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Re: [OM] 8mm

Subject: Re: [OM] 8mm
From: Skip Williams <om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 14:51:55 -0500
There's a company in CO called Focal Point at 
http://www.focalpointlens.com/fp_intro.html that is reputed to be very good at 
refurbishing lens elements.

Perhaps someone with one of the faulted 8mm's should inquire there?

Skip

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>Subject: Re: [OM] 8mm
>   From: andrew fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 17:48:52 +1100
>     To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>I presume that you've done all the usual things and found the part 
>numbers and hassled Oly USA for them? It appears that there were two 
>versions dammit which complicates things - what serial was the 
>changeover for gawd's sake?
>There is a small company here that does lens regrinds and single 
>coating at a solid price (I've heard that it would cost around US$200 
>for these two little blighters) but on an optic like this it becomes 
>economically viable. I'll let you know on that one if I can't find 
>the replacement elements.
>Andrew
>
>
>
>
>>I too have a Zuiko 8/2.8 lens, with the last two elements fungus damaged to
>>non-usability. I think this is a common problem. You would think with all
>>that glass up front someone somewhere would have dropped on and busted that
>>hemisphere, but I haven't turned up on yet.
>>
>>If you can ever find a source for the last elements let them know they have
>>two guaranteed sales right off...!
>>--
>>
>>Jim Brokaw
>>OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
>>
>>
>>
>>
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