There was a very short period in the early 80s where even the camera bodies
were shrink wrapped, but this made incoming inspection very difficult.
There may have been some lenses that were shrink wrapped but it certainly
wasn't the norm.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Edwards <edwardsg@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 10:00 PM
Subject: [OM] Shrink-wrapped Zuickos?
> Happened across the following on ebay:
>
> "OLYMPUS ZUIKO 50mm/1.8 reflex lens. BRAND NEW, still factory sealed in
> shrink wrap. All packing and
> papers in original box. LENS HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED " (picture
> showing shrink-wrapped lens attached)
>
> The best I can remember, I've bought six new Zuickos over the years -
> none came shrink-wrapped. This sounds like a fraud to me. Am I
> mistaken?
>
> Gary Edwards
>
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