Re: Bought a "mint" 200 1.8, he delivered a beater.
dennisgibson wrote: PetKal wrote:
I suppose it is possible to cause accelerated aging of that type over the course of just one year, although I\'d expect that most people would baby their new expensive/mint lens at least during the first year of ownership.
Peter, that\'s what I said to him and that\'s when he gave me the line about selling to a shooter and not a collector. He obviously doesn\'t take care of his equipment. I couldn\'t imagine beating what just last year was a flawless 200 1.8.
Indeed, it takes a real brute to cause such lens aging so quickly. Even if Phil doesn\'t have the serial number of the lens he sold to that fellow, he might still have the fabrication code which is normally sufficient to identify the lens uniquely.
Feb 17, 2013 at 10:05 PM
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