Yup,
I had one, bought from a list member. Very nice lens in pristine
condition. Took some very nice film shots with it . Used it one day and the
image looked VERY fuzzy. Inspected lens to find that the front element had
separated over about 1/3 of its area. Balsam was spreading everywhere. Still
got it in a drawer somewhere! would be VERY wary of buying one ..sight unseen
off the Bay.
Regards
John Duggan,
Wales, UK
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From: "Walters, Martin" <Martin.Walters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 17:06
Subject: Re: [OM] Heads up on 80-200mm f2.8 Tokina AT-X
Yes, I saw that, too. Half-heartedly looking for the Tammy equivalent.
There's some discussion on the two lenses in the list archives. Tammy
probably a little better optically, but the Tokina had handling
advantages. I also vaguely remember reading something about a tendency
for separation in one of the Tokina element groups (front?)
Martin
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eBay# 330653055589
No connection. Good BIN price. Not a steal and still a good deal.
Bill Barber
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