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Samyang 12mm f/2
Found a completely unused second-hand one very cheap because it's a rebranded Samyang ("Walimex Pro") and fewer people know about those.
Got it because in a few weeks I'm heading to Croatia with a bunch of mates and this will hopefully come in handy for some nice landscapes.

Very impressed with the central sharpness wide open. It's not just decently sharp for a very bright ulta-wide-angle, but actually really sharp.

 

A couple of VonHaus Utility DIY Storage Tool Box's.
Time to tidy up all my small bits and bobs.

 

They pack extremely high C rated lithium cells which means they can supply enough current to crank an engine, including diesels. Many of them also have enough capacity to power and charge a laptop and any other 5-19v device that you can plug into it.

Photonicinduction demonstrated the Bestek one that I have and keep in the van at all times:

 

Had to...

 

It finally arrived (after "issues" at the printers)

 

ASDA's stock control and ordering system has more in common with the many arms of Vishnu than with supply and demand. Seeing anything sold out in a store doesn't necessarily mean there was a high demand, it's more likely that ASDA House in Leeds decided that particular store will get five per month.

 

Paracord to re-sleeve some cables and slim 120mm fan for my PSU mod.

 

1x Bottle of Dream Leaf


"You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes."

Will pop back with a review.

 

Its (one of) the fastest selling game on steam of all time further reading

 

In addition to the two types of paracord (golden and black) I ordered earlier...





...some more stuff for the PSU modding:

24 pin 4mm cable comb.


3.2mm 3:1 heat shrink wrap.


Black 24 pin ATX connector.


Slim 120mm fan (120mm Akasa AK-FN078 Slim) for the PSU.

 

One of these: - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...ow-pc-case-black-cc-9011070-ww-ca-179-cs.html

Then discovered I have no 3 pin to molex fan connectors since I moved, left a load of stuff with the ex - she started getting unreasonable when I was getting my stuff - so in spite I left stuff mostly junk there for her to throw away. Kinda regretting it now, could have done with that box of cables I left behind.

 

M-Audio Keystation 88 from a gent on Facebook... to say i'm stoked about going back on the weekend to make music is a complete understatement

Its probably been about a year or more when i was in an awful relationship, crippling debt and a dead end supermarket job.. Sold every single piece of my music equipment just to eat.

How times change

 

I can probably rustle up a couple, how many do you need? I'm guessing you haven't got enough motherboard headers to use in the meantime?

 

Great case if a little flimsy so use washers on the side fan rails. Really well designed but make sure you cut a bit out of the removable 3.5inch HDD cage so you can use the rear/right corner access hole, it's a lifesaver. (You'll see what I mean. I just sawed two parallel equal cuts in the cage, folded the resulting flap back and filed & taped the edges.)

 

Thanks for the kind offer, but I've already ordered some off ebay - I only needed three for the fans the case came with. Really should have put a wanted post up in the Members Market.

I did notice in comparison to my Antec P100 my other PC lives in how much different the construction of it is.

Still pleased with it though as all the spare PSU cables that are not required are hidden on the other side of the case - perhaps my credit card bill isn't looking as happy as I am though lol.

 

B+W F-Pro MRC 49mm UV filter for my RE.Auto Topcor 100/2.8
B+W F-Pro MRC 67mm UV filter for my Samyang 12/2
B+W F-Pro MRC 67mm Slim circular polarizer for everything (with step-up rings)

Found them pretty cheap, together about half the price of a single new 67mm B+W MRC CPL.
Chose B+W MRCs instead of a cheaper brand mainly because I read a lot of people claim they were very easy to clean, but in that respect I have to admit I'm a bit disappointed. Yes, fingerprints etc. come off relatively easily, but they seem to attract lots of dust for some reason (which does not come off easily). The dust isn't going to matter much for image quality, but still...
Flare and transmission wise they're excellent though.

Next time I'll probably get some of the better Hoya filters instead, since their flare resistance and transmission stats are nearly equal.

 

Focus ST-2 2.5. Zoom Zoom!

 

New beard trimmer (Philips OneBlade Pro) - 1/3 off at Boots
Batman: The Killing Joke on BR (with Joker figure!) £12 at Sainsbury's
Some SW Lego kits (Droid Escape pod / Obi-Wan's fighter / Carbonite Freeze)