[tomypreach]

Heh , I'v found out the it's only the keyboard that f'ed. So 45 $ on ebay , will do the trick !!!! YAYYYYYYYY

Thanks for the tip

Have fun with the lens Adrian.

Great stuff !

Adrian will pass the lens to me when we catch up in McLaren Vale, Easter Saturday. I'll take it back to Tassie with me, shoot some frames and send it on.

Cheers
Rob

[Bramela]

Well done guys, its moving very well. And dont forget to pass on the means of access to the nifty Flickr site (i.e access code words) so photos can be downloaded.

[JulesJ]

If it's coming back to Tassie at Easter then Can I be next in line? I'm in Hobart.

Jules

[MoiVous]

As Tas mentioned, I'm interested in meeting the lens too when Adrian has it - but will of course defer to the official recipient.....

If the South Aussie Pentaxians are interested......

[Adrian Owerko]

I have it (:.. Here are some pics from yesterday...
RobA_OZ see you on Easter Sat.. So you can take this Gem.. On the Boat across the Bass strait.. To Tassie. "By Air, Sea & land the Nifty 50 is heading your way!"

Autumn colours in Hahndorf South Australia


German Arms Pub Hahndorf South Australia


Autumn colours in Hahndorf South Australia


Colours in Hahndorf South Australia


Adelaide South Australia @ night from Mt. Lofty


Adelaide South Australia @ night from Mt. Lofty

[figmental1978]

I love the German Arms, what a great pub. Love the shot of the old table and stools

[dazman]

Great shots, Adrian.
LOL at your signature

[xjjohnno]

Did the nifty 50 ever do a Melbourne visit?

[dazman]

Did the nifty 50 ever do a Melbourne visit?

It did. I had the pleasure of having the lens for a few days.

[KrisK10D]

I think it would be fairer to all who are already on this list that folks don't start making their own arrangements as to whom the lens is sent to. It's going around in circles atm! Don't forget that it was supposed to be back to the US and done by Christmas 2009. There's more Aussies on the waiting list now than we had when we started. Also, I'm not sure if Ibams original idea was for all and sundry to get the lens. To be fair, let's keep the list to Members of this forum.

Traveling Nifty Fifty

aamin515 (Ohio USA) from Ibam; 531m or 854 km.
X-man (Maine USA) from aamin; 690m or 1111km, TOTAL 1,221m or 1,765 km.
figmental1978 (Fukuyama, JAPAN) from X-man; 7117m or 11,452km, TOTAL 8338m or 13,217 km.
Leadbelly (Quezon, Phillipines) from figmental1; 1416m or 2280kms, TOTAL 8,754m or 15,497km
soccerjoe5 (Alabang, Phillipines) from Leadbelly; 15m & 25km, TOTAL 8,769m or 15,522km
Leadbelly (Quezon, Phillipines) from soccerjoe5; 15m & 25km, TOTAL 8,784m or 15,547km
dazman (Melbourne, Aust) from Leadbelly; 3,940m & 6,341km, TOTAL 12,724m or 21,888km
Bramela (Newcastle, Aust) from dazman; 510m & 821km, TOTAL 13,234m or 22,709km
Mechan1k (Sydney, AUS) from Bramela; 74m & 118km, TOTAL 13,308m or 22,827km
KrisK10D (Sydney, Australia) from Mechn1k; 29m & 47km, TOTAL 13,337m or 22,874km
tomypreach ( Wollongong, Australia) from KrisK10D; 43m & 68km, TOTAL


current: Adrian Owerko (South Australia) from tommypreach;
next: RobA _Oz (Hobart, AUS) from Adrian Owerko;


HouseOfHorla (Teddington, London)
[color=Green]jsherman999 (Minneapolis USA)
PentHassyKon (California USA)
Igilligan (California, USA)
legacyb4 (tri-cities, BC, Canada)
Pollitowozhere (Puerto Rico)
gokenin (Lowell, MA USA)
Eastern Shore Charlie (21639 (zip) USA)
mi2nc (North Carolina USA)
the_int21h (South Caroline USA)
lithos (Brisbane AUS)
ftpaddict (Bucharest, Romania)
Eaglerapids (Idaho, USA)
bdery (Quebec City, Canada)
Fearview (Jakarta)
steVo_k200d (Hong Kong, China)
jah3 (Helsinki, Finland)
Deni (Albania)
netuser (Azores Islands)
miserere (Boston, MA USA)
m8o (Eatons Neck, NY, USA)
elkarrde (Zagreb, Croatia)
oinkely (Ireland)
axl (London, Engand)
séamuis (Savannah, GA USA)
Dave_Sz (Illinois 60110 USA)
hwblanks (Williston, FL USA)
gnaztee (Tucson, AZ USA)
Damn_Brit (Oakland, CA USA)
ll_cOfFeE_lP (Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
dayah (Zagreb, Croatia)
Andi Lo (Halifax, Canada)
minikin (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
dropbear (Dublin, Ireland)
eccs19 (Lisle, Ontario)
dws1117 (TX, USA)
speedoo (New York, USA)
xyzik (Seattle, USA)
digitaddict (Quebec)
LensScribe (Johannesburg, South Africa)
John Araki (Hawaii, USA)
RickL (Missouri, USA)
big red (Brisbane, Australia)
J.Scott (???, Canada)
ChrisN (Canberra, Australia)
JulesJ(Hobart, Australia)
xjjohnno (Melbourne, Australia)
Tas (??, Australia)
MoiVous (??, Australia)



LEGEND:
italic - members who already had the lens
bold - current owner
underlined - next member to get the lens

Green = USA
Purple = SE Asia
Red = Australia
Cyan = UK & Ireland
Blue = Canada
Orange = Europe
Pink = North Atlantic
Maroon = South Africa


EDIT: Added- ChrisN, Jules, xjjohnno, Tas & MoiVous

[figmental1978]

I agree, after Rob, send it to HouseOfHorla in London...people will be sick of Australia soon!

[KrisK10D]

I agree, after Rob, send it to HouseOfHorla in London...people will be sick of Australia soon!

What about the people in Queensland, fig? They're still waiting!

[Bramela]

Well put Kris, I fully agree. The original intention was that the lens would go to those who were on the list, to do Australia in short time.
I feel that the list is the governing factor and we must remember, allour friends in Nth America Europe etc etc.
Surely 4 or 5 photos in 1 day and move it on asap is the reasonable way to go.
I had it in my possesion 24 hours and was able to achieve the required shots.
I understand that work commitments etc are a governing factor.
We wouldn't want others to think Australia is taking far too long and not conisdering them.

Great shots turning up and congratulations to all on their efforts.

[MoiVous]

In the spirit of the last couple of posts, I've shared this lens for about an hour and passed it on - thanks to RobA_Oz and Adrian Owerko for including me in its travels.

I interrupted its journey between Adrian and Rob at a Citroen Car Club national meeting - and fired off a few shots (lots actually) in my brief use of this neat lens.

I'll put more images on the official Flickr site (could someone PM me the user name/password please?)

Here are some tasters - taken in full midday sun and a bit of a stuff up with exposure necessitating some PP (my camera had just come back from cleaning and was set on JPEG and +2EV for a few shots till I found it.....)

First Rob and Adrian......Rob clutching a 77mm Limited in his hand whilst the Pentax logo clad Adrian looks on (Adrian was quizzed later by a guy interested in his kit - another Pentax convert????)



And a nice image of a Citroen DS logo - its such a sharp lens - I can see the metallic paint flecks clearly on the RAW image!



And finally a lovely reflection of curves from one Citroen Traction Avant into another....so clear. I can see why this lens is so admired.



This is one great lens - thanks for letting me play - and I hope its on its way to the next person speedily!

Cheers

[Adrian Owerko]

Nice shots... Chris . I am glad you enjoyed the day (: Now in the hands of Rob to go over the Bass strait to Tassie! Rob might even take pics of the mainland and Tassie from the fairy!