This is only a first dip in the water for me before I start seriously
considering import so no big deal.... should I win I'll open the package
outside I think, could well be the second and last Tokina that I bin. It'll
be on a credit card the wife doesn't know about :-)
I always use a hood but I'm not too concerned about it being original item,
my gear gets abused too much to worry about cosmetics.
Thanks for the info, in future I'll check to make sure we're not bidding
against each other and maybe ask a few more questions before I bid.........
regards
Ian
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of NSURIT@xxxxxxx
Sent: 13 December 2002 12:10
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Tokina on bay
Ian, I think this is the one that I asked the seller about the condition
of the lens and they told me there was no fungus, however there were some
"hairs" on one of the interior elements. Sounded a little like fungus to
me, so I quit bidding. That is the bad news. The good news is that I've
used one of these lenses and they are nice. I gave the one I had to my
son-in-law. The other part of the bad news is that if you are as compulsive
as I am about having the original lens hood for your lenses, you may get a
little crazy as they are not easy to find. Bill Barber
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