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[OM] Re: What's a bargain?

Subject: [OM] Re: What's a bargain?
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 08:11:33 -0500
Could be the zoom lube has thickened up with age.

John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Gullen" <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:42 PM
Subject: [OM] What's a bargain?


>I just received a "bargain" grade 35-105/2.8 from KEH. Optics are lovely,
> cosmetics are definitely user. Just my kind of equipment.
>
> There's just one problem: the zoom action is stiff and jerky. Enough that 
> it
> will be a problem photographing people, or anything else that moves 
> quickly.
> For static subjects it would just be an annoyance. I'm thinking of asking
> them to fix it. Normally I expect things to be working properly unless
> stated otherwise - but this is in a grey area.
>
> Are my expectations of "bargain" too high? Their description says:
>  "Bargain" 70-79% of original condition. Shows more than average wear.
>  May have dents, dings and a goodly amount of brassing and finish loss.
>  Glass may have marks that should not affect picture quality.
>
> No mention of mechanicals unfortunately.
>
> BTW, this is the second (of two) bargain items that have had problems that
> should have been caught on a basic inspection. Maybe I've just been 
> unlucky;
> others have reported better experiences.
>
> Andrew
>
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