Mundane News

[Reynard]

Aaaaargh, just beaten to the first post on page 8000!!!

 

[Reynard]

The platelet on the lenses say it's EF 300 mm 1:4 L US. Bought it second hand. It's got a few scratches on the cover but that's it.

300 f4 prime then. Nice bit of glass.

I've used a 300 2.8, which I borrowed off a colleague with a view to buying. Unfortunately it was just too big and heavy for little me to carry around. He was six-foot something and 15 stone, I'm 4ft 11 and eight and a half stone...

Ended up with a Sigma 300 2.8 - not nearly as good (and a hell of a lot cheaper), but did the job when I needed the speed.

I do prefer my 100-400 for general daylight work, though.

 

[Hebe]

Watching the last few kms of yesterday's Tour. I should be shuffling cars and bins around after we had smart meters fitted this morning. Coffee and the Tour is nicer though.

 

[Reynard]

Lovely luncheon of the last of the sausagemeat stuffing in a sandwich with mustard, plus a pear, and orange and two

 

[DCLane]

I went for a ride out at lunch-time on the greenways. Must've eaten an entire dinner's worth of flies

 

[PeteXXX]

I went for a ride out at lunch-time on the greenways. Must've eaten an entire dinner's worth of flies

It's all protein! 😂

 

[Reynard]

I went for a ride out at lunch-time on the greenways. Must've eaten an entire dinner's worth of flies

Well, given how much prices have been rising, I suppose one can't pass up a free meal...

 

[Illaveago]

There she is in all her sausagy glory .... with a nice brew of course!
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I can see your fingers poking out between those 2 slices of bread !

 

[PeteXXX]

Lovely 4½ mile walk around the back of Brackmills industrial estate today. It sounds dubious, but, apart from a few clanking noises and trucks shunting, it's very peaceful. 🐶

 

[pawl]

where's the peppers & onions? no?

Peppers ugh and some think i am a sandwich short of a picnic for my liking for Marmite

 

[PeteXXX]

Peppers ugh and some think i am a sandwich short of a picnic for my liking for Marmite

Marmite is nice... There! I've said it! 😂

 

[PeteXXX]

I think I might just get the 120,000th post
📯! 😂

 

[Tenkaykev]

I think I might just get the 120,000th post
📯! 😂

You've me to thank for that...

 

[Tenkaykev]

I think I might just get the 120,000th post
📯! 😂

Ha ha, I wondered what would happen if I deleted my previous post, sorry!!!

 

[oldwheels]

After a cloudy start the day turned sunny but not as hot as recently.
Had a turn out to check traffic and decided it was not possible to get the trike out.
I put a comment up regarding PeteXXX picture remarking he was lucky to have been here when he was as traffic would not have been too bad. Now it is mayhem and the single track from Salen had continuous traffic both ways including service buses. Couple this with incompetent drivers who cannot judge the width or length of their vehicles and never exceed 30mph as well as not letting anything past without a lot of persuasion from lights and horns.
The comment I put up with his photo was duplicated so I deleted one and both vanished. The wonders of the internet.