Sometimes what appeared to be new might have been worked with before.
Consider it is a pretty simple lens mechanically, having the whole thing
recondition is not difficult, and worth it if you know how, or could have it
done cheaply. You can even choose different grade of damping grease to
obtain the "feel" you like. :-)
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
Yesterday, at a camera show, I got an A 50/1.4 that obviously had never
been taken out to work. It has no internal dust of course, but its focusing
ring is surprisingly feeling bad, too easy to turn and lumpy, as if it had
too little or too dry grease. Anybody experienced this with an A lens?
I've never seen such a thing with M lenses or older lenses.
