If the body has the more recessed eyepiece glass then it is a newer type
body that someone switched tops covers on.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian P. Huber" <bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 2:38 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] I'm curious
| My 2 cents:
| I believe this is a body that matches much of what Mark describes.
Curious
| that the viewfinder is so deep into the body for an "early" OM-1. All the
| 1's I have seen that are truly OLD, have the viewfinder very close to the
| back, less than 1/16". That was quite annoying to many users, ones
without
| glasses constantly getting the viewfinder greasy, users with glasses
getting
| false readings when there was any backlight through the finder.
|
| Mark, I don't recall the # of the 1 you bought from me, but it seems
pretty
| close.
|
| No original 1's, to my knowledge that were "MD'd" by Olympus received the
MD
| tag. They were simply upgraded for a cost of $50, if I remember correctly.
| As I remember, the one's that received post-manufacture MD also received
new
| bottom plates.
|
| My guess is that this is a rather late OM-1 that came as an MD model and
| someone has moved the tag. If it is an MD model, then it isn't old
compared
| to "what could be".
|
| Brian P. Huber
|
| >
| > At 01:45 PM 2/25/01 -0800, you wrote:
| > >Update: Reviewing the picture from the base of the body, the
| > 'decal' appears
| > >in the same position and does not exhibit any signs of image
| > tampering. I
| > >was disturbed to see some scratching on the base. Looks like
| > some name or
| > >number was scratched or poorly engraved there, and
| > obliterated later. The
| > >Serial # appears to be 1754213, though it's not clear.
| > Perhaps that would
| > >help indicate the original production time and features of the body?
| > >
| > >Sorry to blather on...
| > >
| > >Mickey
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