lens from KEH comes with retaining ring?

[Mike Anderson]

I'm thinking of buying a lens from KEH, but they don't say whether it comes with a retaining ring, and apparently there's no way to ask questions about individual items anymore. Is it conventional that a lens+shutter comes with a retaining ring?

Anyone have any experience with KEH lenses and retaining rings? I've been through one retaining ring hunt in my short LF career and don't want another.

Thanks,

...Mike

[Mike Tobias]

My general experience with KEH on LF lenses is that it comes with a ring unless it explicitly states otherwise. The only lenses I've ever got from them without rings were those that I already knew were lacking them. At the same time, KEH has an excellent return policy, so it's probably not much trouble if somehow they goof. In 10+ years of dealing with them though, I've only ever had one mistake, which they corrected.

Mike

[Kuzano]

I recalled this post from just a few days ago. This poster considering returning lens to KEH that came with NO ring.

http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ad.php?t=59464

You may want to check with him and see how he resolved it.

[Greg Blank]

Unless the lens is ancient you most likely can get a retaining ring from the manufacturer or distributer.

I'm thinking of buying a lens from KEH, but they don't say whether it comes with a retaining ring, and apparently there's no way to ask questions about individual items anymore. Is it conventional that a lens+shutter comes with a retaining ring?

Anyone have any experience with KEH lenses and retaining rings? I've been through one retaining ring hunt in my short LF career and don't want another.

Thanks,

...Mike

[Heroique]

My general experience with KEH on LF lenses is that it comes with a ring unless it explicitly states otherwise. [...]

This is indeed the case, but oversights – honest ones – will inevitably happen. It’s a big & busy operation. But KEH has such excellent customer service, and such a liberal return policy, that I’ve never worried about the “gamble” of used equipment from them. Most of my purchases have been in “EX” condition, w/ several in the “BGN,” “EX+” and “LN-” category. (I’ve never tried “UG,” but I’ve always been curious.) In each case, the condition always exceeded my expectation. That is, except once – when I received a filter w/ the incorrect thread size. They refunded me the price, begged me to keep the filter, plus sent the right one. Guess who keeps getting my business!

[dalton]

Every lens I've ever bought from KEH came with a retaining ring.

[JRFrench]

It will come with a ring unless it says otherwise, and if it doesn't and they didn't say, they'll probably send you one straight away.

A friend recently bought a 2nd hand Toyo field from them, and the bellows had pinholes, KEH ordered brand new ones from Toyo and sent them straight to him.

[PhiloFarmer]

I've purchased lens for 35mm, MF and LF from KEH for more than 20-years. Every one of the LF lenses came with a retaining ring. A few did not have caps, even though the description listed them with caps. I find the personnel helpful and friendly, and on the rare occasion when something ran amuck, returns were straight-forward.

Retaining rings are about $10 on eBay, and I have an extra of each size in my kit...just in case one gets dropped, misplaced...or just plain compromised.