If it wasn't a thing, it surely is now, Larry! Well spotted, a good buy.
Now, what do I do about that 600mm/5.6 Kilfitt lens I saw for a similar good
price. All it needs is the correct adapter..... Oh, and a loan of whatever
you devise for lugging it around!
Piers
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From: olympus <olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of Lawrence Plummer
Sent: 02 September 2022 01:35
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Subject: [OM] Is "Fang" Still a Thing?
I was browsing thru Glazer's in Seattle. Making the rounds, I glanced in the
used Olympus section. To my amazement, an OM 600mm with case was sitting in
the display case. Price was $399. I moved on.
After spending the night reflecting on the lens, I finally decided to go
back and check it out. To my amazement, not only did the case appear
untouched, but the lens was as close to like-new as I've ever seen. Looking
thru the lens, there was not a single speck of anything, not even dust. I
couldn't resist, I came home with it.
Once home I made a few more observations. First, inside the case was not
only the original Olympus instruction pages, there was also the Olympus
Warranty, a pair of keys and finally there were two large packets of
desiccant, with Olympus labels. In addition, there were still a few aging
open cell foam shipping blocks. Finally, I realized there was an Olympus
100mm UV filter on the lens, that I had not noticed in the store! The lens
is absolutely unmarked, and all the moving parts are solid. It almost looks
like an unsold lens and case!
As luck would have it, I discovered that I have both the 1-4 and 2-4 screens
that I've never used, both being highly suggested for the 600mm. In the
meantime, I put it on my OM-D E-M1 and my Sony A7Riii. Image quality appears
to be great. Now I just have to figure out how to lug it around!
Larry Plummer, Seattle
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