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I am on hols at the moment so more time to 'window shop' on ebay and we all now how that is the thin edge of the wedge.
I have been wanting a dedicated macro so bid for and won a series one Takumar 50mm F4 1:1 macro. You may have seen the one with the ugly inscribing on the filter ring up for auction. That is number one on the road map and I am looking forward to getting it.
For two years plus I have been pining for the Tokina ATX 80-400 in whatever series. I came across a job lot up for auction that included a series one version in amongst the 5 or 6 items and no one bid on it for ten days!! It had a high starting price but no BIN so I was on tenterhooks for the last week. Another case of poor listing as even I thought it would be a Phoenix 6.3 prime or some such similar and was dumbstruck when I read the description in the small print.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/... ...satitle%3D220251919145%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1
Once I conservatively subtract the other items from the job lot, the Tokina has cost me about $170 Aus and if it is a crummy example or, spare the thought, the wrong lens mount I can get at least that on a resale. Only a very small amount of buyers remorse.
I have a K mount manual Tokina 2x converter to put on it as well and that will be a fun setup to experiment with. That avifauna is sitting out their waiting.
Boy am I stoked and i can't wait to get it. Prior to that I had the DA 50-200 and an average m42 100-300 but this should be a big step forward. I know people have said it before but I am done with lens buying now. ;-)
By the way, anyone want the SFX it comes with?