I agree.....in most cases "Bargain" is acceptable....it will not be
collectable and sometimes it is not great looking but always is a decent
"shooter".
Bruce Kolber
St. Petersburg, FL 33715
USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Pendley" <jpendley@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] 24mm f/2.8
> I've never bought from them, bu isn't the word 'round here that
> > KEH is conservative in their ratings, so a "bargain" is actually in
pretty
> > nice shape... right??? If so, US$144 for a "bargain" one would be a
> > fairly decent price.
>
> I've done a fair amount of business with KEH. They are a bit high priced,
> very conservative in ratings (their Ex+ looks new), and absolutely first
> rate in customer service. I was delighted with my Bgn. -4T, but I'd be
> careful about Bgn. lenses. Read what they say about Bgn. lenses in the
> ratings description at their site. The best thing to do is to call sales,
> ask for Mary, and ask her to get a Bgn lens you're interested in out of
the
> warehouse. The next day, she'll call you back and describe it in detail.
> She's done this for me over and over, and my experience is that you can
take
> her description to the bank. If you don't like the lens, should you buy
it,
> you have two weeks to return it.
> JohnP
>
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