I ended up with too many of these after getting a bit carried away....

It is made up of two interconnected bags measuring 260mm x 160mm which form an "H" section allowing the bags to grip a car door or over a gate, for example It can also be used to rest the lens on in a conventional manner.

It's fully lined with a carrying strap that doubles as a bracing support and a strong Velcro and press stud fastener.

It's filled with light weight polystyrene balls and weighs 180g.

These bags are fantastic at eliminating camera shake where a tripod isn't available or allowed.

This is in excellent condition, used just a couple of times.

£10 delivered in the UK. Can post overseas, but check for postage price first, please. Payment by Paypal gift or bank transfer, please.

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Thanks for the 2nd. I quite like 2nd - almost a win without having to set the next competition!!

The eyes aren't actually coloured - that's how they are (except for the hair layer in them), but overall the fur colour is slightly browner than real life. He is actually a blue/grey. Grump Cat would be nearer the mark!

Sold to BrianDK

Does it have to be in the UK? I spend most of the time trying to edit out any rubbish in my photos.......

Hi Brian. PM sent.

For sale is my Vivitar AT-22 auto extension tube set. These are basically as new, both the case and the tubes. I can't see a mark on them. The only thing that has been done is that, as is usual for these tubes, I have carefully removed the black paint from the contacts on each of them so that they work properly with Pentax DSLR's (2nd photo).

Please note that these are not the cheap plastic tubes often available on Ebay. They are heavy solid metal and look great with 'A' and 'M' lenses! They have the aperture lever, but no electrical contacts and are manual focus.

Set consists of 12mm, 20mm and 36mm tubes and can be used in any combination of the three or separately. Both original end caps included.

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£35 delivered in the UK. Happy to post overseas, but please contact me for a postage price.

Can't help, Ken, but your first attempt is a heck of a lot better than anything I managed. The trees are excellent.

I'd read that images taken with the IR filter needed very long exposures, but, like you, found that 1/30 or so was enough.

You are probably right. There was nothing obvious, but they are usually very wary and this one almost seemed tame.

Spotted this Red-Legged Partridge whilst out earlier. I took a few shots with my Pentax 18-250mm and it seemed unusually tolerant so I swapped lenses for my M 50mm 1.7. I'd checked that it wasn't on a nest (it had earlier got up and moved a bit)

I managed to get in very close. These are the best of the photos with the 50mm - cropped a little, but it was much closer than I have ever got before.

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Payment received for extension tube. Both now sold, thanks.