That particular lens had a 2mm scratch on the front
element.
Chip Stratton
cstrat@xxxxxxxxx
--- Skip Williams <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> $238.50 is a REAL GOOD price on a 40/2. I sold one
> of mine for $350 last
> year, and I thought that was a bit low. My Ebay
> history shows 13 successful
> auctions at an average of $495, with the lowest
> priced lens going for $405.
>
> I think that the labeling of the 6/4 auction without
> the Zuiko name
> probably hurt the seller. The title was:
>
> "OLYMPUS OM PANCAKE 2.0/40mm LENS & CAPS"
>
> So searches for "Zuiko" wouldn't return this
> auction.
>
> Oh, well, whoever teranceb is on Ebay certainly is
> happy!.
>
> Skip
>
>
> At 01:58 PM 6/7/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >Michiel, you are 3 days too late. There was a
> Zuiko 40/2 auction off
> >on Ebay that closed 6/4/00 (price was $238.50, and
> reserve was met).
> >Should have asked the question a little earlier.
> > -Dan
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 07 Jun 2000 08:49, Skip Williams
> <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >Are you SURE you want the 40/2? Its definitely a
> collectors lens. Not as
> > >sharp as the 50/1.8 or 50/2 Macro. But it's a
> small sucker. Expect to pay
> > >$4-500 for one at market rates. If you're
> looking for a shooter's lens,
> > >stick with the $30 50/1.8 or a 35/2.8.
> >
> > >Skip
> >
> > >At 08:49 AM 6/7/00 +0200, you wrote:
> > >>Hi, can anyone help me find a 40mm Zuiko? It
> may be the smallest of the
> > >>Zuikos, but it certainly is invisible here in
> Holland. I am not an
> > >>Olympus collector, just someone who loves the
> OM1 and OM4-Ti and uses them
> > >>professionally.
> > >>In about three weeks I teach a photoworkshop in
> Toscana, Italy and I've
> > >>sort of set my mind on finding this little ghost
> before I am off. Who
> > >>helps? Machiel
> > >>Botman
>
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