Cool, Chris. Qualifies as a Fang.
Charlie
On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Every so often I look at offerings for E-500/510/520 bodies on
> evilBay. Last week I came across a listing for an E-500 with the
> 14-45/3.5-5.6 lens for just $40 total. The seller said he didn't have a
> battery to test it and was therefore selling it as-is for parts. The lens
> had a little scuffing on the nose, but I did not care as I retired the one
> I have a few years ago in favour of better performing MF lenses. For just
> $40 it was worth taking a risk.
>
> It arrived this morning. It did have a battery, though with a
> minimal charge remaining. It also has a 10G CF card. I turned it on and
> it worked for the most part, the only discrepancy being that the lens will
> not focus, probably due to whatever caused the damage to the nose. That
> does not concern me in the least as I took it off and replaced it with a
> nice Tamron SP 35-80/2.8-3.8 macro.
>
> The battery and CF card are almost worth what I paid for this, so the
> camera body itself was virtually free.
>
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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