I paid $2700 for mine and sold it for the same price after using it for
several years. I had to pay significant EB*AY fees though as I hadn't
noticed some changes they had made to the fee structure and had to list it
three times. Mine was black which isn't as popular as the white versions.
The Tamron 300 f-2.8 is almost as good and is much lighter to handle. The
only way around the lack of repair situation is to keep those exotic lenses
fully insured and that isn't cheap. /jmac
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Jeff Keller
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:34 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: 350 f-2.8 Zuiko
> On Sat, 19 Nov 2005, James N. McBride wrote:
> >
> > I see the auction for this lens (7561685272) closed without a sale. The
> > highest offer shown is the one I put in for $2100.27 which the seller
> > rejected. I don't blame them for rejecting the offer but it would have
been
> > a good buy at that price. I thought one of you guys would jump on that
one.
> > That is a fine lens but it's very heavy. /jmac
>
-------------- Original message from Mark Dapoz
<md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: --------------
> If they were smart they would have accepted your offer :-) I can't
> understand why anyone would pay anywhere near their asking price. You
> really need to keep in mind that this lens, and likely all other exotic
> OM lenses, are unserviceable should they need any parts. One mishap and
> you have an expensive door stop. For the same price as his asking price
> you could get a better new lens with AF and IS from the competition. Or
> even better yet get an E-1 with the 150/2, and it'll be cheaper :-)
> -mark
>
Not too long after jmac sold his, I know at least one very nice 350/2.8 sold
for less than $2000. I suspect a lot of potential buyers compare the 350/2.8
to the Tamron 400/4 and decide to save a pile of money. A real Olympus USA
refurbished 180/2 sold for less than $1000 several months back. The used OM
gear probably forces Olympus to target professional, not as cost sensitive,
users for new digital long telephoto lens sales.
-jeff
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