2S bottom may be the same as a 3,4 etc. I've never compared them. An OM-1 is
different from a 2 bottom, in battery cap fit and serial number progression,
because
2 production never went as high as an OM-1 new bottom cover number.
John
Paul Van Tuyl wrote:
> John Hermanson wrote:
> >
> > The hard part is simply finding a new/good condtion bottom cover. There
> > are
> > no legalities (afaik) in changeing covers, it's done all the time.
> > New 2 bottoms are discontinued. OM-1 bottoms are different in the battery
> > cap
> > fit area.
> >
> > John
> >
> > Dan Lau wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 8 Jul 1998 17:23, Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >I bought an OM1n about 4 years ago that seemed to be in pretty good
> > > >shape,
> > > >but it had an SSA number engraved on the bottom which lowered the price.
> > > >I
> > > >took it to Oly USA in Fountain Valley and they did a CLA and replaced the
> > > >bottom plate for about $80.
> > >
> > > I am curious about replacing the bottom plate of an OM camera. I brought
> > > an OM2 which had a severely worn and scratched bottom plate to a camera
> > > repair shop and asked them if they can replace it, and the answer was
> > > "No". They explained that because the serial number is on the bottom
> > > plate, they cannot replace it because that will change the serial number
> > > of the camera (maybe they are concerned about stolen cameras?).
> > >
> > > So did anyone else have any experience in replacing (or trying to replace)
> > > the bottom plate of an OM camera?
> > > -Dan
> > >
>
> John, I retired from a property & casualty insurer and I can tell you
> that changing serial numbers on a camera is real touchy with insurance
> folks! Problem arises when the camera mysteriously disappears and the
> claim that is turned in has a serial number that does not match the
> original! Insurance companies are so burned by fraudulent claims in
> stolen cameras that they suspect any little thing out of the ordinary.
>
> As I recall, thew battery and motor drive covers on the 2s, 3, 4, 4T,
> 4Ti and 3Ti are the same. The bottom covers themselves do have
> differences between the 2S and the others. Is that right? Paul.
>
>
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