Depends on what the ad said about it but..
Wouldn't hurt to send them a copy of the bill and suggest
that they split it with you to promote good faith (and feedback).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry" <Halpert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] loose lens?
> 135 is still a good price, and you won't miss the $500 zuiko 90mm in the
> slightest.
>
> Larry
>
> "Daniel J. Mitchell" wrote:
>
> > > Who knows what level of banging around that lens had gone
> > > through, so it is
> > > tough to gauge the repair, but it should be tight & well constructed.
> >
> > And, to close this thread off, I took it along to a local repair shop
(the
> > place I got my OM-10 cla'd at) and they took it in, took it apart,
tightened
> > everything and put it back together. It was apparently loose because
some
> > sand(!) had got inside the rear mounting bits; the glass is still fine,
> > though, thankfully. Total cost; US$40ish (including a rear+front cap,
> > because they weren't there originally). Total price now $135, which is
not
> > as great a deal as it was originally, but still cheap enough that I'm
happy
> > -- though I'm still going to see what I can get out of the vendor for
this.
> >
> > If nothing, so be it -- they're not a camera seller, and the
description
> > they gave _was_ strictly speaking accurate, if not quite as complete as
I
> > might have wanted. Note to self, though -- stop buying stuff from people
on
> > eBay that don't specialise in camera kit, no matter how good the deal
may
> > seem..
> >
> > -- dan
> >
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