Shiny new lens

For the past year and a half I've been trolling kijiji for lenses for my Sony dSLR's. It had been a week since I'd last looked when I loaded up Kijiji and found this lens.  Looks in mint condition. Owner sold it because he hardly ever used it.  I doubt it would be a lens I would lug on a 3 hour walk. However with tripod outside my window this lens sounds like a winner.

Tamron SP AF70-200mm f-2.8 Di LD IF Macro

Love the new camera bag.

I've been sitting on an order of random things from Monoprice for months and I finally placed an order and received it yesterday, just a bit after I got home from work.

The best item is the camera bag. I can fit my camera and all the spare lenses if I wanted to.  I also got myself a USB wall plug, several cables to charge devices like my android, a battery pack for those types when I'm either camping or needing long battery life on phone. I even got a pair of  noise reducing earbuds from there for $6.   Also got a car charger with double 12V and a usb plug.  Lots of cool toys for the geek in me.

Lens Pron!

I happened to stumble upon this article, 2 days ago and now I want a Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di USD.telephoto zoom. It's almost a 5lb lens... but oh what a paparazi lens. I've been pining for a lens that is more then the 300mm I have for taking animal photos

I'm not sure when the Sony version of this lens will start to sell. I  know so far the only model they have on the Tamron Canada site is that Canon model.  The announcement says that it will be available for Canon first then Nikon and Sony. I bet the Sony is last and just in time for Christmas 2014.

Sadly because it's a new lens, I'm not going to find it cheap on Kijji.

I have such lens envy it's not even funny

Despite the fact that I now own  5 alpha mount lenses, 3 Sony and 2 Minolta's I still have lens envy.  I LOVE my newest new lens, the Sony SAL1650 f2.8. It takes amazing photos in dim lighting. The downside is that it's heavy. I actually spend time typing on my laptop wearing weights to strengthen my wrists, so that when I spend time outside taking photos I don't tire too fast!

One of the lenses I want is a Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5, real nice wide-angle lens, for taking northern light photos.  I also want a fish-eye lens for northern lights as well. Then I want a paparazzi lens, the Tamron 200-500mm  f5. -6.3. Weighs  1.2kg, like close to 3 lbs.  It needs it's own tripod, and best used when you don't have to lug it for 3 hours. However, I'm sure it would be awesome for taking photos of birds and other wild life.

Minolta lenses

Minolta 50mm f1.4 lens

Minolta 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 lens

These are the lenses I bought 2nd hand. So far I like them. I used each lens to take picture of the other.

Minolta lenses for my Sony Alpha

Today I picked up 2 new lenses to use with my dSLR's. the first is a Minolta AF DT Zoom 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 and the second is a Minolta AF 50mm F 1.4.  He warned me not to be too disappointed with the 50mm @ 1.4, that there's not much depth of field at 1.4. So far I like it. It's a good portrait lens for low lighting. The other one is a practical lens for drive by shootings :)  That's when someone else drives and I just take photos.

I spent all of January on Kijji drooling over those lenses. I figured by the time I had the spare cash the lenses would no longer be available but this time it worked out. 

It sucks that my sewing machine was for sale on some website and I missed it. I hope someone finds my ad and I get a new old machine.  If you live in the Montreal area and have a Pfaff Calanda 3000 sewing machine leave me a message.