International Signed For (ISF), I did exactly the same thing except that some items went as ISF small packet, which was cheaper. I've not reimbursed the difference as it was pretty small.