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This just popped up in my feed ... M.

This game rotates through the alphabet. It has NO RULES. You can post whatever you like: nouns, adjectives, brand names, anything, as long as it starts with the right letter of the alphabet. Each turn consists of one photo and, above it, a caption that starts with the letter that comes next. After Z, the series starts over with A. If a player skips letters or repeats letters already posted, a gentle reminder is appropriate. Alternatively, with skipping, other players can supply posts out of order to fill the gaps, while explaining what they did. Skipping a sequence of several letters is easy to do when you're at the bottom of a page. After you post a caption and photo, please wait for at least one post by someone else before you post again. No consecutive posts by the same person. It was a popular game in Potn Starting with A Airplane

I’ve noticed a few threads mentioning repeated purchases of the same lens. This got me thinking about the large number of lenses we micro four thirds users have to choose from and, if I had my time over or had to start from nothing, would I pick the same glass I have now. Here’s the results of an honest think over a cuppa (with biscuits). Yes = Oly 17mm f1.8 - my go to 'out & about' lens. Oly 45mm f1.8 - love this one for portraits. Oly 12040 f2.8 Pro - the all rounder for family stuff. Maybe = Oly 40-150 f2.8 Pro - OK it’s (a lot!) lighter than the old Canon kit I used to lug around and it’s never let me down, however… I’d be tempted to sacrifice the wider aperture and go for the smaller & lighter f4 Pro version. Oly 60mm f2.8 macro - bought for a forthcoming project to digitise old 35mm slides and negs but after that I’m not sure I’ll have a use for it. The 17mm has a very short minimum focussing distance and the 45mm is, IMHO, better for portraits. Oly MC-14 1.4 Tele Converter - undecided on this one possibly because I've not used it much. It was an impulse buy as the eBay seller listed it in the wrong section and I got it for a god price. No = Oly 300mm f4 Pro - a stonkingly good lens: fast focussing, small (relatively) and excellent IQ. Great for planned shoots from a fixed vantage point. I suspect I’d have been better off with the greater versatility of the Oly or Panny 100-400. I console myself with the knowledge that I got this off eBay, pre-loved, for a great price. Plus it oozes quality both in the hand and in what It produces. Maybe I should just use it more. I’m curious to know what others would do differently and why.

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