Bigger and Better goes overseas.

I now have a Super Travenar 135mm f/2.8 lens with Canon EF adapter, who wants it? Any offers to trade, all for charity! davidalewis25@gmail.com if you are interested.

So since I last posted Bigger and Better fell slightly quiet for a few days with only a few offers. Steve kept his offer of the Splat Man Coaster thing and I had an offer of a Friends Trivia Game but both of these weren’t particularly bigger or better than the Gameboy.

Just as I was getting worried but the lack of response a friend from back home, all the way back on the Isle of Wight, contacted me. Tyler is a photography nerd and has loads of camera equipment that he doesn’t need anymore – he is also a lovely, generous guy and offered me a SLR lens. This really intrigued me as I do love photography and it is something that I would be interested in myself – but that is not the point, I must trade it!

So the Super Travenar 135mm f/2.8 lens, comes with an EF adapter for Canon DSLRs but can be used on any other SLR camera as well with the right adapter. It's a manual lens, so aperture and focusing is done manually, and about 270 degrees of focusing, so it isn't a quick lens to whip out and take a photo. Focusing is quite smooth and aperture blades are smooth too. There is slight dirt on the inside, which is visible in a couple of the photos, however as it is 135mm this doesn't come out on the photos even on the shortest focus distance.

It really is a lush piece of equipment and would be perfect for budding photographers. So I am looking to trade this for something ‘bigger and better’. Remember this is all for the fantastic charity – Childreach International who help to “unlock” children’s potential all around the world. If you see something sitting around in your Uni room that you don’t need any more then why not offer it to trade?

So if there are any offers then please reply to this blog or email me at davidalewis25@gmail.com

One Retro Gamers Heaven

Steve's Coaster

Wow, I am completely astounded by that response. I wrote this blog for a bit of fun yesterday afternoon and within 24 hours it got over 1,000 hits - incredible.

And the offers came fast too... Steve, a flatmate, offered me his "Splat-man coaster" which I have been eyeing up all year. Also I had some interest from a  guy called Mark who offered me a lab coat - which to be honest are very expensive but I don't think the demand for a lab coat would be very high and it might be a struggle to trade on.

I then emailed the SU Vice-President, Paul McCormack, who gave me the pen originally. He seemed to love the idea and sent out the blog link on Facebook to all his many "friends"! He also made me an offer I couldn't refuse - a Gameboy Advance with Crash Bandicoot. Although the sale value of this is less than the lab coat and similar to the coaster I loved the idea of the Gameboy so within a few hours I agreed to swap the pen for the Gameboy... the pen is now going back to where it really belongs - to the man on everyone's fridges!

Paul McCormack's childhood Gameboy

So now I have this lovely Gameboy Advance to trade on, I encourage any offers at all - anything you have lying around your room that you aren't using, why not pass it on to a good cause. Remember this is all for charity - once I get to something worth a lot of money I will auction it off to the highest bidder - all the money will go to Childreach International.

So what do you have to offer? 12067430@brookes.ac.uk or post a comment on this blog.