Thanks Wayne. I think you're right. My enthusiasm is still intact, just not
for those cameras.
John
Harridge, Wayne wrote:
> John P wrote:
>
> >
> > Help, John Hermanson!
> > I went on my first pawn shop forray today and found three Olys. The
> > most interesting one is a -2n in what I would call Ex
> > condition but for
> > one problem--more later. The body is clean, with ordinary
> > paint loss at
> > corners, etc. The battery check light on the front is
> > missing; the self
> > timer lever is still there. I ran through the shutter speeds
> > and didn't
> > *hear* anything suspicious. But when I tried the self timer,
> > the mirror
> > locked up, and nothing we could do would get it back down again. I
> > suspect that the missing battery check light is not the only
> > thing wrong
> > there. It has a very clean 50/1.8 on it. The guy has it priced at
> > $189, but when the mirror froze, he said I could have it and the lens
> > for $100. I'm wondering what the odds might be on having it repaired
> > and still having some room for profit on eBay. I know you can only
> > estimate its problems, but what do you think?
> > He also had a -1md, no lens for $100, in better shape than
> > the 2n, maybe
> > Ex+ condition, except that it's missing the crank handle on the rewind
> > knob.
> > Finally, there was an OM-10 with 50/1.8 for $90. It may be a little
> > rougher cosmetically than the -2n.
> > I'm excited to have found something on my first attempt, but I don't
> > know if any of is worth buying. A quick look at the history of -2n
> > sales on eBay suggests that it might not be, unless the fix is fairly
> > easy.
>
> I don't like to dampen your enthusiasm, but those prices look pretty high
> for Pawnshop stock (I assume $US). Do the pawnshops offer a warranty ? The
> prices look comparable to those I would expect to pay in Oz at a camera
> shop, for cameras without any obvious problems and a 90day warranty.
>
> Check some other obvious things like the back seal foam and mirror buffer
> foam, compare the exposure reading with a known good camera, check that the
> focus is even across the focussing screen, check that a known good lens
> installed on the body will focus to infinity, etc. I was bitten once on the
> purchase of an OM-10, it looked EX+ but cost me more by the time it was
> CLA'd than buying from a reputable camera dealer.
>
> Good Luck !
>
> Wayne Harridge
> Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Louvre/6152/
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