I think the 35mm should serve you well. The 50mm might be a bit long (I find the 43mm to be a bit long at times when used indoors). With the 35mm you can take wider shots if the need is there, and you can always crop down for head and shoulder shots to avoid getting too close and introducing perspective problems.

Certainly I would be wary of a new member whose first post is to sell expensive equipment. There have been a couple of instances where this has happened and at least once where the poster didn't seem all that familiar with photography I've no idea if these posters were genuine or not but I certainly wouldn't send them £500+ before seeing the goods...

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Going on new prices from SRS, for the price of the 31ltd you could get the 43ltd plus:

- for £15 the DA70
- for £29 the DA21

Both also on your list.

If the 31ltd is in your budget then you might want to consider that you could instead afford two from your wishlist.

Having recently acquired the 43 and the 77 I would go for the 43 out of the 2 as it is more general purpose (good for torso and full body portraits and as an inconspicuous walkaround lens). As Kingfisher points out - the 77 is more specialised in that the focal length is more geared towards portraits. Unless you take lots of portraits the 43 would probably get more use.

However, I think I would disagree with the 31 being more specialised than the 43. I would have said 31mm is more useful as a general purpose "normal" focal length. The main reason I don't have the 31 is the cost.

I've never used the 31Ltd but, going on other people's rave reviews, if you are going for one limited lens and cost is no barrier then the 31 may be one you'd get the most use out of. Alternatively, get the 43 (you'll be happy with it) and put the price difference towards your next limited lens...

I know them too well! Had a huge infestation of them this year. My advice is to get of rid of them as you see them. I saw them last year and at first thought they would be eating aphids (like a ladybird) . I found out that they were actually eating the rosemary but I don't like killing bugs unless I have to so I left them alone (our rosemary bush is pretty big...)

However, they bred like rabbits and then this year they nearly killed the rosemary and the lavender. I picked dozens off the bush and about 100 of their grubs.

If you don't mind me asking, what lighting do you use, Mike? Do you use a ringflash?

Hmmm - it's an odd one. All depends on the image quality, I suppose. If the dedicated lenses do a better job compared to a compact's jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none lens, then I can see the appeal but only as a compact replacement.

I could see a DSLR owner having one of these instead of a compact for when they can't carry all the bulk of their full kit.

As a competitor to the current APS-C mirrorless camera systems though, I doubt the image quality is sufficient.

Reading the blurb it seems that there are some serious lenses (a 47mm equivalent f1.9 sounds good) and the 'toy' ones are designed to be gimmicks and apparently very cheap. If the toy lenses simple construction (fixed aperture, manual focus, plastic mount, etc) mean they can be sold for peanuts then they might be attractive for a bit of fun.

Overall I can see this working if it is priced along the lines of a compact rather than a mirrorless APS-C camera.

The Galapagos! It was my first real DSLR trip. Although I'd bought the camera well in advance and practiced a lot I still look at those pictures and think about the opportunities missed.

2nd is probably Malaysia (Borneo) which was pre DSLR. The wildlife was amazing and with my GX20 and the Sigma 100-300 I'd have got a lot more keepers.

No problem.

Hope he's happy with me sending his details out like this I've sent them to quite a few people now. Has anyone actually contacted him and heard back/ordered anything?

The 77 ltd also seemed to be similar in terms of colour rendering but I took far fewer with that lens so it's more difficult for me to say. Hopefully I will get more of a chance to use that one soon.