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Re: [OM] Price in relation to quality.

Subject: Re: [OM] Price in relation to quality.
From: "Terry and Tracey" <foxcroft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 18:32:23 +1000
Sounds like you're buying from KEH. I wouldn't buy less than EX+ for glass,
but others here say that KEH underrate, so lower quality isn't as bad as it
seems. I would buy as good a glass as I could get. The 300mm is a great
lens. As someone said, a great feel. Get a good one.

Foxy

>Friends,
>
>I am not really afraid to buy second hand, in fact all my lenses are
>second hand, but I don't want to buy a lens because it is cheap and then
>end up with the double cost for fixing it. In such a case it might be
>better to buy a "more expensive" one. And I am not really afraid of
>having a lens with small marks on the black paint, the only thing that
>matters is that the pictures are not effected by any meaning. But of
>course it is always nice to have a good looking lens...
>
>My question is how prices generally are in relation to the quality of
>lenses. Or it is perhaps impossible to generalize? Are one of these
>lenses worth trying for or are they "too cheap"? I guess I am too
>cautious sometimes...?
>
>Any comments or suggestions?



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