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Lives in South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
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Joined on Nov 2, 2006
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Currently using:
Olympus SP350
Sony Cybershot TX5 - Cool!
Sony A100
Sony A700
Sigma 70-300 DG
Tamron 18-200 Di-II
Minolta 50 1.7 (Not that impressed)
Minolta 100-400 (Old toy)
Minolta 200mm F2.8G (Sold - boohoo!)
Soligor 1.4x teleconverter
M42 adapter
Chinon 135mm f2.8 screw lens
Heiwa tripod

Sony 18-70 kit lens (not using it any more since the 18-200)
Sony 70-300G
Sony 70-400G (what a beauty!)
Sony 100 f2.8 Macro
Tamron 200-400 f5.6 (yuk)
Minolta 35-105 f3.5-4.5 Macro (interesting!)
Sony 70-200G F2.8 (Replaced the 200 prime - and wow!)
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