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Idnas71
07-09-2008, 04:36 PM
Someplace like this, as opposed to Ebay or Craigslist. I feel like you can get a feel for a person in their interactions in a place like this, and that they would take good care of their equipment and be honest about the condition of it in a possible sale. Maybe I'm just naive about that, though.

Thanks for any suggestions.

SpecialK
07-09-2008, 09:19 PM
www.keh.com is fairly popular.

Eric A
07-10-2008, 07:35 AM
I agree about KEH. Every experience has been a good one. The prices are very reasonable and the condition of the gear is better than advertised. In the past four months I have purchased two view camera lens both listed as a BGN grade. I couldn't find a mark on either one. I would have rated them EX.

Idnas71
07-10-2008, 08:13 AM
Thanks for that recommendation!

Just curious about something. I was looking at their grading system definitions.... for the BGN (bargain) quality it says "Glass may have marks that should not affect picture quality."

How can the glass have marks that don't affect the pictures?

SpecialK
07-10-2008, 07:41 PM
Because it is small enough not to be noticed when the whole image is considered. Every speck of dust, or even a fingerprint, on the front of your lens does not get duplicated in the images, right?