I didn't realize they were talking about a Tamron, but that type of
operational defect could apply to any brand of zoom, along with impact
damage.
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: "Martin G Flink" <mgflink@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 1:02 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: What's a bargain?
>
> So thats what happened.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 5:11 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: What's a bargain?
>
>
>>
>> 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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