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| 11-19-2018, 03:57 PM | #3 |
 Originally posted by SteveinSLC  Really good deal on the Samyang 24/1.4 at Amazon. Just grabbed one. Crossing fingers that I get a good copy and don't have to go through the exchange circus. I'm waiting for a good sale at Adorama or B&H. My plan is to buy, test it in the lobby, immediately exchange if needed. Last edited by DeadJohn; 11-20-2018 at 03:57 PM. | |
| 11-19-2018, 07:17 PM | #4 |
| Originally posted by DeadJohn Good luck. I already tried once with Ebay. Seller's address was same street address as Samyang's US office, but with an unrelated name to hide the relationship. Lens showed up and was horribly misaligned - so bad that it was visible on regular daylight photos, and star photos proved it was unable to get good focus even in the center of frame. This was a much bigger problem than the typical decentering examples. Samyang falsely claimed they all work that way. I returned it but they wouldn't ship a second lens to me. I guess that's my first time being blacklisted. I'm waiting for a good sale at Adorama or B&H. My plan is to buy, test it in the lobby, immediately exchange if needed. No doubt it's a gamble. Their QC is terrible. But I'm a long time Prime member with Amazon and they have always been very good to me about returns. The seller was Amazon directly, not some random third party. So I'm not too worried about being stuck. Just hoping the first one I get is good. And I should note, the price is now back up to $480, so it's no longer such a good deal. | |
| 11-20-2018, 12:14 PM | #5 |
| Originally posted by DeadJohn Good luck. I already tried once with Ebay. Seller's address was same street address as Samyang's US office, but with an unrelated name to hide the relationship. Lens showed up and was horribly misaligned - so bad that it was visible on regular daylight photos, and star photos proved it was unable to get good focus even in the center of frame. This was a much bigger problem than the typical decentering examples. Samyang falsely claimed they all work that way. I returned it but they wouldn't ship a second lens to me. I guess that's my first time being blacklisted. I'm waiting for a good sale at Adorama or B&H. My plan is to buy, test it in the lobby, immediately exchange if needed. | |
| 11-20-2018, 03:54 PM | #6 |
| Originally posted by 24thNomad This is another reminder why I tend to only buy on Adorama, B&H or here. Sorry that happened to you.. They issued a refund but they wouldn't exchange. My account wound up $60 richer after the return because of the discount code. Someone should have taken that $60, I think EBay, but their customer service was unhelpful. My guess is the EBay dealer is a shell company, purposely hiding their connection to Rokinon, in order to sell returned lenses. They'll repackage my return and try to sell it to the next sucker. | |
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