When you buy an acme case or lens cap, they are often marked "for OLYMPUS".
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 5:20 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] 2X teleconverter question
> Andrea,
>
> No, it is not Olympus and yes you should return it. It is worth roughly
> $10-15, tops. The wording "for Olympus" is quite common and would only be
> used by a company other than Olympus.
>
> Tom
>
> > First, a "whale" of an update...the whales apparently have a contract to
> only perform on the weekends, for tourists, because they were not
> cooperative when I was out there with my trusty OM1-MD. So thanks for
> everyone's advice, and I am now the proud owner of a new liner polarizer,
> should I ever need it, and a peck of Portra VC.
> >
> > I recently purchased (on evilBay) a 2X teleconverter. The seller swore
up
> and down that it was Olympus, although in his picture it wasn't clear at
> all.
> > So it arrived today, and it appears to be "for Olympus". Seller's
> response was that he bought it with an Olympus lens, and the salesperson
had
> told him it was Olympus. So my question is, could it have been
manufactured
> by Olympus? The markings on the TC are as follows:
> > MC (in green) CPC AUTO Teleconverter 2X for Olympus-OM (in white) and
also
> Japan (in white). There are no other markings on the lens, and the
> front/back caps are generic as is the case. Considering that I paid $68 +
> postage, what do folks think about this? Is it a keeper? Does anyone
know
> what it is? Should I return it? and, does anyone have a real 2X- A they
> want to part with?
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Andrea
> >
>
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