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Re: [OM] OM prices in general

Subject: Re: [OM] OM prices in general
From: "John Duggan" <john.duggan1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 22:47:11 -0000
 Think yourselves lucky ! I am on the lookout for a 135mm macro in the UK.
 Ex + prices are £300+...about $420...Too much !! On the other hand I hope
that means i'll get a decent price on 2 mint - OM 4's.
          Regards, John Duggan, Wales, UK.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean C. Hansen" <hanse112@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 10:09 PM
Subject: [OM] OM prices in general


> Hi OM'ers,
>     George S. recently wondered if prices on OM equipment were
> softening.  I recently bid on two macro lenses on eBay, the 80mm f4
> (automatic version) and the 135mm f4.5.  Both were being sold with the
> 65-116 telescopic autotube as part of the deal.  The 80mm with tube went
> for $350, the 135mm went to $305 but didn't reach the reserve.  Assuming
> the autotube is worth--what? $100? $125?--these two lenses were being
> high-bid at @ $180-$250, or fairly well below the mean (about $305) of
> Skip Williams's data set.
>     Okay, the pictures of the 135mm lens were inadequate.  But aren't
> these two fairly sought-after lenses?  Am I missing something? Maybe no
> one thinks of taking photos of insects in the dead of winter?
> Dean
>
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