I left school at 12:45-ish today and arrived in Burbank before the clock struck two. The traffic was light getting there. I met up with Borris and exchanged lenses. We had a nice chat.
I had a Tamron 90mm f/2.8 MACRO for a short period of time. Mint condition. Sharp pictures, but it wasn't the right lens for me. I'm not a macro kind of guy, yet. One thing I will always love about this hobby is the ability to swap gear, buy to try then sell. I buy most of my gear used (everyone babies their equipment, at least I do) and when you buy a used lens, you can usually sell it for the same price. Zero rental fee, pretty much.
Anyway, we talked for about an hour and swapped lenses. My Tamrom 90mm f/2.8 MACRO for his Canon 85mm f/1.8. The Tamron is an older version, but retailed for a bit more. Since its a third party lens, the values are about the same. An even, fair, trade. I was happy to drive home, even through traffic with my new lens. I cleaned up all my lenses today and ordered a B+W 4x ND filter and Hoya HMC UV filter for the 85mm f/1.8. Luckily for me, the 50mm f/1.4, a lens I recently acquired uses the same filter size as the 85mm, so my ND (nuetral density) filter should double up.
My lens lineup is now forming into something that I'm willing to keep, or at least work with. Unfortunately for me, my bag is much too small!
Current lineup:
Zenitar 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX
Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM
Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 SP Di
Sigma 70-210mm f/2.8 APO
Kenko TelePlus 1.5x Teleconverter
At this stage, I'm planning on picking up a Canon 35mm f/2. I may be looking to replace my longer lens (70-210) with something nicer, like an optical stabilized lens. But I'll leave the door for that range wide open... 
Oh yeah, you might notice a lack of a camera in my bag. I don't have one. 
Its only a matter of time.. 
Currently one or more items are backordered. Every effort is being made to complete the order.
