Expert: John Oliverio - 7/28/2006

Question
Hi John,
       I am completely ignorant on camera's and lenses for them, my husband past away a few months ago and he was our camera expert in the family I have no idea what to sell one of his lens for or even what kind it is? Zoom, fisheye, ect.I was hoping you could help, I went on ebay to research but no luck, he had a canon 35mm film camera but I do not know much more than that, his brother kept the camera and he is now in the service serving our country in the middle east so I can't ask him, as much as you can tell me I would greatly appreshiate. I have photos of the lens, but I don't see a way to send them to you, The lens reads " AUTO SEARS MC 300mm 1:5.6 58 100101 199.730730" hope you can help a camera ignorant person! Thank you, Tracy

Answer
Tracy,

Your lens was distributed by the Sears Dept. store.  It would sell now for around $20 or $30.

John

-------FOLLOW-UP-------

I'm sorry you feel I shorted you on your answer.  But on re-reading the note you wrote, I can only find one question I didn't answer.  And that is that your lens is a tele-photo.  I guess since you wrote that the lens was a 300mm I assumed you knew that.  But out of all the things you wrote, there were only two actual qestions and I can't imagine what else you would want to know about it.  You know it goes to a Canon, who distributed it and its value.  I've been a volunteer on this site for 6 years, have answered 1469 questions in this catagory alone and been nominated 211 times for expert of the month.  And I can't remember ever getting rated so low.  Once again I'm sorry you feel the way you do.  Since you are not happy with me, you may want to try a different volunteer.  I think David Silver is next in the number of questions answered in this catagory.  I don't know if there is anyone ahead of me or not.  You can find him listed in the same place you found me.

John