Phillip,
I hope this cap is worth a fortune. I have one here in front of me that
came with a lens I bought from B&H a year ago. It is identical to the one
you describe. Oh yeah, I'm supposed to be selling "all" of my Oly
stuff....Wanna buy it to keep yours company?;>)
Ron Crabtree
Santa Fe, NM USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Phillip Franklin <pfranklin@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 2:05 PM
Subject: [OM] OM-1 Black Metal Body Cap?
> Frank & Wayne & others,
>
> This particular cap looks to me to be an authentic Olympus product. It
> does not say "For Olympus" or "OM" as most after market caps say. The
> front is flat with a chrome looking circle which is just slightly
> smaller than the circumference of the cap itself. The edge of the cap
> is machined to have serrated type of grip. It has the red dot alignment
> mark on the very outside edge. The 3 pronged bayonet mount is exactly
> like all other newer body caps in plastic. It even has an identical
> screwed in stop like all of the OM lenses. The machining is so good
> that the fit to the body is as tight as any lens. On the back of the
> cap is these words in circular format "Metal Camera Body Cap Japan" In
> the center in straight lettering is "OLYMPUS OM-1" The word Olympus
> appears to be in the official Olympus font style. "OLYMPUS" is on the
> top line and "OM-1" is on the line beneath. I would be surprised is this
> was not an official OM-1 body cap. If it was made by a third party they
> would have spared no expense in producing such a high quality item. It
> would seem much less expensive to just mold these out of plastic.
> What's most remarkable about this cap is it's fine machining and
> attention to detail. I know I've had this thing since 1981 and it
> appears to be holding up it's appearance very well. My guess is that
> this thing was probably made in the early 1970's. Obviously this is the
> only one like this I can remember seeing. I did buy an OM-1 new in 1974
> (prior to MD model) and I honestly don't know what happened to the body
> cap. Knowing me back then I probably tossed it. After attaching the
> 50/f1.8 lens I saw no need for it. I discovered this in some moving
> boxes when I moved from Northern to Southern California in 1981. Could
> it be my original OM-1 body cap from 1974? I honestly can't say. I
> just have no recollection of body caps back in the '70's. Must have
> been the partying. Oh well I'm hoping a very wealthy eccentric Japanese
> collector is lurking on this board and will offer me a small fortune
> for this truly rare specimen so that I can can purchase some food and
> necessities after paying my taxes. Otherwise I will donate it to an
> international camera museum for the entire world to enjoy after my
> demise. Any ideas for displaying this rare gem?
>
> Phillip Franklin
>
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