ONLYOLYBW@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> In a message dated 7/9/98 11:27:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> << Brian, with all due respect, I'm a bit puzzled. You had surfaced
> on this list a few short weeks ago, asked almost any conceivable
> trivia question (film, filters, batteries -- you name it), and got
> plenty of good, solid advice absolutely free of charge (admittedly,
> not from me, but then -- thank God, I don't teach freshman courses
> anymore :-)).
>
> However, when comes the time to spend your hard-earned $$$'s, you
> randomly(?) pick the least reputable photo mail-order stinkhole
> on the Planet, and almost get burned. All this -- without as much
> as giving anyone in this forum the chance to help you out with your
> OM needs, or at least to point you in the right direction.
>
> Now, pls, pls convince me why should anyone around here ever again
> take YOU seriously, or give YOU a second chance.
>
> Mildly pissed off,
>
> /Gary Schloss.
> Studio City, CA >>
>
> Hi Gary,
> I could not agree with you more! There are few things that ruffle my
> feathers. BIG MOUTHS & FILTHY LANGUAGE in public are two on the top of my
> list. Thus the reason for my non participation in his 'What film do you use,
> Kodak is CRAP" and others. I think my mother would love to wash his mouth out
> with soap and my father would give him a back hand across his "smart" lips.
> Obviously a little more than "Mildly."
> George - send my your 250 mm f2, I think I need it!
> BW
--
I was trying not to get involved in this thread, but I've been sucked in
a n d I c a n t h e l p m y s e l f. So, here goes!.. bow wow ...
(Caveat: details below may not be exact, but jist is accurate) What's
interesting to me is that I first saw Brians' name when he asked a
question on rec.photo.mktplace about the goodness of the 28-48 zoom
cause he was thinking of buying one. I answered his question best I
could and then said that I had a few used Oly items I'd be selling soon
and to let me know if he was interested. Well, I never got ANY reply
from him. Turns out I could've saved him couple $$hundred because one
of the things I think I'll be selling is an 85 F/2, which he purchased
new for, did he say $399? Oh well his loss. I'm old fashioned and am
used to people responding in some way when I attempt to help them so I
haven't paid any heed to any of his ?s on the list, which began a day or
so after my e-mail to him. Also, yes, his questions were pretty basic
and I'm frankly surprised at all the responses he got.
Next: I agree with Garys' points above, except that Brian could have
gone to Cambridge Camera which IMHO is a worse stinkhole than Smile. Too
bad he didn't cause I'm sure Cambridge would've told him they had the
Zuiko he wanted, then would've taken his money and shipped a Cambron
instead.
Now, as for the 250 F/2, BW: my rental rate is $29.95/day plus 29cents
per shot. This is per film frame shot OR per shot to the head, either
one!
george :>)
PS: For those who may be interested, I will be posting a list of items
for sale soon and I hope to pass on some bargains. One question I need
to answer for myself between now and then: I'll be selling either an
85F/2 OR a 100F/2 which should it be???? (Yeah, I will check the
archives for lots of discussion.) I'm also thinking of selling my 90
macro cause I've now got an 80F/4 and a 50F/2 and I'll keep either the
85 or the 100 so I think the 90 will be superflous (Oh, and I need the
$$$). Can somebody please talk me out of that one?
For reference, known to be in the mix to sell are: 50F/1.2; 300F/4.5; an
OM-1; either a 4 or a 4T. All these because I now have 2 of each!
Possibly a 50F/1.4, 21F/3.5, another OM-1, a slide copier, a 90F/2 and
either the 85 or 100. Prices and conditions to follow soon.
Oh, and I'm also selling all my N***n gear: an FE-2, a 55F/2.8micro, a
flash and a focusing magnifier. Contact me off-line if interested in
those. I swear I won't tell anyone!
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