Hi guys,
As promised, I checked the golden OM-1 story with Jaap. Here's what he had
to say about it:
"
The golden OM-1 was a special 20-year anniversary edition of the OM-1. It
was distributed by Olympus Netherlands in 1992 and only 25 have ever been
made. 24 of these cameras came with a special golden version of the 50/1.8
lens, and they all went to special dealers and relation of Olympus as a
relation-gift. The 25th one was even more special than the other ones, in
that it has a golden version of the 50/1.4 lens. This camera was the main
price of a contest in a Dutch magazine called Panorama. Jaap initially only
was given one of the "normal" golden OM-1s + a golden 50/1.8. The guy who
won the Panorama contest lateron sold the camera to an Olympus collector in
Hoogeveen. Last year Jaap bought the entire collection of this guy. Jaap
then had 2 of the 25 golden OM-1s and decided to sell one of them to "Foto
Henny Hoogeveen". Jaap kept the 50/1.4 lens, and he kept his own body (as it
was in a nicer shape). These special golden OM-1s all came in a normal box,
but with a certificate of authenticity from Olympus Netherlands. The camera
Jaap sold to "Foto Henny Hoogeveen" does not have the certificate anymore
though.
"
Also, I performed some further sleuthing by trying out the URL
www.fotohennyhoogeveen.nl and sure enough there it was! Asking price on the
site is Hfl 8000,- (some $3400), so I guess I have a rough idea of what the
reserve price in the e-Bay auction will be at (my guess: $3000).
Cheers!
Olafo
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