Hi,
Try Luton Cameras (uk) at mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and see if they have one
in, not cheap, but they have lots of back stock.
Gary
----- Original Message ----
From: "Jim Brokaw" <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] i guess most have seen this...
> on 7/18/01 1:28 PM, gries at gries@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > It's appalling the way some people treat equip. I hope this is going to
> > a good list member home.
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1254634209&r=0&t=
> > 0&showTutorial=0&ed=995488748&indexURL=0&rd=1
> >
>
> Yup. I'll let you know how it looks once I actually see it...
>
> Appears to me that someone dropped the lens and it landed right where
you'd
> expect. I called Olympus USA, and the front element is "no longer
> available".
>
> Can some of the overseas Olympus brotherhood check with the 'local office'
> to see if there is a front element 'on the shelf' in the parts depot? Cost
> (within reason...) isn't really a factor. If anyone can locate one, I'll
> gladly buy a six-pack of your favorite beverage as a finder's fee!
>
> I'm hoping that the 50-250 will be worth most of what I paid, with the
OM-4
> body (if it truly needs only a lever on the rewind knob) making up the
rest.
> Then if I can fix the 24 shift it will be an interesting thing to try
out...
> I'll shoot some through it anyway to see if anything comes out.
>
> A sort-of-related question: Long ago I dropped a 24/2.8 while trying to
> change lenses standing up. It landed perfectly to shatter the rear
element,
> I think only the very rear one. This element too is "no longer available"
> from Olympus. Anybody have a dead 24/2.8 with a complete rear element?
> Actually, according to the esif diagram there are two elements in close
> proximity, so they both might be broken, I've never pulled out the pieces
to
> check.
>
> I guess I'm trying to be a resurrection man for 24 Olympus lenses!
> --
>
> Jim Brokaw
> OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
>
>
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