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Re: [OM] Questar 700 reflex lens

Subject: Re: [OM] Questar 700 reflex lens
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:32:55 -0400
It looks like the baffle for the secondary has fallen off.  It can't 
have helped much rattling around between the primary and secondary.  Ouch!

Chuck Norcutt


DrT (George Themelis) wrote:
> Talking about expensive reflex lenses, a Questar 700 showed up for sale in
> ebay.
> 
> See here for info about this lens: http://www.cameraquest.com/questar.htm
> 
> The lens in ebay was complete with hard case and looked beautiful.  The
> seller even took a picture of the full moon for special sales effects.  I
> already own a Questar 3.5 telescope so I like the company and the 
> quality of
> their products.  I would like to try this lens for wildlife and 
> astronomical
> photography (with Olympus cameras of course!)
> 
> The opening bid was $899.  (ouch!)
> 
> I jumped the gun and bought it (only bid).
> 
> It arrived today.  Packed in a flat rate large priority mail box.  No
> packing really.  The box of the lens is actually a bit wider than the
> package so it was bulging at the center.
> 
> I opened the box with shaking hands... Took it out, and what do I see?
> A piece is rattling inside the lens (see attached picture).  Something got
> unglued and was floating around.
> 
> The seller is of course surprised since he/she used it before sending it.
> But I am sure the thin packaging and the fact that sometimes postal
> employees play soccer with these boxes, must have something to do with it.
> 
> I am returning it tomorrow.
> 
> Keeping an eye for the next one.
> 
> George
> 
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