In a message dated 10/1/98 7:38:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, wiese@xxxxxxxxxx
writes:
<< As to the question of whether MD and non-MD bodies were produced
concurrently - I doubt it. I think I read somewhere (possibly the Pangerl
book) that Oly would convert non-MD to MD upon request (and possibly
payment) in the early or mid-70s, once the switch was made. I find it
interesting that that non-badged MD OM1s were being sold as late as '76, and
you got yours badged in '74. Ah well. >>
I believe I read somewhere (and I can't recall where) that the earliest OM-1s
came in two varieties: Chrome bodies which did not take motor drives, and
black bodies which did.
Paul Schings
Coventry, RI
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