Well, it should have an instruction sheet, a warranty card and a list of
service addresses.
But, that said, open it up, mount it on a body and go take great pictures
with it.
Remember, though, if it IS 1,9xx,xxx, then it is NOT a mij lens.
Tom
> I don't think of myself as a collector so I don't know how to act.
>
> I got the EX+ 50mm f/1.8 from Adorama. The box looks brand new and I mean
like it's been wrapped in tissue for 20 years. It
> doesn't even look like they had to brush dust off the box. All the
corners are intact and I've had new stuff that didn't have this
> much gloss left on the box. Anyway.
>
> I opened the box with a letter opener so I didn't ruin the flaps. Inside
was a clamshell of styrofoam with a poly-wrapped 50mm 1.8.
> The poly wrapper was folded over and appears to have the original, ONE set
of creases. Without unwrapping it, the lens cap looks
> factory new.
>
> My memory of Zuikos is that almost everything in the System came with a
small piece of folded paper, explaining what it was, and
> basically no instructions.
>
> If this 1.8 originally had that, it doesn't now. Other than that, I don't
think the lens has never been unwrapped let alone used.
>
> I paid $25 for this thing. All I wanted was a nice MiJ in slightly better
condition than I could get on ebay for the same money.
> That's what's confusing. I am tempted to put it away, unopened, but I'm
not a collector. It's not like a MiJ is going to
> appreciate into a retirement fund like Tom's super-teles.
>
> I'm not a collector but I don't want to open it. If I sell it, I'll still
need to buy a user! It's a nice "problem" to have.
>
> So, when this thing was new, did it have a piece of folded paper or is
this New-old-stock? I mean is it *complete* in the
> Collector's sense?
>
> The box says it's L No: 1,964,6xx (no commas).
>
> Thanks in advance for the advice,
>
> Lama
>
> Jim L'Hommedieu
>
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