So thats what happened.
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From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 5:11 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: What's a bargain?
>
> Could be the zoom lube has thickened up with age.
>
> John Hermanson
> Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
> 21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
> 631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Gullen" <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:42 PM
> Subject: [OM] What's a bargain?
>
>
> >I just received a "bargain" grade 35-105/2.8 from KEH. Optics are lovely,
> > cosmetics are definitely user. Just my kind of equipment.
> >
> > There's just one problem: the zoom action is stiff and jerky. Enough
that
> > it
> > will be a problem photographing people, or anything else that moves
> > quickly.
> > For static subjects it would just be an annoyance. I'm thinking of
asking
> > them to fix it. Normally I expect things to be working properly unless
> > stated otherwise - but this is in a grey area.
> >
> > Are my expectations of "bargain" too high? Their description says:
> > "Bargain" 70-79% of original condition. Shows more than average wear.
> > May have dents, dings and a goodly amount of brassing and finish loss.
> > Glass may have marks that should not affect picture quality.
> >
> > No mention of mechanicals unfortunately.
> >
> > BTW, this is the second (of two) bargain items that have had problems
that
> > should have been caught on a basic inspection. Maybe I've just been
> > unlucky;
> > others have reported better experiences.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
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