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ramosa
11-02-2011, 18:01
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120804190066+&item=120804190066&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466

Does his owning the lens help or hurt the sale price? ;)

(Pardon the thread, but I was surprised to find this.)
kshapero
11-02-2011, 18:06
Why would anyone want a certified letter from KR saying he owned it. Does that make a difference?
Mrbessar4a
11-02-2011, 18:15
If you buy it you have to only shoot jpeg.
kbg32
11-02-2011, 18:18
Why would anyone want a certified letter from KR saying he owned it. Does that make a difference?


Only if it knocked 1.5K off the price!
Bobbo
11-02-2011, 18:18
If it wasn't Jackie O or the Queen (or a member of Queen), I don't care. :D

What a fathead...
SolaresLarrave
11-02-2011, 18:18
I have one in silver... and didn't know it was an old version. Did a new one come out already? :eek: If so, I'll have to sell mine and offer it as owned by me at some point. It's an important issue that of tracking your gear's pedigree... :)
Bill58
11-02-2011, 18:29
Why would anyone want a certified letter from KR saying he owned it. Does that make a difference?

As valuable as if HCB had owned it. (haha)
JayM
11-02-2011, 18:31
If only the auction included a lock of his hair :(

edit: On closer inspection it has a few too many streaks on the lens body from being wiped down with an alcohol soaked microfiber cloth.
Landshark
11-02-2011, 18:36
If only the auction included a lock of his hair :(

edit: On closer inspection it has a few too many streaks on the lens body from being wiped down with an alcohol soaked microfiber cloth.

Inside the lens.
It's a keepsake isn't it?
You can keep a picture of him in the lenscap too if it means that much.
mooge
11-02-2011, 19:17
it's probably got cooties. :eek:
JayM
11-02-2011, 19:28
Inside the lens.
It's a keepsake isn't it?
You can keep a picture of him in the lenscap too if it means that much.

I think if it were inside the lens it would be considered a relic ;)
thompsonks
11-02-2011, 19:38
Don't buy it – it probably soaked up his poor judgment.
kosta_g
11-02-2011, 20:02
Don't buy it – it probably soaked up his poor judgment.

we have a winner!

ps I think OC camera are just using it as a sales prop - given Ken Rockwell advertises them on his site. favours for friends, etc.
Mattco26
11-02-2011, 21:14
Don't buy it – it probably soaked up his poor judgment.


Zing!!! His site is full of great information but his absolutes are disturbing. This camera is the BEST EVER for this, or this camera is Minolta's BEST EVER SLR just because its the one he owns. Does anyone else think an X-700 is better than an XD-5/11?
DamenS
11-03-2011, 00:22
What I find funniest is that in an article on winning ebay bids, he makes note that he would invariably not buy anything off someone with an ebay feedback of less than 99.8%.

"The few tenths of a percent between 99.9% and 99.6% say everything about a seller, and the items you are likely to receive.

A good feedback rating is 99.8% or above.

A rating of 99.5% or below is horrible!"


The feedback on this particular auction is only 99.7% !! Gotta laugh at that !
shadowfox
11-03-2011, 07:37
I can understand the case for let's say Walt Disney's pencil, or Josh Hamilton's gloves, but this???
bulevardi
11-03-2011, 08:30
If only the auction included a lock of his hair :(

Or a fingerprint... on glass of the lens.
dogberryjr
11-03-2011, 10:21
Wow. It sounds like someone has begun to believe his own hype.
ramosa
11-03-2011, 13:44
Man, love the comments. I laughed out loud several times :)
Turtle
11-04-2011, 06:37
I hear his version has ben optimised for extreme colour saturation....
david3558
11-06-2011, 21:04
I love these comments hahahaha.