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From: NSURIT@xxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:40:08 EST
 
In a message dated 1/26/2005 2:02:24 AM Central Standard Time,  
RobSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

If he  ends up with two he is bound to sell the worst one.


 
Well, some pictures would help and answers to a few questions about what he  
is doing might be useful. Don't hesitate to ask a seller the question for  
which you want an answer.  Your line of reasoning is not perfect,  although I 
don't totally disagree with it as a possibility.
 
I will share one example of a transaction I had a couple of years  ago.  I 
had an absolutely mint Tamron SP 300mm f2.8 with both  teleconverters, the case 
and all the other goodies.  Carried it to a camera  show and found someone who 
wanted it more than I did and I sold it.  The  proceeds of that sale allowed 
me to buy another 300mm, with all the goodies  except for the case which had 
been replaced with a Pelican case and that had  been used which is what I was 
going to do with it.  Mechanics and optics in  great shape.  I also had enough 
to buy an OM 4T, get it CLAed and have a  few bucks still in my pocket.  The 
buyer of my lens got a good deal and I  was pleased with the outcome on my 
transaction even though my 300mm and OM 4T  would not win any beauty contests.  
The images on the other hand .  . .
 
My parting shot will be, "What does the condition of the lens he keeps have  
to do with your decision about the one you want to buy?"  I have a bunch of  
pristine lenses and several which are butt ugly.  Neither the film nor the  
final image care what the lens looked like through which the light passed while 
 
making the exposure.
 
Ask questions and make decisions based on your needs and desires.  Oh,  and 
burn some film or pixels.  Bill Barber 
 
 


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