Robert, I suspect that in relaying the fable Mike is really saying, "I'd love to get my hands on the Sony A7R II but I just moved house so I can't afford it. If I convince myself it's no better than what I already have then I won't feel so bad about not being able to afford it."

Thanks Mike, it certainly has been a swell couple of weeks :) From slight nervousness beforehand the whole thing went so much better than any of us thought it would; it certainly put the pride back into Britain. Looks like the Paralympics is sold out too. Utterly brilliant, the whole thing. Even the rain held off! Regards Malcolm

My guess is that picture 3 is a prime, it just looks different to the other two, but for the life of me I can't really say why. My main reason for liking primes is that the extra stops of light have allowed me to take photos indoors without flash.