Cheers, Drive

Canon EOS 30D + Canon EF 35-135mm f/4 - 5.6 lens. I bought this lens from a bloke on eBay for £37. The low price reflected how badly it was described and presented for sale. There is a scratch on the front element which was concealed by many years' worth of accumulated dirt and dust. I don't know whether the seller was aware of this or not but in my experience scratches on front elements seldom have a bad effect on photographs. I dusted it off with a damp cloth and found it worked well enough. On the crop sensor 30D it behaves like a 55-215mm zoom and is ideal for portraits. It's even more useful when you happen to meet a friendly train driver who doesn't mind being photographed. Cheers, Drive, as we say round here.