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Re: [OM] Fungus in my 50/1.4 MC?

Subject: Re: [OM] Fungus in my 50/1.4 MC?
From: "Bernd Moeller" <dsl33687a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 13:15:32 +0100
Hi Windsor,

You're absolutely right on the matter. The problem is, that the problem just 
had occurred to me and I was rather puzzled.

I'll go and find a service man.

Best regards

Bernd

 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Winsor Crosby" <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Fungus in my 50/1.4 MC?


> -snip
> 
> >
> >
> >What shall I do? The lens only costed me 40 $ or so as it has a tiny 
> >scratch on the front element. Any chance to open and clean it? Don't 
> >think I will send it to a CLA because of the low worth.
> >
> >Any helpful comments are welcome.
> >
> >Bernd Möller
> >
> 
> Bernd,
> 
> I have never understood the logic of not spending any money on an 
> item that you have already saved money on.  People who buy a used car 
> expect to spend money to fix things.  It is still cheaper than new. 
> If you are asking for advice, you probably do not have any experience 
> and may damage the lens doing it yourself.  Even if you only paid $40 
> for it the lens is still a precision optical device.  Any other used 
> replacement for it is likely to also need a CLA. Why not give it to 
> someone who knows what they are doing and get a professional job on 
> it so that you can enjoy it for years to come? Why wonder whether the 
> last funny looking photo you took was the result of your inexpert 
> reassembly.
> 
> If you had bought the lens at full price when it was new and it now 
> needed a CLA after years of service you probably would not hesitate 
> to get a CLA.  What is the difference?
> 
> Winsor
> 
> -- 
> Winsor Crosby
> Long Beach, California
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