Zuikos,
We had a city wide garage sale this weekend. I found
a box of old cameras for sale at $5 a piece.
One of them caught my eye 'cz it wus a slr and had a
49mm thread lens with a usable UV and polarizer
filter. Just right for my OM1/2's with 49mm lens!!!!
Then I started looking at it closely. The controls
and form was strangely familiar but it was a Mamiya NC
1000. When I popped the back open I thought I was
looking at an OM1/2. Yep the back cover is almost an
OM's. It appears to be a knock off of Olympus. Same
size/weight and even has the shutter dial on the
barrel. Nope can't use Oly lens 'cz the mount is
different. The differences are like the engineers did
things just different enough to not make it a bald
copy of the OMs. It kinda looks more like an
OM4/OM10/G than the OM1 though. Bright viewfinder
Put new batteries in it and the meter at least came
up. Dunno if it is calibrated right. Shutter seems to
work per settings. Solid body, looks like brass under
the paint.
Anybody know the relationship of this with regard to
Olympus? Never owned a OM G/10; could it be that
Mamiya OEMed from Oly? But why the difference mount?
Gee would anyone know where one can get more lens for
such an ersatz OM camera just for fun!!!:)
Andre
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