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Re: [OM] OLympus lenses with unfixable fogged-up glass

Subject: Re: [OM] OLympus lenses with unfixable fogged-up glass
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 08:55:10 +1000
Isn't there something like a good, sharp, Tamron or Kiron 70-210mmish that 
would do the job and not be 'compromised' by the age and fog that consumes us 
all eventually. 
There's a lot of that range out there and they sell for notmuchatall these days.
Andrew Fildes
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On 30/06/2014, at 8:40 AM, Chris Crawford wrote:

> You're lucky! I'd love to have another of these lenses, but I cannot find
> one that isn't ruined, and I'm not willing to go to the hassle of buying
> and returning 500 of them on eBay whose lying sellers said they were
> 'minty' just to get one good one. The lens was nice, but not THAT nice.
> 
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> On 6/29/14 6:29 PM, "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> I swear I must have the world's only 65-200 with a pristine rear
>> element.  The only problem mine has is zoom creep.  JH once told me that
>> that's adjustable but I've never taken care of it.
>> 
>> Chuck Norcutt
>> 
>> 
>> On 6/26/2014 3:36 AM, Chris Crawford wrote:
>>> The OM 65-200 f4 zoom had the same problem. I have one of them my father
>>> bought new when I was a kid. I used to do a lot of photography with it
>>> when I was younger, but its worthless now. I've seen several others in
>>> the
>>> last couple years for sale, and all had the same issue. Sucks, because
>>> it
>>> was a pretty sharp lens for a 1980's zoom.
>>> 
>>> I shot these with it when I was 15. 23 years ago!
>>> 
>>> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=866
>>> 
>>> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=932
>>> 
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