Olympus 12-40mm F2.8

Spotted this lens on Carousell SG and contacted the seller.  Wanted the pouch to go with it but he did not have it anymore.  So I decided to wait until he found it.  Turns out he sold to his colleague but the colleague wanted to pay by installments which he did not agree to and he contacted me to see if I was still keen.

I told him that I was an to deal on Monday afternoon but he had to go for a course and he personally drove to my workplace to pass it to me.

The lens is in wonderful mint condition.  For the price I paid, it was a bargain price which cannot be found on the internet or elsewhere.

I am a very happy man now.  My Olympus lens collection is complete.  Olympus OMD EM5 Mk II, Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 PRO, Olympus 45mm F1.8 and Olympus 75mm F1.8 as I am more a portrait shooter than a landscape shooter.

Also received the PK to m43 adapter from eBay that I bought to try with manual lenses.

Will update once I have time to shoot.

Olympus 75mm F1.8

Managed to get my hands on a mint copy of the Silver/Chrome Olympus 75mm F1.8.  It is very sharp at wide open at F1.8.

Will test this lens out tomorrow in school.

Olympus OMD EM5 MkII

Recently, I was looking at the Clubsnap Buy & Sell thread and came across the OMD EM5 MkII at reasonable prices.  I managed to get one for a good price and it was only a few months into its warranty.
I also managed to get the Olympus 45mm F1.8 from another seller for a reasonable price which was even lower than what others were selling and it was a few days into its warranty.
I wanted to save up for the Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 but a friend suggested to get the kit lens 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 to familiarise myself with the camera first.

Bye Bye Beetle! We WILL MISS You!

It has been fun driving you.  You were meant for my son, by alas, he found you too difficult to handle.  I became the defacto owner instead.  While I treasured you, you have given me a bunch of issues that only an old car has.

The family will definitely miss you since it has been part of my darling wife's family since her dad got it in October 1976.  It is now May 2017, and you are coming to be 42 years old this October.  Since you have been fixed for all sorts of minor breakdowns, I believe that you are now much safer to drive.

Soon you will be going to a new home and a new owner.  I hope he cherishes you like how we did.

Adios my dear Beetle!

Finally sold on the 17th of May 2017.

Rikinon (Samyang) 14mm F2.8

I have always wanted to get this lens but the price was never right or I never had enough budget for it.  A good buddy sold a K1 + DFA24-70mm F2.8 + Rokinon 14mm F2.8 to a colleague of mine who wanted to get the same camera as me.  

She is thoroughly enjoying the camera and I asked it she wanted the Rokinon and if not to sell it to me and I got it from her today.  The lens has never been used since the day my buddy bought it from B&H in the USA.

I was surprised of its small size as I thought an ultra wide lens would be big and heavy just like the Irix 15mm F2.4.  It is also very light in spite of being made of metal.

I am going to enjoy this lens soon.