OM-2/2N has the battery check LED on the back, in line with the meter
switch. Plastic around the LED is commonly chipped or broken off.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: John Pendley <jpendley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Pawn Shop Olys
> Sorry about the gaffe, John. Being new to Oly, and having never seen a
2N, I
> assumed it had the light. What you see when you look at that place of the
front
> of the camera where the light is on the -4 and -4T is the self timer lever
and a
> circle through which you can see the inside works of the camera. I'm
almost
> positive that this is a 2N, but I could have made a mistake about that,
too.
> Thanks for your response.
> John
>
> John Hermanson wrote:
>
> > Are you talking about a 2N? If so, the comment about the "battery check
> > light on the front" is confusing as there is no battery check light on
the
> > front.
> > I can't even guess without seeing the bodies. Some stuff from pawn
shops is
> > as bad as an ebay "bargain".
> >
> > John
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John Pendley <jpendley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 5:14 PM
> > Subject: [OM] Pawn Shop Olys
> >
> > > Help, John Hermanson!
> > > I went on my first pawn shop forray today and found three Olys. The
> > > most interesting one is a -2n in what I would call Ex condition but
for
> > > one problem--more later. The body is clean, with ordinary paint loss
at
> > > corners, etc. The battery check light on the front is missing; the
self
> > > timer lever is still there. I ran through the shutter speeds and
didn't
> > > *hear* anything suspicious. But when I tried the self timer, the
mirror
> > > locked up, and nothing we could do would get it back down again. I
> > > suspect that the missing battery check light is not the only thing
wrong
> > > there. It has a very clean 50/1.8 on it. The guy has it priced at
> > > $189, but when the mirror froze, he said I could have it and the lens
> > > for $100. I'm wondering what the odds might be on having it repaired
> > > and still having some room for profit on eBay. I know you can only
> > > estimate its problems, but what do you think?
> > > He also had a -1md, no lens for $100, in better shape than the 2n,
maybe
> > > Ex+ condition, except that it's missing the crank handle on the rewind
> > > knob.
> > > Finally, there was an OM-10 with 50/1.8 for $90. It may be a little
> > > rougher cosmetically than the -2n.
> > > I'm excited to have found something on my first attempt, but I don't
> > > know if any of is worth buying. A quick look at the history of -2n
> > > sales on eBay suggests that it might not be, unless the fix is fairly
> > > easy.
> > > Regards,
> > > John Pendley
> > >
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