They were always popular. The OM-10 made that. It was hoe I got into the
system, and I'm not alone. In'94 I was in Antarctica. Some had Nikons (see,
I'm comfortable enough not to disguise it). Most has Olympus. Lens swapping
was rife. They were very popular in Australia.
Foxy
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> BTW, I stand corrected on one point (thanks, Susan): it seems that OM
> has indeed enjoyed the status of the most popular system in some parts
> of the world, albeit rather a long time ago. I remember, though, when I
> first bought an OM-10 in about 1981, I was living in Sydney and most
> serious photogs seemed to prefer Pentax; I don't remember Olympus ever
> having been the most popular camera down under.
>
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