[HopelessTogger]

Very cool

Not so cool. I've partially lost my hearing and it's getting worse.

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You're not the only one but likely to act quicker, i guess, so I don't have high hopes and continue to happily use the wonderfully compact D-FA 100mm (WR).

I have the 100 WR. It's great. But I need to feed the Zeiss monster.

[Dice]

Just picked up the Distagon 2/35 this morning, £650. Planar 1.4/85, £750. K-1 and grip £1703. D-FA 2.8/15-30 and D-FA* 2.8/70-200 . . . £3345. Total £6,448.

Congrats on all of the gear. I've only picked up the Distagon 35. and it is a great lens. I bid on a CZ 85 but seller held firm on his price (which he should) so I settled for a used MIJ low serial no. silver FA77. It has it's own signature look just not a zeiss look.

[HopelessTogger]

Congrats on all of the gear. I've only picked up the Distagon 35. and it is a great lens. I bid on a CZ 85 but seller held firm on his price (which he should) so I settled for a used MIJ low serial no. silver FA77. It has it's own signature look just not a zeiss look.

The 77 won't disappoint. I still cherish that lens. Still waiting on the 15-30 and 70-200.

[Dice]

The 77 won't disappoint. I still cherish that lens. Still waiting on the 15-30 and 70-200.

You are going to have a hard (but enviable) time picking which great lens to put into your bag!.

[HopelessTogger]

You are going to have a hard (but enviable) time picking which great lens to put into your bag!.

Need a bigger bag.

[Tas]

Some of these are posted to Flickr in full size because the images aren't that good, I just wanted to post up some images of the surf for the local bods as it's been pretty crazy over the last day or two.

If you're not familiar with Flickr, click on the expanding arrows in the top right corner and hit F11 to take you to the slideshow in Fullscreen.

Distagon T* 2/35 ZK



Makro Planar T* 2/100 ZK







Tas

Some of these are posted to Flickr in full size because the images aren't that good, I just wanted to post up some images of the surf for the local bods as it's been pretty crazy over the last day or two.

If you're not familiar with Flickr, click on the expanding arrows in the top right corner and hit F11 to take you to the slideshow in Fullscreen.

Distagon T* 2/35 ZK



Makro Planar T* 2/100 ZK







Tas

The detail of the 100 is amazing! Great pics! Here's hoping all goes well and I'll have one soon! ; )

[HopelessTogger]

Some of these are posted to Flickr in full size because the images aren't that good, I just wanted to post up some images of the surf for the local bods as it's been pretty crazy over the last day or two.

If you're not familiar with Flickr, click on the expanding arrows in the top right corner and hit F11 to take you to the slideshow in Fullscreen.

Distagon T* 2/35 ZK



Makro Planar T* 2/100 ZK







Tas

Tas,

If you ever want to sell that 100 Macro . . . (I know, I'm reaching now).

[Tas]

The detail of the 100 is amazing! Great pics! Here's hoping all goes well and I'll have one soon! ; )

Here's hoping mate, it's an awesome lens and I'd love to see you with one.

Tas, If you ever want to sell that 100 Macro . . . (I know, I'm reaching now).

Sorry old chap, no plans on doing that anytime soon. But if it makes you feel happier, I was just leaning out across a sixth floor balcony to take the last pics before I move back to Brisbane. And wouldn't you know it? I mustn't have locked the hood onto the 2/100 properly. The mongrel thing fell six floors. There goes > AU$200.

[HopelessTogger]

Here's hoping mate, it's an awesome lens and I'd love to see you with one.



Sorry old chap, no plans on doing that anytime soon. But if it makes you feel happier, I was just leaning out across a sixth floor balcony to take the last pics before I move back to Brisbane. And wouldn't you know it? I mustn't have locked the hood onto the 2/100 properly. The mongrel thing fell six floors. There goes > AU$200.

Yikes!!! Look out below!

[Tas]

In mid 2014 I relocated to Newcastle for work. This journey is now over and back to Brisbane I go. Whilst it's only about 10-11 hours driving, there's so much between here and there that my first overnight stop is only about 1.5 hours from here. But it's right by the beach and as I will have plenty of time to travel back I'll be up early and staying out late each day. And each day will have plenty of stops. I've got about a week to travel a bit under 1000km, so it will be a meandering trip.

So the last couple of days have been about packing and stuff, and well this afternoon I was keeping an eye on the sky to see what was going on and right on cue the late Autumn weather didn't disappoint. So out I went with the K-1 and the Zeiss 2/100 alas I stuffed up by not grabbing a wider lens as it was one of those skies. And in my enthusiasm I decided to lean out a bit over the balcony, as mentioned previously, at which point I incurred the replacement cost of a Zeiss 2/100 lens hood. This is annoying as I'd only replaced it about a year or so ago when I dinged the other one. Look up the price, anyone using these lenses take heed: Don't damage the lens hoods.

Image 1: Now, if I was creating something special then the loss of the hood would be a sacrifice I could accept. Alas this is not that special.

Image 2: Anyhoo, it did fall a fair way, I lived in the right side of this building on the top floor, the balcony on the sixth floor here belongs to my neighbour. So, I had decent views, but there were better. Unless we're talking the storms that would roll in in late Spring/early Summer. Then I had the best view going, especially with my lightning trigger.

Images 3,4 & 5: Well, I'm not leaving this town on a downer. I grabbed the 21/2.8 and chased the sunset. I probably should have gone with the 25 or 35, but the 21 meant I got a lot of sky. And so, with that I say farewell to Newcastle....and my f*#^ing lens hood.

Tas

[HopelessTogger]

Distagon 2/35 @f/2 on K-1 . . .

[Tas]

Second night on the road back to Brisbane, one night on the coast, one inland. A couple of shots from today.

Sunrise was with the 21/2.8



Sunset was the 85/1.4



Larger views can be found on Flickr.

Back to the coast tomorrow.

Tas

[ranchy]

Second night on the road back to Brisbane, one night on the coast, one inland. A couple of shots from today.

Sunrise was with the 21/2.8



Sunset was the 85/1.4



Larger views can be found on Flickr.

Back to the coast tomorrow.

Tas

wow you even have the 21!!!

[clackers]

Distagon 2/35 @f/2 on K-1 . . .

The rotting corpse plant! You had to be quick to get that in bloom, HopelessTogger.