While it's always fun going out with new gear, I definitely notice a
productivity hit when I do. Not that I'm complaining, trying new things
is fun. I just come back with less bang per click.
The Aussie Dollar is on a slippery slope back to its natural place in
the world, but there are still some local stockists holding inventory at
bargain prices. The Sigma 35mm 1.4 is a very attractive looking lens. It
has this odd thing where the focusing scale goes from 0.3m to 1m for
most of the focus throw, and then a tiny movement from 1m to infinity.
It isn't a macro, so I wonder why they did that. The Voigtlander 17.5
0.95 does the same thing. Still, the HSM is really "S", quieter than the
Pentax SDM, I think. Very well damped manual focusing feel. I like it
much more than the just-ok 30mm 1.4. The next lenses in the Art series
should prove interesting.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/08/sig35/index.html
And for a bit of retro, I picked up a pristine Minolta CLE. The wee
bugger is beautiful, no wonder they didn't let it last long. It is a
shame the shutter sound is rather loud; I was definitely clocked more
than I normally am. On the last few rolls of Neopan too. Should do one
more last time buy.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/08/cle/index.html
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