Gary Schloss wrote:
>
> Dear Zuiks/Zuikettes:
>
> The first one is a hot looking late production OM-1N number in a rich,
> luxurious burgundy red. IMHO, this treatment is not too bad, and it
> http://www.softcom.net/users/schloss/misc/om1nburg_lfrt.jpg
Looks almost black on my monitor too. But it did look smoother than the
normal leatherette. Classy. Something you might expect to see sitting
next to an O product. Nicely photographed too.
> The second sample, IMHO, is not as attractive. It's an OM-2N number
> clad in alligator patterned leather, in a greenish hue which I refer
> to as "toxic green" or "swamp green". This camera is no longer in my
> http://www.softcom.net/users/schloss/misc/om2ngreen_frt.jpg
Now that's *U*G*L*Y*!
> This topic has to do with the early "silver mose" Zuikos. Take a
> look at the lens flange of any of your Zuikos. It is attached to the
> lens by means of three Philips screws, right? Well, recently I picked
> up an early silver nose Zuiko 100/2.8, serial no. 1040xx. Surprise,
> surprise: it has _slotted_ screws. (Exciting, huh? I told you so.)
Silver mose?
What is the possibility that it was repaired by a not-so competent technician
who lost the original screws and substituted others?
Steve Goss, Dallas, TX usa
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