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Subject: Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Sniping
From: brianam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (brian AM)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 20:35:28 -0800 (PST)
So, out of character for moi --both to post and to rant-- i thought i'd share a 
vibe that has been building of late. 

i've been very much enjoying the OM system since i did my own 'net research and 
opted for the brand earlier this year.  Now have 2 bodies, and 6 of the 
more-common lenses.  My oversized, and overcomplicated autofocus camera system 
went unused, and is now up for sale. 
my relevant comment here comes on the availability of Zuiko lenses--and the 
lengths it seems some go to get them.  

Scott, your message below is , to me, imcomprehensible. May as well have been 
Greek.   Its possibly the only thing that has become more and more upsetting 
about owning and shooting Zuiko glass is that you often *can't easily find it*. 

Am i alone in my complete disinterest to spend hours on eBay bidding & battling 
to buy camera equipment?  Hell, i live & work in San Francisco at an internet 
startup and i have NEVER logged onto eBay.  odd?  maybe.  but if i want to buy 
a decent lens used, why should it be necessary to surf for hours, or pound the 
pavement to every random pawn shop in town?  getting a 'gonna-brag-about-it' 
deal is not worth the effort, to me at least.  


So, thats my piece.  Sorry for the gripe.  i hope to have continued happinness 
(and good results!) from using Oly OM equipment, but i think i have learned now 
why some people are slaves to the marks of Nik*n and Can*n: YOU CAN GET A 
FREAKING LENS WHEN AND WHERE YOU WANT ONE.


-brian A.M.
 San Francisco, CA

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Scott Nelson <SNelson@xxxxxxxx>   wrote:
Oh, I dunno, Tom, your explanation makes sense to me. I've used sniping software
for some time and find that the psychology of bidders is such that a snipe saves
money both by avoiding bidding wars and proxy bid testing. I once put an elf on
a 50/2 macro, for example, and watched someone test my maximum over and over
again until he/she beat it. I'd have been better off with the snipe. I also find
that a snipe improves my bidding discipline and makes for a better night's
sleep. Of course, you'll often see two or more unsophisitcated bidders push the
price up anyway, but so what?


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