With Zuikaholics like you, the immortality of the OM line is assured. I am
in danger of catching the same OCD.
-----Original Message-----
From: John A. Lind <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, January 05, 2001 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Did Tom break e-Bay?
>My name is John and I'm a Zuikohobbiest . . .
>I was bad this past week . . . perhaps not as bad as Tom . . . but still
bad.
>
>It all started the a couple days after Christmas. Fellow Zuikohobbiests,
>you know the holidays are a most stressful time. 'Lympus Lust for a black
>OM-2n was building and an advertisement for one in 9- condition at a decent
>price had been seen.
>
>I had made a trek to pick up a batch of wedding photographs and drop some
>slides off for printing. Alas, I was too close to the location of this
>black OM-2n body. Temption was resisted on the way to the lab, but
>proximity to it was as an insect caught in a "Pitcher Plant"
>(Darlingtonia). Its siren song could be heard easily within three
>blocks. I had to see it, to hold it, to hear its shutter release, look
>through its viewfinder, and catch a whiff of the subtle odor of its body
>covering.
>
>It was there, and I picked it up to caressed it. Otherwise in superb
>condition, its base plate was badly dinged and it would need foam
>replacement. The price for its condition was too high for me. The sadness
>of that day. I left without it.
>
>Caressing and briefly operating that black OM-2n didn't sate the 'Lympus
>Lust. It only fueled desire. Even if I couldn't afford it, I had to find
>another one, to at least know there was one. Then, at another source
>within driving distance two days later, I found a 9+ OM-2S at a good
>price. I had very nearly bought an OM-2S when I had found my OM-4 a number
>of years ago, and of course it has a black body. I was able to control the
>urge to purchase it immediately, but the 'Lympus Lust grows until you can
>taste it. I called on January 2nd. Yes, they still had it. It became
>unbearable. I bought it.
>
>The OM-2S arrived today. Yes, it is well deserving of its 9+
>condition. Its previous owner had well cared for it. The only thing that
>will eventually need attention is having the Flash Ready conversion done
>later this year (it has a green Flash Ready LED in the viewfinder).
>
>I can feel the 'Lympus Lust growing for a black OM-1n already. Oooooh, I
>can hold off for now with the fix from the OM-2S, but I know it's only a
>matter of time. I doubt the Spring will thaw long before I have one.
>
>-- John
>(Zuikohobbiest . . . a Zuikoholic still in DENIAL)
>
>
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