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A place to politely discuss the tools, technique and culture of photography.

This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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MPB won’t do anything about a faulty lens. (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by ndjuadks@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Hi, I bought a lens from mpb in ‘like new’ condition and there is a fabric hair within the lens large enough to appear on all photos above f/5.6. I couldn’t open the parcel until now (3 weeks later) as I was away for uni and so just discovered the issue today. Mpb refuse to do anything about it and told me to get it cleaned for ‘cheap’ at a camera repair shop but that it will also void my warranty. Is there anything I can do?

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[–] tfsg@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

They tried to screw me over when I sold a lens to them. It was truly in ‘like new’ condition when I sent it but when they gave me the inspection report they said there was “significant” moisture in the lens and the filter was stuck on, as a result they tried to knock >50% of the original quote. Needless to say I pushed back and suggested that maybe it was damaged in transit. From there they were easy enough to work with, filed a damaged package claim, and got me the total original $ amount. Just seemed like weaponized incompetence/someone too lazy to do their job.