How often would you use a shift lens? If it is only rarely, then why not
try Lex's pinhole solution first and see if it works to your satisfaction?
Unless it is a rare and highly sought after lens, why loose money on the
deal?
Gregg
Frieder pondered:
> Hi all,
>
> at the moment I`m in a hard zuikoholic decission, and would like to know
what you think about it:
>
> A local dealer offers a mint Zuiko 35mm F/2.8 Shift. Serial-No. 106xxx
black nose and
> seems to be a MC. He wants DM 1099.- ( DM : $ ~ 2:1 -> $550).
> Because I can`t afford such a sum at the moment I thought I`d trade some
of my 16 lenses for it.
> I thought with 4 lenses and a flash should be fine. I stopped trading when
he offered 550.- DM for
> equipment, I payed about 1400.- in total ( I can`t carry more equipment in
my bag!).
>
> Now it seems I`d have to trade these items to reach the necessary sum for
the Shift:
> Zuiko -T 2.8/135 + Telemore 2x
> Zuiko-Z 4/65-200
> Zuiko-Z 3.5~4.5/35~195
> Oly.flash F 280
> Vari-magni-finder
> Zuiko-S 1.4/50
> Soligor Zoom 4~5.6/60~300 - A nice lens, but undervalued.
> I bought it new, so I´ve a lot of monney loss with it.
> (Maybe my Zuiko-W 2.0/35)
>
> I`ve payed about DM 2150.-(2550.-with 2/35) for all that equipment. Now
I´ve seen that
> the price for a new 2.8/35 Shift would be 2311.- here in Germnany. So I´m
not sure
> I´d make a good deal. I already planned to reduce my equipment a bit, but
the 35~105, or the
> 2.0/35 are two lenses I wanted to keep.
> What are you thinking about it? Does a Shift equal such a lot of
equipment, even
> if most of`em aren`t what I always use?
>
> thanks,
> Frieder Faig
>
>
>
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