Is that subject supposed to be 500/f8 ?
Yeah, I thought so. ;-)
-Mickey
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From: "John and Julie Ockman" <jrockman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus List" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 9:49 PM
Subject: [OM] FS: Zuiko 55/f8 $340.00
> Hello fellow irrational acquirers,
>
> Need to sell this to pick up some other equipment I need. It does have a
> flaw that may bother some people. You can not get a filter on this
> because there is ding on the front end that extends into the hood. When
> I bought this, I was told the ding was only in the hood, but I found out
> differently when I looked at it upon receipt. The small amount of
> flatteng along the front edge is there. This of couse is an f8 lens so I
> never used a filter on it, to keep shutter speeds up. I did try to get
> some filters on it just to see, and could not get any filter to go on
> all the way, though some would go further than others. Otherwise the
> lens looks just about mint. Comes with original rear, and generic front
> caps.
> Last summer, I used this to photograph some turtles sunning themselves
> on a river bank across from me, and got nice sharp and contrasty pics.
> This was something I had been wanting to do after seeing them the
> previous year but my 300/4.5 just did not have the reach. I used both a
> tripod and handheld.
> Sorry, price is not negotiable, and payment must be by PAYPAL, or some
> other way that guarantees me the funds by Thursday.
> Thanks,
> John
>
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