In a message dated 1/26/2005 2:02:24 AM Central Standard Time,
RobSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
If he ends up with two he is bound to sell the worst one.
Well, some pictures would help and answers to a few questions about what he
is doing might be useful. Don't hesitate to ask a seller the question for
which you want an answer. Your line of reasoning is not perfect, although I
don't totally disagree with it as a possibility.
I will share one example of a transaction I had a couple of years ago. I
had an absolutely mint Tamron SP 300mm f2.8 with both teleconverters, the case
and all the other goodies. Carried it to a camera show and found someone who
wanted it more than I did and I sold it. The proceeds of that sale allowed
me to buy another 300mm, with all the goodies except for the case which had
been replaced with a Pelican case and that had been used which is what I was
going to do with it. Mechanics and optics in great shape. I also had enough
to buy an OM 4T, get it CLAed and have a few bucks still in my pocket. The
buyer of my lens got a good deal and I was pleased with the outcome on my
transaction even though my 300mm and OM 4T would not win any beauty contests.
The images on the other hand . . .
My parting shot will be, "What does the condition of the lens he keeps have
to do with your decision about the one you want to buy?" I have a bunch of
pristine lenses and several which are butt ugly. Neither the film nor the
final image care what the lens looked like through which the light passed while
making the exposure.
Ask questions and make decisions based on your needs and desires. Oh, and
burn some film or pixels. Bill Barber
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