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racevedo Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #1 · ****LENS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION**** - hahah, yeah right! Well guys, my luck has finally run out on the bay and received my first lemon. I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later as it's the gamble we take when we deal outside of the safe confines of familiar ground and community. My question - does this look possible to salvage and restore? The blades have oil so it will definitely require servicing. I haven't tried to clean the glass at all. Nov 20, 2009 at 10:59 PM

Ed Sawyer Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #2 · ****LENS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION**** - hahah, yeah right! Aw, that sucks! Sorry to see that. That one looked good in the pics you showed me if it's the same one we talked about. I'd start with the glass - if that can be cleaned and is ok, the rest is worth bothering with. If the glass is shot, I'd send it back. Keep us posted, -Ed Nov 20, 2009 at 11:03 PM

racevedo Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #3 · ****LENS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION**** - hahah, yeah right! Same one, no returns but I've sent the seller a message. We'll see if they respond. Nov 20, 2009 at 11:07 PM

jcolwell Online Image Upload: On p.1 #4 · ****LENS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION**** - hahah, yeah right! Too bad. That lens is nowhere near "Excellent". At best, it's "Ugly". I hope they'll take it back. Nov 21, 2009 at 12:06 AM

pascal03 Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #5 · ****LENS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION**** - hahah, yeah right! If that is rated excellent condition, I wonder what a *Bad" rating would look like. Did the seller have a lot of positive feedback or was the deal too good that the lack of feedback was an acceptable risk Nov 21, 2009 at 12:10 AM

pingflood Online Buy and Sell: On p.1 #6 · ****LENS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION**** - hahah, yeah right! Didn't buy it from a guy named Keith did you? Nov 21, 2009 at 12:24 AM

racevedo Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #7 · ****LENS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION**** - hahah, yeah right! It was a gamble, as the seller only had one positive feedback ever since 2007. I've been looking awhile for this particular generation rokkor and it was the only one I've seen, so I went for it - against better instinct. The pics in the listing weren't very clear and it appeared to be just dust that would hopefully clean up well. Obviously that wasn't the case and likely the reason why detailed pics weren't included. I would've skipped over this lens for sure had there been accurate representation of its condition. I'll just chalk this up to experience. The front element cleaned up decently, but the rear one not as well having some marks that show up when held against light. Nothing that would show up in images though. It has more dust than I've seen with other lenses and the aperture doesn't stop down more than halfway. There's oil on the blades, so it will definitely require servicing. If I don't find another one, I'll try my best to fix this one up. Edited on Nov 21, 2009 at 12:36 AM · View previous versions Nov 21, 2009 at 12:32 AM

racevedo Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #8 · ****LENS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION**** - hahah, yeah right! No the seller is a female, but maybe she's in cahoots with "keith".. no idea really, haha - just trying to stay positive, but this plain sucks Nov 21, 2009 at 12:35 AM

racevedo Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #9 · ****LENS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION**** - hahah, yeah right! oh btw, cogitech, these images were shot with macro takumar 50/4 preset, handheld without adapter - at least that one wasn't a disappointment! Can't wait for my adapter to show up ahaha. Gotta take the good with the bad... Nov 21, 2009 at 12:39 AM

pingflood Online Buy and Sell: On p.1 #10 · ****LENS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION**** - hahah, yeah right! That does suck. Reason I asked about the name is that a guy named Keith sells a lot of highly questionable gear on ebay, usually described as "EXCELLENT" or "OPTICALLY EXCELLENT". Nov 21, 2009 at 12:39 AM

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