How do you know all the 1/1Ns on Ebay are out of adjustment? Just
wondering. Also, you should assume that every 1/1n/2/2N you look at will
need foam, unless it has been done recently.
John
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From: <PCACala@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 1:38 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Have a 2n, om 2000 worth adding?
> Jeff writes:
>
> > I've seen some om2n's on ebay with the 50m lens for mid 100 to
> > upper 100. Anyone happen to have a spare 2n kicking around? :)
>
> Yup, plus a slew of OM-1n and OM-1 's, but the metering is off on every
one
> of them (and the shutters on some). At the retail price for an overhaul,
it
> doesn't make sense to overhaul them. So I'm stockpiling them for 1)
better
> market prices, or 2) till I learn to tweak them myself, 3) to replace the
> ones I wear out from use, and/or 4) till I find a deal on getting them
> tweaked.
>
> Be careful about judging a buy on cosmetic condition alone. Unless the
> seller says the shutter and exposure metering is within specs and the foam
is
> intact, you should, in my humble opinion, assume otherwise on a OM-1/2
family
> camera body. I just sold the only OM-1(n) I have ever bought used that
was
> within specs and with good foam. Unfortunately, with all the out of spec
> cameras being sold, a within spec example gets little additional
attention.
> I should know, since I unsuccessfully offered it here first - at a penny
more
> than the run of the mill price it eventually sold for.
>
> Gary Reese
> Las Vegas, NV
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