Elmarit-R - Focus ring problem (help)

[jimlizard]

Hi,

My Elmarit finally arrived today.
The lens looks amazingly good, it comes with a Leica lens hood and an expensive Leica UV filter. The aperture ring works great, giving all the perfect clicks, however i don't know what's happening with the focus ring. It's completely stuck. It's really strange, because the seller as a 100% ebay feedback and the lens looks perfect in all other aspects.

Does it have any kind of focus lock mechanism? I didn't notice one, but probably i'm still sleeping.

I was going to sell the lens to a friend (i think he will read this, but no problem because i already told him) and now i can't even use it.

Do you think this is a problem or am i doing something wrong? I was really thinking in a lock mechanism, because it doesn't move 1mm, but i still didn't figure how.

Thank you for your help!

[jimlizard]

I found this:
http://photo.net/olympus-camera-forum/00NHwL

In this case, if there is a problem, i have serious doubts it happened during the transportation because it came in the most safe package i ever seen.

I'll wait for you opinion and then i'll contact the seller.

[Orio]

Sorry, no blocking focus mechanism that I am aware of. Must be a mechanical failure or an extraneous body inside the lens is blocking the helicoid.

[jimlizard]

Thank you, Orio!

Yes, i also tough that was improbable.
I took a look at the photos the seller put on ebay and the ring is exactly in the same position as it's now so, i hope he doesn't try to blame the transport. The lens was so well packaged that was completely impossible to happen any kind of problem.
The seller has a 100% (153) feedback, why does it had to happen with me? Especially in a lens that looks so mint.

I'll wait for his answer. In this kind of situation, what is your experience? Generally the seller returns the money to the buyer and assumes the shipping costs to send the item back?

I hope to solve this soon...

[Orio]