Chris,
It's a good swap. The 75-150 is worth $80-100 if it is in good condition.
The 285 is worth about $80 brand-new.
By the way, I own both the 75-150 and the 100-200 and, while I like them
both, the 75-150 gets about 10 times the use. It's quite a bit smaller and
lighter and the range works better for me.
Tom
P.S. What 'one-questions-at-a-time-rule'? Ask away!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris O'Neill" <coneill@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 11:10 PM
Subject: [OM] Vivitar 285 flash for Oly 75-150mm lens... is it a good trade?
> Okay, so *what* if I'm breaking the only-one-questions-at-a-time
> rule?!?!? :-)
>
> The OM-2 I just bought also came with a Vivitar 285 flash that's in pretty
> good shape but doesn't have a cable, any of the add-on lenses, or
> instructions. 'Nuther words, just the flash and battery holder.
>
> While I was in my local used camera store, Used Camera Man tried to
> sell me a Zuiko multi-coated (didn't say "MC" but sure looked multi-coated
> when I looked at the front elements) 75-150mm two-touch zoom that's in
> pretty darned good shape (maybe E+ or thereabouts?). I'd really rather
> get a mult-coated 100-200 (which he didn't have in stock), but when I
> asked him what the Vivitar 285 might be worth he replied, "About the
> same as this-here 75-150 lens!"
>
> Uhhh.... I don't know anything about Vivitar flashes, so would someone
> in the know tell me whether or not that's a reasonable swap???
>
> Thanks, yet again, for any advice you can provide.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
>
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