Doesn't matter.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Scales <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] 40mm Zuiko
| Yes, my impression from the reading was that it was a non-trivial scratch.
| Probably wouldn't affect much, except the price.
|
| Tom
|
| > That particular lens had a 2mm scratch on the front
| > element.
| >
| > Chip Stratton
| > cstrat@xxxxxxxxx
| >
| > --- Skip Williams <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| > > $238.50 is a REAL GOOD price on a 40/2. I sold one
| > > of mine for $350 last
| > > year, and I thought that was a bit low. My Ebay
| > > history shows 13 successful
| > > auctions at an average of $495, with the lowest
| > > priced lens going for $405.
| > >
| > > I think that the labeling of the 6/4 auction without
| > > the Zuiko name
| > > probably hurt the seller. The title was:
| > >
| > > "OLYMPUS OM PANCAKE 2.0/40mm LENS & CAPS"
| > >
| > > So searches for "Zuiko" wouldn't return this
| > > auction.
| > >
| > > Oh, well, whoever teranceb is on Ebay certainly is
| > > happy!.
| > >
| > > Skip
| > >
| > >
| > > At 01:58 PM 6/7/00 -0400, you wrote:
| > > >Michiel, you are 3 days too late. There was a
| > > Zuiko 40/2 auction off
| > > >on Ebay that closed 6/4/00 (price was $238.50, and
| > > reserve was met).
| > > >Should have asked the question a little earlier.
| > > > -Dan
| > > >
| > > >
| > > >On Wed, 07 Jun 2000 08:49, Skip Williams
| > > <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| > > > >Are you SURE you want the 40/2? Its definitely a
| > > collectors lens. Not as
| > > > >sharp as the 50/1.8 or 50/2 Macro. But it's a
| > > small sucker. Expect to pay
| > > > >$4-500 for one at market rates. If you're
| > > looking for a shooter's lens,
| > > > >stick with the $30 50/1.8 or a 35/2.8.
| > > >
| > > > >Skip
| > > >
| > > > >At 08:49 AM 6/7/00 +0200, you wrote:
| > > > >>Hi, can anyone help me find a 40mm Zuiko? It
| > > may be the smallest of the
| > > > >>Zuikos, but it certainly is invisible here in
| > > Holland. I am not an
| > > > >>Olympus collector, just someone who loves the
| > > OM1 and OM4-Ti and uses them
| > > > >>professionally.
| > > > >>In about three weeks I teach a photoworkshop in
| > > Toscana, Italy and I've
| > > > >>sort of set my mind on finding this little ghost
| > > before I am off. Who
| > > > >>helps? Machiel
| > > > >>Botman
| > >
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