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