Nice find and great deal!
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John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
www.zuiko.com | omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx
Olympus OM Service since 1977
On 3/10/2016 3:24 PM, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
This has to be the buy of the year.
Last week I carelessly scored
a Zuiko 35-70/3.6 lens on Trademe NZ for the grand sum of $5.50.
Yesterday it arrived. It was in a mouldy case and the filter on the
front was filthy and somewhat scratched.
HOWEVER, inside, the lens
glass was/is in wonderful condition. The exterior cleaned up nicely with
a wipe of a damp cloth.
Probably most of you will remember Gary
Reese's Lens Tests. Back in the day when his tests were hot monthly
news, I was lusting for a
Zuiko 35-80/2.8, and he told me that the
Zuiko 35-70/3.6 was practically as good - and his tests bear this out;
see http://zone-10.com/d1/node/111
The 35-70/3.6 I owned in 2015
perished in the house fire.
I thought I did pretty well to find (in
late 2015) and buy a replacement on ebay from a camera shop in London UK
for about $270 (with the special lens hood).
I should re-sell the
latest on eBay and make a small profit
I'll admire this one for a
while first - the sparkly pristine front glass is wonderful!!
Brian
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