Not everything works out.

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The lens I purchased doesn't seem to be panning out.  I checked glass clarity immediately upon opening.  That seemed fine, though scads of photos would be an additional piece of evidence.  After arriving home with the goods and shopping, putting everything up, and settling in, I didn't have the energy to try to new lens.  While waking, though, I was quite curious.

The thing with old glass on newer bodies is that they don't talk.  You have to do some of the leg work.  It IS an af lens, but the new bodies don't understand what they are.  You can program the new lens, to a very minor degree.  The maximum aperture is simple enough, but with a zoom lens... only one focal length can be entered.  Mine, for example, runs from 35 to 70 mm.  So... what to put in?  I did a minor bit of research.  The middle point, it was suggested, in several sources, was the way to go.  Done.  Now... I ran with it.  Nothing was doing anything, which was, sort of, fine.  I figured I would have to work with this lens in mostly manual, all manual I suspected.  And yet I could not get it to perform.  I could not bring it into focus.  I will do a bit more research.  Perhaps the lens did break in transit, or wasn't working when sent.  I will tinker with it for a few more days.  If I can't get anything clean from it, no matter how good it can be or should be, I will simply have to return it.  I may have to find a more local shop for lenses.  Since the economy took a major dump, the local middling college town stopped having (as far as I have been able to find) a photo shop.  The next town that might/should have such a shop is about an hour drive.  I suppose, if I don't have to do it on a timed basis, I might, eventually, be able to make it there.  Just to see the lens before buying, no shipping or returns.  If the clerk can't bring it into focus, take some photos, and then I see those on the laptop (if I can get that right), then I won't buy.  Can't trust anyone, though that isn't new.

I'll tinker a bit more, just not at night.  I'll wait until daylight, maybe even go outside.  I'll compare and contrast with the prime.  I am a noob.  Noobs are teh stupid.  Which is fine.  Ignorance isn't truly stupidity, at least if you work to rectify that.  Only if ignorance is a choice is it a form of stupidity.  Though if someone is too weak to be escape ignorance, they need that mansplained and then they need to shut up.  Only if they can't learn.  If they can, they need to get to it, or again shut up.  Choices.  Can't have both.  Men hammer each other over that, and it works.  Not so with women, or even very many men these days.  Politeness is supposed to trump function, and fail is the obvious cost.  Bleh.  Anyway, I'll tinker.  Might be me.  With a little help, study, practice, and such, I should be able to figure this out in the next few days.  Oh, and I best find the battery charger and get the extra camera battery going.  I have plenty of AA and AAA batteries, which will also work, but that gets spendy and annoying in the long term.  Still, if all else fails, that's why I have those.

All I know is if this fails, try that.  If that fails too, improvise.  If it all fails, reconsider your wants, needs, direction, speed, and all else.  If you have no other choice, then find the way.  If it really must be done, guess what?  It will be done.  If not, then it's just you.  It all seems so simple.  If that is very false.  Ask and you shall receive if God helps he who helps himself.  Both are true, they flavor, modify, each other.

Sandwich time!  I might butter the roll, and grill that, but the rest will be cold.  I think I have mayo, perhaps sparkly Italian dressing too.  Ah, but no lettuce.  I did forget that.  Maybe next time I am in.  Even kale on that ain't too bad, if you don't mind a little chew.  Oh?  No editing.  I'm not quite able right lately.  Later.