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Re: [OM] Socket cap (was Camera trade show in Houten (NL))

Subject: Re: [OM] Socket cap (was Camera trade show in Houten (NL))
From: "Rand E. Tomcala" <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 14:57:20 -0500
Yes, they did come with my OM1 and OM2 when I purchased them new.
Rand E.
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Bill_J._Rice_at_RLT012@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Frank Wijsmuller wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> >I was very pleased to encounter two very small caps to fill the holes
> >for the flashshoe on a prism of the OM-1n or 2n. Actually, it took me
> >some time to figure out what they were, somehow knowing that I
> >would like to buy them. Never seen them before... They have no
> >Olympus sign on it so could be aftermarket (what market?).
> 
> <snip>
> 
> 
> Hi Frank,
> 
> I know about the little cap you mention as I found one myself last year. I
> can't tell you much about it though.  I have never seen one in any OM
> brochures or manuals.  It may have come with the 1n & 2n when they were
> sold new or they might have been a dealer give away.  I believe Olympus
> made them and they were not aftermarket.  Any list members who got their
> OM-1 or OM-2 new ever get one of these caps?
> 
> I *do* know that these caps are somewhat of a collectors item.  A while ago
> a fellow list member offered US$50 for the cap I have.  I declined.  Am I
> crazy?  No, just a hopeless Zuikoholic.  How could I afford to sell
> something that is so coveted by others. :-)
> 
> Bill Rice
> 
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