At 3:54 AM +0000 10/3/03, olympus-digest wrote:
>Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 16:17:22 -0700
>From: "R. Jackson" <jackson.robert.r@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [OM] Sigma lens problem
>
>I just bought a Sigma 70-210mm f2.8 APO lens from a guy on the dreaded
>auction site. It came with a 77mm haze filter and an OM-1n. The guy
>packed the lens, camera and filter (all atteched to each other) in a
>ziploc bag and threw it in a box with a few peanuts. When it got here
>the filter was smashed to pieces (many of which had marred the front
>optic on the lens) and jammed so tight I had to cut it off. Other than
>a couple of marks on the front optic, the lens seems to have survived
>relatively intact (to the best of my ability to observe). Anyone out
>there know what I should do now? Can Sigma repair this lens for me? Do
>you think they'd even stock the part?
I would return the camera and lens. Sounds like the seller owes you a full
refund, as clearly the packing was inadequate.
I wouldn't try repair, as who knows how much internal damage there is?
Joe Gwinn
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