I would say that it’s obviously bugging you otherwise you wouldn’t have sent it in to be fixed. There’s nothing to say that another copy won’t also be very good optically, and if not swap it again until you find one that is.
Ahh, didn’t realise it was usedyes good point, it was indeed bugging me.
I think its better to take the refund and move on. Finding another used copy isn't going to be easy though
Well you never know
Yeah it was used, LCE have decided to refund me the money.Ahh, didn’t realise it was used
Mallory Park EMRA Rnd 2 06-05-24-15 by Ben Cheneler, on FlickrNice. I have the 24mm f2.8 G and the 55mm.
As you know I had the Voigtlander 40mm f1.2 but now have the 35 and 50mm versions.
I don't think 40mm is a good fit for me now and it is of course even closer to the 35mm f2.8 I have so buying one maybe makes even less sense than buying the 50mm. The different build of the G lenses and their aperture rings compared the old 35mm f2.8 aren't big enough reasons for me in themselves. Another thing is that every time I use a 55mm lens I'm a bit irritated that it's 55 and not 50mm so the 50mm G could potentially replace the ocd triggering as it's ever so slightly tighter/longer than 50mm 55mm f1.8.
40mm is where I started (actually with 43mm) but these days after spending so much time with 35, 40, 50 and 55mm lenses of those I think 35 feels better for me as a usual first option with occasional uses for a 50/55mm rather than the piggy in the middle 40mm which may be ocd triggeringly close to 35mm and not able to replace a 50mm when 50mm is preferrable to 35 or 40mm. Of course I'd adjust in time though.
Decisions.
Mainly though this is just gas as I haven't bought anything for weeks
and you could always use your lovely lens on a Sony or any other mirrorless camera via a cheap adapter although I do think that film era lenses work best on FF mirrorless cameras.
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Anyone going to try and capture the Northern Lights this weekend? It's quite cloudy here but I'll keep and eye on the weather.
A severe solar storm will bring the Northern Lights to the UK this weekend
‘Very rare’ event means auroras could be visible throughout the country, but may also lead to blackouts, Met Office warns
Anyone going to try and capture the Northern Lights this weekend? It's quite cloudy here but I'll keep and eye on the weather.
A severe solar storm will bring the Northern Lights to the UK this weekend
‘Very rare’ event means auroras could be visible throughout the country, but may also lead to blackouts, Met Office warns
Looking at the forecast tonight feels like I'm in the only cloudy region on the country
As far 'South' as Liverpool.....Anyone going to try and capture the Northern Lights this weekend? It's quite cloudy here but I'll keep and eye on the weather.
A severe solar storm will bring the Northern Lights to the UK this weekend
‘Very rare’ event means auroras could be visible throughout the country, but may also lead to blackouts, Met Office warns
As far as I'm concerned everything above the Thames is NorthAs far 'South' as Liverpool.....
Not sure I count Liverpool as South
Looks pretty thick on metofficeIf it's patchy cloud, just shoot a timelapse
I read on one of the reports today that there's a chance it could be seen as far south as Spain
That's were she was wrong. If you had photographed it, the colours would have been more prominent.
Absolutely gutted, it's on my bucket list to see them 
Looking on facebook we had some stunning northern lights here around midnight, sadly I was sound asleep as I have work today
Screenshot of someone's post on our estate taken with the iphone
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I'll definitely be out tonight, I'm just praying they show up and hopefully as good as last night.
The forecast isn't as strong as tonight but still pretty good especially if you are further up north than me.
I tried a few shots on the phone but unfortunately nothing was coming through. I should of grabbed the camera.
I normally shoot wide open.
Thanks very much. I am concerned the 35mm isn't going to be wide enough so I'll likely take both lenses out and if there's enough time/activity try it with both. My other concern with shooting wide open at f1.4 is that the foreground won't be sharp, but as I say I might do a separate shot for that
Thanks very much. I am concerned the 35mm isn't going to be wide enough so I'll likely take both lenses out and if there's enough time/activity try it with both. My other concern with shooting wide open at f1.4 is that the foreground won't be sharp, but as I say I might do a separate shot for that
Looking online, surprise view is my nearest dark sky so I'll likely head up there.
That's pretty specialdepends on your subject and how far away it.
shot at f1.4 with 35GM
Stonehenge is in focus. May be the grass isn't? who cares
