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Subject: [OM] Lens problem, I think
From: Ed Senior <newshawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 00:08:40 -0400
I bought a Vivitar 80-200/f4.0 lens new in the box about a month ago, when I first started my Olympus "frenzy". When I tried the lens on one of my 2n bodies, it worked fine, but on the second 2n, the meter always read in the 1/8 sec vicinity. Last week, I was sitting in the back yard of a friend's house (where we stayed on our vacation) and was just trying out various lenses. I put the 80-200 on the second 2n body and once again got the 1/8 sec. meter indication. I pulled out the first 2n and the meter read fine... until I turned the aperture ring to f22. Then, I heard a click and the meter dropped to the 1/8 sec. range like the second body does. Later, I checked the aperture indicator lever on the back of the 80-200... it's .5 mm shorter than any other lens that I have. My question is, have any of you run into this before, and what can be done about it? Should I contact the seller of the lens (a camera store) or go directly to Vivitar and see if they will do a warranty repair, since the lens was purchased new by me. Thanks for your help.

Ed Senior



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