You found a motherlode!
Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
"O.C" wrote:
>
> I always used to think I was lucky, but this is beyond luck.
>
> I went into a camera store in Albury (a country town) responding to their
> ad for a used 55mm f1.2 in mint condition. The lens turned out to have
> fungus in it and I thought what a waste of time it had been (a 300 km
> drive). I asked if he had an Olympus junk bin somewhere and he said "Yes
> but it doesn't have anything special in it..."
>
> I said I may as well have a look. I was rummaging through the old lens
> hoods and cases. My heart almost stopped when I found a bagful of old
> bayonet style MD caps!! It looked like a bag full of small coins! It was
> loaded. I asked the guy how much for these. He said "hmmm it will be too
> much hassle hand writing a receipt. You've driven out 300k's, take them,
> they're yours."
>
> I walked out of the shop calmly with the bag in hand. My heart was racing.
> I tipped out the contents and counted them. 87 bayonet style MD caps!! 23
> black the rest in chrome....
>
> To be continued....
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