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Re: [OM] 500mm reflex, $600?

Subject: Re: [OM] 500mm reflex, $600?
From: "DrT \(George Themelis\)" <drt-3d@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:34:21 -0400
>> A bit excessive don't you think?  (Even for me!)
>
> Not if you can get TWO.

OK Ken, I think you see my problem....

I have a confession to make.  I already bought one of these.  From ebay of 
course.  It showed up with a buy-it-now price of $300.  Looked OK but did 
not have the original caps.  I struggled for a while, but finally pulled the 
trigger.

The lens arrived today (Olympus 500mm and Questar 700mm arrived the same 
day... talking about a party at home - good thing my wife has no idea what 
is going on... she sees me opening packages and pulling out strange-looking 
lenses, and she could not care less).

The lens looks good.  It is clean and well-cared for, but not mint and no 
caps.  I put it in an Olympus OM camera and looked around.  Nothing strange. 
So far so good.

But now I want another one for the ultimate of stereo telephotography.

Having already paid $300 for one lens, I don't see myself paying $600 for 
the 2nd.  Now my limit is $300 for this lens.  I was tempted for a while at 
KEH. I even put the lens in my shopping cart, just to see how the total 
looked.  But finally took it out and proceeded to pay for the rest.

George 

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