I spent most of the week in Sydney this week and had the good fortune to take my new FA50mm f1.4 lens. Nice lens and I'm really happy with it
(pictures later).
During dinner on Friday night my blower (a 20 year old rubber bulb that has served me well) dropped out of my bag somewhere and was lost!
So on my last day before the trip home to Adelaide I went in to George's Camera store on York St Sydney and bought a Haldex blower/brush/cloth kit thinking it looked like good value.
When I got it home, I noticed a crack on the bulb (you can almost live with that) and the fact that it had previously been opened (which is a bit suspicious)
The annoying thing is that today I noted a spot of dust on my sensor which wouldn't come off with the dust removal function.
So I tried to blow it off with the new blower, and wound up with about 10 spots of dust on my sensor. On trying it again, it multiplied to about 30. Getting really concerned, I blew on the lens filter and noticed lots of little spots of grey - coming out of the bulb! The blower is a dud! I'd been sold a pup!
And the really annoying thing is I don't live in Sydney!! So its not easy to get a refund/return and I need a new blower and cleaning kit to sort out my camera! Therefore I am
very annoyed
I've sent Georges a request to refund my money if I send it back to them (via a friend in Sydney) and hope to have a favourable outcome!
Moral of story - be careful buying kit unless you inspect it first!