Where do decentered lenses end up?

kh1234567890 · 11-18-2015, 01:37 AM

The real question is - would you be prepared to pay a premium for lens selected to be 'near perfect' ? If so then the manufacturers are missing a sales trick. Of course it would mean admitting that they are presently selling less than perfect lenses.

osv · 11-18-2015, 03:14 PM

Originally posted by tibbitts

I took the reply to mean that if it's "returned as defective" or "described by the customer as defective", it's returned to the source, without further testing or interpretation.

some people just buy things to look at 'em, then return it... there was a guy on dpr who was buying camera gear online and letting it sit on his table, never taking it out of the box, until the 30 day or whatever return limit, at which time he would request an rma and ship it back... still unopened!

so he got banned by amazon or b&h or whoever it was, and he started a thread on dpr, telling people not to shop there, because they provided bad service.

the vendor was eating the return shipping cost, and having to expend resources for restocking or whatever.

the thread got ugly, because he had done it several times, and a couple of people were defending his behavior, lol

tibbitts · 11-19-2015, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by kh1234567890

The real question is - would you be prepared to pay a premium for lens selected to be 'near perfect' ? If so then the manufacturers are missing a sales trick. Of course it would mean admitting that they are presently selling less than perfect lenses.

Yes, depending on how much the premium was, but I'd assume it would be in the form of a service offered by a retailer or a third-party like lensrentals vs. something offered by the manufacturer.

**nater** · 11-19-2015, 11:27 PM

Originally posted by kh1234567890

The real question is - would you be prepared to pay a premium for lens selected to be 'near perfect' ? If so then the manufacturers are missing a sales trick. Of course it would mean admitting that they are presently selling less than perfect lenses.

LensRentals.com - There is No Perfect Lens

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11-18-2015, 01:37 AM	#16
kh1234567890 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Manchester, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,653	The real question is - would you be prepared to pay a premium for lens selected to be 'near perfect' ? If so then the manufacturers are missing a sales trick. Of course it would mean admitting that they are presently selling less than perfect lenses.

11-18-2015, 03:14 PM	#17
osv Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: So Cal Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,080	Originally posted by tibbitts I took the reply to mean that if it's "returned as defective" or "described by the customer as defective", it's returned to the source, without further testing or interpretation. some people just buy things to look at 'em, then return it... there was a guy on dpr who was buying camera gear online and letting it sit on his table, never taking it out of the box, until the 30 day or whatever return limit, at which time he would request an rma and ship it back... still unopened! so he got banned by amazon or b&h or whoever it was, and he started a thread on dpr, telling people not to shop there, because they provided bad service. the vendor was eating the return shipping cost, and having to expend resources for restocking or whatever. the thread got ugly, because he had done it several times, and a couple of people were defending his behavior, lol

11-19-2015, 09:16 PM	#18
tibbitts Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oklahoma USA Posts: 2,193	Originally posted by kh1234567890 The real question is - would you be prepared to pay a premium for lens selected to be 'near perfect' ? If so then the manufacturers are missing a sales trick. Of course it would mean admitting that they are presently selling less than perfect lenses. Yes, depending on how much the premium was, but I'd assume it would be in the form of a service offered by a retailer or a third-party like lensrentals vs. something offered by the manufacturer.

11-19-2015, 11:27 PM	#19
nater Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New England Photos: Albums Posts: 706	Originally posted by kh1234567890 The real question is - would you be prepared to pay a premium for lens selected to be 'near perfect' ? If so then the manufacturers are missing a sales trick. Of course it would mean admitting that they are presently selling less than perfect lenses. LensRentals.com - There is No Perfect Lens