That's OK, Chuck, it was a good OM System refresher.
Charlie
On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sorry about that one guys. I don't know how this managed to get to the OM
> list instead of the Kiron Klub since it was a response to a Kiron Klub
> message.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> On 9/17/2015 9:42 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> For those who don't know the history of what is now called the Olympus
>> OM system the first camera of the series (what is now called the OM-1)
>> was originally marketed as the M-1. The M-1 was only on the market for
>> a short time before Leitz objected saying they owned the name based on
>> the Leica M1 of 1959. Olympus backed off and changed the name from M-1
>> to OM-1. A small number of cameras did hit the streets with the M-1
>> name and today these are very expensive collectors items.
>>
>> The heritage of the name continues in the mirrorless line with the
>> current professional model known as the OM-D E-M1.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [Kiron-Klub] Camera reviews - Drop Box... Update
>> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:07:01 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time)
>> From: 'boggy' himself@xxxxxxxxxxxx [Kiron-Klub]
>> <Kiron-Klub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Reply-To: Kiron-Klub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: Kiron-Klub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> I've tried to standardise names but there maybe
>> discrepancies, for instance, the early Olympus camera was first marketed
>> as an M-1, but can also be listed as an OM-1 or even OM1.
>>
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