John:
It is defintely leather and there is a 1.4 stamped on the case. It certainly
does not fit the "hard" case description .. too soft. Much softer than the
feel of the new Case 3.
Thanks.
Norm
----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Brown "hard" Case
> At 09:38 4/26/03, Norm wrote:
> [snip]
>
> >I have the following questions:
> >
> >1. Why was the brown case called a "hard" case when it is much softer
than
> >the semi-hard case.
>
> It's not the same as the older, lighter brown "hard" case made from what
> appears to be saddle leather (I have a couple).
>
> >2. What is under the 1.4 label on the box .. if you know? Each side is
> >identical with the exact same label. It appears to be a factory
modification.
>
> My guess is nothing . . . but perhaps there might be a "1.2" under it. If
> you look at the bottom of the nose in the area of the flap that goes
around
> the bottom half, you should see a "1.4" stamped into the leather. This is
> the size of "standard lens" the nose fits. IOW, it's made for the length
> and diameter of a 50/1.4 lens . . . should fit with the OM 50/1.4 lens
hood
> reversed too. I have a couple of these dark brown cases, plus one with
> "1.2" marked on it that fits the slightly larger 50/1.2 standard lens.
Its
> nose piece is slightly larger, but not by much. Olympus made several
> different noses for these cases including longer ones for zooms and the
> moderate telephoto lenses.
>
> >3. Value of above??
>
> Whatever someone is willing to pay, if anything; eB*y is
> unpredictable. Ensure it's real leather. Olympus made some in a similar
> color that are leatherette . . . I've seen a couple and they have a
> shinier surface texture . . . the leatherette ones do not hold up very
well
> before the surface of them begins flaking off. The real leather ones hold
> up quite well. The most durable are the light brown "hard" cases . . .
but
> getting the nose on one to fit on an OM-2S/OM-3[ti]/OM-4[T] . . . over the
> prism and hot shoe . . . can be nearly impossible.
>
> -- John
>
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