Yours is the first that I've heard of. Was it sold as an individual item? or
with the lens?
Skip
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Subject: [OM] Re: OM lens cases cracking and shedding leather
From: Barry Hinderks <bkhinderks@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:19:02 -0700
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>You are wrong there Skip. I have in my hot little hand one of the hard
>leather cases marked for the 50/1.4. Have seen very, very few of them but
>there are a few around.
>
>Barry H
>
>At 02:06 PM 10/22/04 -0400, you wrote:
>>
>>I don't think that any of the non-macro 50mm lenses every came with cases.
> In fact, my 50/2 Macro, bought new, only came in a soft leather bag, no
>case. Were they offered in the catalog as an after-order item?
>>
>>Skip
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ---------------
>>
>>Subject: [OM] Re: OM lens cases cracking and shedding leather
>> From: jking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:35:40 +0100 (BST)
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> My experience is consistant with yours. The older lens cases seem to be in
>>>> better condition. Also the cases that olympus used for their large filters
>>>> seem to be pretty bad. I got one from Olympus yaBe that was sticky, and
>>>> left
>>>> black goo on anything in contact with it. Olympus probably used a
>>>> different
>>>> subcontractor for the newer cases. The old and newer ones sure seem to age
>>>> differently judging by the few I have. I've also seen some old Vivitar
>>>> Series 1 cases that are worse - they develope a not so lovely cracked
>>>> finish
>>>> with age.
>>>
>>>Glad its not just me hatching some kind of conspiracy theory...
>>>Also why are the 50mm F1.8 hard lens cases so rare?
>>>Is it that the lens was so cheap it was not worth buying a hardcase?
>>>
>>>
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