I once heard that the police in my town, Arlington, Texas, were issued OM-4Ts as
evidence cameras to carry around in the trunks of their units. Maybe it was
true....
Gary Edwards
Stephen Border wrote:
> Wayne,
> You beat me to the draw on this one. I'm in Melbourne for work
> reasons and
> made the mistake of going for a lunch time walk around the "precinct" on
> Monday.
>
> Apparently this gear is ex Victorian Police Department. There was also a
> 600mm for $AU1500 in there as well. I'm afraid I succumbed and now have a
> nice clean OM4ti with Recordata back 4 ($AU799) :-).
>
> The nice policeman that used this one obviously appreciated what fine tools
> they were given, I wonder what they use now?.
>
> Stephen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Harridge, Wayne
> Sent: Monday, 20 September 1999 6:41
> To: 'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [OM] OM stuff in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
>
> Aussie Zuiks,
>
> I happened to take a walk down the Elizabeth St. Camera Shop precinct today
> and saw more OM stuff than in a long time. Didn't see any real bargains but
> here is a rundown.
>
> 2x 300mm f4.5, 4x Recordata back 4 (2 NIB, 2 used), 24mm f2, OM-2sp, OM-4Ti,
> MD-1, 2x 35mm shift, 2x OM-4, 21mm f3.5.
>
> These were the less common stuff, there was also the usual collection of
> OM-1, OM-2, OM-10, OM-40, 28mm f3.5 & f2.8, 200mm f4, etc.
>
> I was a little interested in the Recordata Back 4's, but I believe they do
> not work past the year 2010. Does anybody know what the behaviour is beyond
> this date ? What is a reasonable price for these backs (the used were
> ~$AU150, NIB ~$AU200) ?
>
> Wayne Harridge
> Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Louvre/6152/
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