>>To be fair to Robert, I remember him offering this lens for sale to
>>the OLY list members at least twice in the last few months. I'm
>I must add that I had some discussion with him
>as I was interested by this lens. As I live in France
>there were some more risks in buying by email.
>I also did not want to spend too much on that lens:
>"as new " was too good for me in the sense that
>it was probably too expensive.
>So the deal did not take place.
>eBay is probably the best place to evaluate such an item,
>because it is a little unusual.
>
>Zuiko 600mm : has anybody on the list an opinion
>on the quality of that lens; it is not a very fast lens
>F 1:6.5 and I do not think it has ED glasses.
>Here in France the 400 mm Zuiko is not very well regarded,
>and I would think that the 600mm is rather in that category
>and not of the same quality as the 250 mm.
>I know of somebody who is trying to sell one.
>I understand he was a pro photographer, used it for
>many years (with 400 ASA), found it very reliable,
>sold some shots he did with it;
>and he is changing subjects (and using now C*N*N EOS).
>I could not tell him what would be a fair price.
>I should think it is rather a collector's item...
>In France Olympus has a public price of US 7000 for that lens
>which is ridiculous (I think it is half that in New York).
>So it is impossible to conclude what would be a fair price
>for a used one from the public price.
>So again, a question : what is a fair price for
>that used 600 mm ?
>
>Jean-Pierre Henry, Paris neigbourhood, France
>
I had a 400 that, sigh, was stolen. It produced superb images. I saw a
magazine article on telephotos with ED glass and it was prominently
featured. The text indicated that although Olympus did label the lens as
such, it was definitely a modern lens with ED glass.
The OM System Lens Handbook indicates that the 600 is constructed of "new
varieties of optical glass".
Winsor
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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