Thanks for the info, Andreas. I guess the asking price is why it's been
sitting in the case for well more than a year. If they expect to get anything
near $175, I don't think even the best haggling could negotiate a "reasonable"
price. It can continue to gather dust.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message from "Andreas Pirner" : --------------
>
> Hi Walt,
>
> OM 77 AF (or OM 707, as they are called over here)
> sell for an average of 42,- EUR here in Germany
> on eB*y (Germany), with an standard derivation
> of 23,- EUR, meaning most sell in the range
> of 19,- to 65,- EUR.
>
> They often suffer from a broken battery latch
> (fixable by tape though).
> They are heavy and (in my opinion) pretty slow
> in action and bad in low light (where AF would
> be especially nice).
> Look for the battery handle: either model 100
> (no built in mini flash) or model 300 (built
> in mini flash).
>
> AF Lenses are generally cheap:
> the AF 35-70/4 zoom averages t a mere 18,- EUR
> the AF 35-70/3.5-4.5 goes for 37,- EUR
> the AF 28-85/3.5-4.5 counts at 50,- EUR
> the AF 70-210/3.5-4.5 has a tag of 53,- EUR
>
> Generally the OM 77 / 707 is NOT considered
> a genius craftsmanship from Olympus -- at
> least that is what I read from newsgroup
> comments and other sources.
>
> So make the seller cut off the 5 at the end
> of the price, spend those 17 bucks and do
> your railroad experiments ...
>
> Andreas
>
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