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Sigurd Ruschkowski
Joined: 11 Jul 2014 Posts: 95 Location: Sverige
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 9:21 am Post subject: |
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Sigurd Ruschkowski wrote:
Hi,
thank you for your input!
You were lucky to get the Trioplan 100 that cheap!
Seems like many lenses are increasing in price all the time. I guess we have th thank the mirror less cameras for that
Weak and fast auctin....wow, you sound like a pro! I just got started with eBay and read some tips about waiting to the last second to get an item....but a weak auction...hmmmm....interesting! Thanks!
Well, if the black ones maybe are not getting so much attention, I will go for it as I am no collector. Just an engineer having fun with older (and weirder) lenses
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Marek
Joined: 13 Apr 2014 Posts: 903 Location: In the heart of Europe
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:03 am Post subject: |
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Marek wrote:
Sigurd Ruschkowski wrote: |
Hi, thank you for your input! |
You're welcome
Sigurd Ruschkowski wrote: |
You were lucky to get the Trioplan 100 that cheap!
Seems like many lenses are increasing in price all the time. I guess we have th thank the mirror less cameras for that |
Not in my place, since we're expecting winter.
Sigurd Ruschkowski wrote: |
Weak and fast auctin....wow, you sound like a pro! I just got started with eBay and read some tips about waiting to the last second to get an item....but a weak auction...hmmmm....interesting! Thanks! |
I'm ebaying only less than one year, but I probably have some mechrant skills I clearly won many also with some luck, just as I lost some with some bad luck, or lack of clever behavior I'm simply talking about missing the end of the auction without earlier bidding at all, trying "not to show my cards too soon" or so. This way I missed Tele Ennaston for €2, Telemegor 400 for €1 (in one case no one bidded, not a soul! Next time, it might have cost €100...), silver Sonnar 135 around €10 twice or three times, ...
And I mostly won the item making highest bid possible (acceptable for me) as early as possible (see what I've wrote about missing the end of the auction being far from the PC, etc.), ain't rushing anything in the last possible minute which could turn REALLY emotional and irrational. Emotions doesn't really fit into my ebay (or aukro.cz, to be correct) strategy.
Generally, I try not to fell in love in just one lens, probably best mindset for saving some money is not to need anything particular right now. I bought item emotionally, in rush and I bought another one patiently, after missing really many auctions I didn't mind to and in the second case the results were obviously better for my wallet. I also bid actively if the item offers are somehow more abundant than normally, which also generally leads to better prices (very simple offer vs. demand rule) but this needs a bit experience and knowledge of the lens.
Regarding collecting silver lens, I'm not a collector but photographer. Sometimes silvers are scarcer and "more valuable" (no racionality included), like that 400mm Telemegor that would be hardly overlooked in a silver version. Prefering silver against black just a bit complicates my transactions but system remains the same. As I already claimed, I'm really patient, having plenty of cool lens to shoot with already
P.S. if you look, just look, closely on final winning prices of a certain lens, you'll find some lens prices to be VERY fluctuating, sometimes in hundreds of %, or even thousands. Why on earth would you pay hundreds of % more for?
Marek _________________ Angry young man !
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Marek
Joined: 13 Apr 2014 Posts: 903 Location: In the heart of Europe
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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Marek wrote:
Autumn with my very "unsharp" friend, Trioplan
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woodrim
Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
Marek: Wonderful images. Not only are the butterflies different from what I see here, but your images/style are unique. I suspect your processing of the images contributes. Might you consider re-loading the images that are missing from earlier posts? _________________ Regards,
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uddhava
Joined: 22 Aug 2012 Posts: 3071 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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uddhava wrote:
Excellent use of these lenses. |
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Marek
Joined: 13 Apr 2014 Posts: 903 Location: In the heart of Europe
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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Marek wrote:
Thank you. I actually don't yet know if I'm used to upload incorrectly or is the vanishing in time a natural part of the process. Be that as it may, I have uploaded all my butterfly related stuff (and generally most of my stuff) on Flickr, creating a gallery for each lens I work with.
It looks far better in the Flickr layout anyway. It was always somehow enlarged here.
I myself see a lot of room for improvements for a lens like this, and if I could time-travel, I would change something on half of the photos or more This clean and surprisingly also sharp Argynnis aglaja photo is my favourite so far. _________________ Angry young man !
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16497 Location: Weinheim, Germany
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
Very nice work! _________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
http://www.macrolenses.de for macro and special lens info
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos for UV Images and lens/filter info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums my albums using various lenses
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/ my UV BLOG
http://www.travelmeetsfood.com/blog Food + Travel BLOG
https://galeriafotografia.com Architecture + Drone photography
Currently most FAV lens(es):
X80QF f3.2/80mm
Hypergon f11/26mm
ELCAN UV f5.6/52mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f2/62mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f5.6/300mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm + 105mm + 150mm
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Marek
Joined: 13 Apr 2014 Posts: 903 Location: In the heart of Europe
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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Marek wrote:
Popular butterfly shot with a popular lens. Apollo meets Trioplan
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16497 Location: Weinheim, Germany
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
Amazing shots!!
(I will place the portraits in another thread if you don't mind Marek, too good to get lost here...) _________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
http://www.macrolenses.de for macro and special lens info
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos for UV Images and lens/filter info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums my albums using various lenses
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/ my UV BLOG
http://www.travelmeetsfood.com/blog Food + Travel BLOG
https://galeriafotografia.com Architecture + Drone photography
Currently most FAV lens(es):
X80QF f3.2/80mm
Hypergon f11/26mm
ELCAN UV f5.6/52mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f2/62mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f5.6/300mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm + 105mm + 150mm
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Marek
Joined: 13 Apr 2014 Posts: 903 Location: In the heart of Europe
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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Marek wrote:
So the new butterfly season is officially happening. Yayay!
Many things changed, I have M42 Trioplan with very practical small old extension ring instead. However the drawing remains the same - possibly my favourite for butterflies.
As you may see MFD on the Telemegor on the left is pretty spooky (2.65 m) so the ring will be very useful this year.
EXA version of the Trioplan.
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woodrim
Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:41 am Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
Nice. _________________ Regards,
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MartinCrabtree
Joined: 10 Jan 2015 Posts: 121
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 3:05 am Post subject: |
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MartinCrabtree wrote:
If I may. What causes the almost dynamic background effects of some of the lenses on this site?
Oh and nice photos. |
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16497 Location: Weinheim, Germany
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 6:20 am Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
MartinCrabtree wrote: |
If I may. What causes the almost dynamic background effects of some of the lenses on this site?
Oh and nice photos. |
Grass and shrubs usually. _________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
http://www.macrolenses.de for macro and special lens info
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos for UV Images and lens/filter info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums my albums using various lenses
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/ my UV BLOG
http://www.travelmeetsfood.com/blog Food + Travel BLOG
https://galeriafotografia.com Architecture + Drone photography
Currently most FAV lens(es):
X80QF f3.2/80mm
Hypergon f11/26mm
ELCAN UV f5.6/52mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f2/62mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f5.6/300mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm + 105mm + 150mm
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woodrim
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
MartinCrabtree wrote: |
If I may. What causes the almost dynamic background effects of some of the lenses on this site? |
Please explain what you mean by "dynamic". Since you said "site" and not just this post, I suspect what you are talking about is the characteristic of the lens. Meyer has several lenses with art-like bokeh. _________________ Regards,
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MartinCrabtree
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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MartinCrabtree wrote:
woodrim wrote: |
MartinCrabtree wrote: |
If I may. What causes the almost dynamic background effects of some of the lenses on this site? |
Please explain what you mean by "dynamic". Meyer has several lenses with art-like bokeh. |
That's it. The bokeh is almost alive to me. What is it in the lens' design that creates that ability? And it's not restricted to background either. The image of the white flowers foreground contains a bit of that effect. |
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Attila
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Such a beautiful shoots! _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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woodrim
Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
MartinCrabtree wrote: |
woodrim wrote: |
MartinCrabtree wrote: |
If I may. What causes the almost dynamic background effects of some of the lenses on this site? |
Please explain what you mean by "dynamic". Meyer has several lenses with art-like bokeh. |
That's it. The bokeh is almost alive to me. What is it in the lens' design that creates that ability? And it's not restricted to background either. The image of the white flowers foreground contains a bit of that effect. |
Probably just the beautiful flaws in Meyer lenses. _________________ Regards,
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Marek
Joined: 13 Apr 2014 Posts: 903 Location: In the heart of Europe
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Marek wrote:
Thank you, this is a typical love/hate lens with love/hate drawing that everyone has strong and clear opinion about (usually it attracts people but not all).
However the butterfly photos is nothing out of ordinary, 14 days later I'll be shooting fresh morning Southern Festoon butterflies where I might be able to experiment more on a prettier young butterflies to achieve some progress this year (which could be kind of hard after last years' results )
Also the distance with the extra ring is right on the edge, one step forward and Trioplan optics quality would just not be capable of adequate sharpness and also nice OOF drawing might be lost. So, as for me, the photo literally shouts one more step and you'll snap total crap. (Or to crop images less, if possible.)
I put also Telemegor out of my bag but it sucked hard this time, either the new more collectors-like copy is worst that the last year's one or f/5.5 was just too much this time no matter on Telemegor copy used. Various Telemegors may be even better for this type of photos, but generally much harder to achieve so I prefer Trioplan most of the time. That's pretty much explanating why on earth it costs twice as much as average salary in Bulgaria these days.
For those who joined forums recently, Telemegor draws butterflies eg. this way. (Why is this forum enlarging all 900x600 and smaller photos anyway?)
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Marek
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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Marek wrote:
Yesterday I practiced with one small old extension ring I accidentally bought with the lens itself. Funny - so I realized how stupid I was last year.
I like its results with or without ring, spring, autumn, light, dark, rain, sun... Just very practical lens in the grass, unlike some other Meyers.
Now I do have a clear inspiration how to improve the butterfly photos
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Marek
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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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Marek wrote:
I think bokeh achieved in OOF areas behind those butterflies pretty much speaks for itself why does it currently cost so much on Ebay
Of course bokeh is somewhat "rougher" and not exactly what used to be with one more decent M42 extension ring, but it has a good impact on butterfly detail, however, on the first pic presented on a half-dead worn animal
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Marek
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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Marek wrote:
I just can't put this damn lens off
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ZoneV
Joined: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 1633 Location: Germany
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Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:51 am Post subject: |
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ZoneV wrote:
MartinCrabtree wrote: |
If I may. What causes the almost dynamic background effects of some of the lenses on this site? |
MartinCrabtree wrote: |
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That's it. The bokeh is almost alive to me. What is it in the lens' design that creates that ability? And it's not restricted to background either. The image of the white flowers foreground contains a bit of that effect. |
Over corrected spherical aberration is the reason for the enhanced background structures, and smooth foreground.
I thinl the Trioplan 100 is the king for this kind of aberration. The Trioplan 100 is the most well known lens for this, and that lenses even attracts "AF only" photographers to try manual focus. Some old lenses have this effect, but only two current Defocus Control Nikkors seem to be reliable giving such an "effect" when used with right settings. _________________ Camera modification, repair and DIY - some links to look through: http://www.4photos.de/camera-diy/index-en.html
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Marek
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 12:55 am Post subject: |
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Marek wrote:
Trioplan draws something interesting not only in a number of occassions as Telemegor 180 but every single time when I put the lens on. I am only keeping the #1 photo though, second one is somehow poinsonous and unpleasant to my eyes _________________ Angry young man !
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Marek
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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Marek wrote:
Some new stuff.
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Marek
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 9:22 am Post subject: |
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Marek wrote:
Trioplan 100 still loyal to me in my bag:
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