I'll bet the 180/2 front element is not available. If it is the price would
(now) be astronomical. A month ago the front element (if it had been
available) for a 24mm shift HAD been $275, now it would be over $500 net.
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John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
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Camtech, Olympus Sales & Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lama-Jim L'Hommedieu" <lamadoo@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <piers@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Interesting encounter
> Amazing! Someone wealthy enough to purchase a white 180/2, entrusted it
to a reckless, unqualified tech!
>
> Equally amazing is that someone wise and patient enough to reassemble a
white 180 was foolish enough to use toilet paper (or a
> t-shirt or a paper towel or newspaper) on an internal surface!
>
> Maybe you correctly estimated the value after all. What say ye, John? Is
the front element of the 180/2 available? Is it
> notorious for having soft coatings like the front of the 28/2.0 ?
>
> Lama
>
> From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
> > I was honoured with the chance to look at a Zuiko 180/2 - the first "big
> > white" <edit> but looking very carefully from the rear, oh my was
> > there a tale of woe to be seen. <edit> It's CLEANING
> > MARKS. And we are talking cleaning marks from the likes of glass-paper.
> > And we are talking cleaning marks on the *interior* of the front
element.
>
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