Well done Mr Big Head,Some really great photo's,well deserved recognition. That looks like a 1 to 4 acceptance rate,so you need to get cracking on the next 200 shots to become a centenarian.By the way does your open ended contract require you to be at work till you fall off your perch Well done on both counts.Tony.

''The one bit I don't like is the dome of the screw top right.''

I like the domed screw,it gives some depth.

Is that 20cm's MikeTony.

Hi Stefan,I would say the above is about right.I found out where i read about the 1cm distance it was the last issue PU magazine!Regardless of that though it's a great lens,and along with the 35 and 40ltd's i am eagerly awaiting a 4/3rd's samsung+ K mount adaptor.
For a couple of months now 95% of my pics have been with my manual lenses,so i have neglected the Ltd's.I find the 35 and 40 very different in character,the 35 being a great walk about,very close static macro.The 40 i like for snap shooting street,and close portrait.But at the moment it's Zeiss and Voigtlander for handling,bokeh.The Lilly pic in the gallery is with the 35 mac,just to give you an idea.

Me neither Stefan, but i recently read somewhere that it will focus down to 1cmI could not manage that though,but i wanted to try it out.These are literaly ''snaps'' i took this morning,so it indicates what would be possible with more application.Tony.

I thought Germans did't use towels when they go swimming

Thought i would post a few pics taken with the DA21,K200.Showing off it's close-up image qaulity.
.F11,1/400SEC,ISO 200.

.F8,1/640,ISO 200.

.F4,1/160,ISO 200.

Great job Lilly,your right to keep the second car,it's an important part of the ''spooky'' dynamic.All you got to do now is think of a good titleTony.

If you had a K7 you could have filmed the whole thing!!!!

Hi Lilly,I like the the toning/tinting very much,generally the picture(for me)has a disturbing David Lynch kind of feel,hubcap falling off,moody sky,out of focus girls face.tilting roof line.The ''chopped''street light is probably a step too far though,but unless you have cropped this image, not much you can do there except a bit of adventerous cloning
Sorry to here about the gashed head.Don't forget to get a close-up of that in case there's a compo on hospitals!!
Get well soon. Tony.