So The Mountain Goats released a new album (The Life of the Wold to Come) recently and so far it is great.
In eBay purchases, I picked up a sewing machine so I can make some amazing custom panniers for my bicycle and maybe start a side-project selling them. The machine should be able to go through leather and suede fine, it is supposedly commercial grade.
Singer CG-590 from eBay
I have been also thinking of my switch to Canon which I will eventually do. I can’t seem to part with a couple of my old Pentax lenses though, nor can I invest in Canon prime lenses without selling my soul. I decided that for my zoom I should probably just pick up an old Takumar (not super-multi-coated) and use that until I can afford a really nice zoom. That way I don’t invest too much on something that will get replaced down the road and I won’t have to go without a telephoto either.
Takumar 135mm f/2.5 I got for $40
So after I sell a ridiculous amount of lenses I should be able to have this lineup:
- Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5
- Sigma 30mm f/1.4
- Pentax 50mm f/1.4
- Takumar 135mm f/2.5
- Maaaaybe the Canon 85mm f/1.8
Eventually I will want to get either the 70-200mm f/4 USM IS Canon lens or the f/2.8 non-IS Canon, and of course the 135mm f/2 Canon L lens will be down the road as well to replace the Takumar. It is nervwrecking switching camera brands after so long, but I feel Canon will keep putting out more professional lineups instead of prosumer lineups like Pentax is doing.