Is the dust damaging the lens from contact? If so send
it back. If the dust is the only problem go to your
local camera shop or send it off asap to Clint/ Ken or
John H to have the lens cleaned. Other places will
also be able to clean out the lens but thosse three
specialize in Olympus. If nothing is broken or damaged
in the lens I would keep it. Warn the seller that he
should check the case before he ships next time.
Get the lens cleaned out asap though with lots of
dessicant cause I can imagine that foam is one huge
pile of mildew by now and that's in the lens! It needs
a good scrubdown or else you will probably find
something growing in the lens soon and that would suck
big time
I can imagine the pain you felt when you looked and
saw what had happened through thoughtlessness. Either
launder the case or chuck it out...
Mark Lloyd
--- "Beverly A. Cordova" <bcordova@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi,
> Well I finally have the motivation to speak up
> rather than just lurk. Pain
> is such a motivator!
>
> I recently bought a really nice 21mm f/2 lens
> complete with hard case on
> ebay. I am very excited to own this lens.
>
> When it arrived I find that it appears that the case
> is mislabeled. The
> case says Olympus OM 21mm but the lens would not fit
> so the seller took the
> back lens cap off to get the lens to fit. He
> included a nice Olympus soft
> pouch as a cancellation prize for the ill-fitting
> hard case. A nice
> gesture.
>
> Here?s the rub. Not only does the hard case not fit
> but the foam in the top
> is old that it completely disintegrated into a fine
> yellow dust which was
> thoroughly disbursed throughout the case during
> transit. Because the back
> lens cover was removed from the lens, I am afraid it
> is now disbursed
> throughout my new expensive lens, as well!
>
> I have not contacted the seller yet. I?m looking
> for advise on how much
> damage you think this might have done and what it
> would take to repair it.
> Will it require a complete professional cleaning in
> order to prevent any
> dust that is inside from causing damage? Would you
> just return the lens and
> get your money back?
>
> I am getting so much out of reading what you all
> write. I?m new at being
> serious about photography although I have owned my
> OM 1md since I bought it
> new in Hong Kong in about 1973. I also bought a
> Yashica Mat 124 and a
> Honeywell Pentax SP500. My daughter, who was a baby
> at the time, takes
> beautiful pictures with the Pentax. As soon as I
> started using the OM 1md,
> I got hooked. I now have an OM 4Ti and a 3Ti. I
> would be embarrassed to
> tell you how many lenses I own. I guess that
> qualifies me as a Zuikoholic.
> Yes, my name is Beverly and I am a Zuikoholic. But
> this list has me
> convinced that I am not alone.
>
> Thank you for sharing you knowledge. I appreciate
> any feedback I can get on
> my dilemma.
>
> Beverly
>
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