Hi John,
Thank you for the info. I am going to leave as is and either keep the lens
or sell at reduced price consistent with marked front element. Thanks also
to all those that offered opinions and help.
--Graham
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 1:55 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Zuiko 35-80mm f2.8
>
> I did NOT sleep well last night. Are we talkin' front element or rear.
> Okay! Price I gave you for rear element is bad enough, front element
> CU5458 dealer net is $255.
>
> ___________________________________
> John Hermanson
> Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
> 21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
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>
> Joel Wilcox wrote:
>> If you put it on eBay and are completely straightforward about it
>> (i.e., don't call it a "cleaning mark"), not giving up the least
>> suggestion that it will make any discernable difference in image
>> capture, which it won't, I imagine that because of the rarity and
>> intrinsic value of the lens you won't take any beating at all. Set
>> your reserve $50 lower than you had intended perhaps, but be prepared
>> to be pleasantly surprised.
>>
>> Joel W.
>>
>> On 9/25/06, GeeBee <graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>I have one of the above and intend selling it (to get out of debt not
>>>into
>>>digital) so I gave it a detailed inspection to accurately describe its
>>>condition. Horror of horrors there is a scratch on the front element. I
>>>cannot believe that I would miss something like that when I bought it and
>>>I
>>>know I have done nothing to cause it since owning it. The only
>>>explanation
>>>that I can think of is that the local repair shop must have done it when
>>>they remedied the loss of click stops on the aperture ring a short time
>>>after I got it.
>>>
>>>The scratch can be seen at about the 4 o'clock position on the shot below
>>>and my question is can anyone hazard a guess at what kind of beating I am
>>>going to take on its value? I am primed for wisecracks as well as
>>>sensible
>>>advice :-)
>>>
>>>http://www.geebeephoto.com/2006/Temp_03.htm
>>>
>>>--Graham
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