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Re: [OM] FYI:M.15V Ni-Cd Charger 1

Subject: Re: [OM] FYI:M.15V Ni-Cd Charger 1
From: Mark <om4ti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:04:59 -0400
Tomoko,
   I could really use one of these. I have two of the MD2s but only one
charger. The other was in a lost briefcase returning from a photo shoot.

                        Mark


Tomoko Yamamoto wrote:
> 
> I have been seeing a box of the M.15V Ni-Cd Charger 1 on the shelf in my
> local camera store for a while and I finally decided to ask about it on
> Friday.  I thought it was used because it was on one of the shelves for
> used items, but it turned out that it is one of those new OM items which
> had been in storage for a long time as the store ceased to stock the OM
> system about 8 or 9 years ago.
> 
> The M.15V Ni-Cd Charger 1 works with the M.15V Ni-Cd Control Pack 1/2 to
> charge the Ni-Cd battery for the Motor Drive 1/2.  According to the
> instruction sheet (English, German, French and Spanish), the charging time
> for full capacity is 4-5 hours which will be adequate for approximately 40
> rolls of 36-exposure film.  There is a switching screw on the AC plug to
> adjust for your local voltage rating (100, 115, 200, and 240V available at
> 50/60 Hz), but depending on the socket shape you might need a plug adapter.
> 
> According to a copy of the OM system price list in Japan, the item has a
> list price of 7000 yen (roughly $50+ ).  The store will sell it for $30
> plus sales tax (5 0n Maryland).  I saw a price of $80 at Access Camera on
> the Web.  If anyone is interested, please e-mail me privately.  If you are
> in the US, I'll let you get in touch with the store directly.  If you are
> outside of the US, perhaps I can help out in the transaction.  I recall
> that Giles posted some time ago that he sent a small amount of cash without
> a problem.  I can also accept the following currencies: yen, British pound,
> Austrian schillings.  I am pretty certain of  my using the first two
> currencies as I will be in Scotland in early August this year and I will be
> visiting my parents in Japan more often.
> 
> As I said, the store used to stock the OM system and as such sold a lot of
> OM-1s and  OM-2s.  It still is a major camera store in Baltimore where
> Baltimore photographers go to have a first-hand look at the new Nikons and
> Canons besides other brands including Olympus' OM2000, Camedia, and P&S and
> to have a chat with the knowledgeable sales staff.  The store has one
> branch in the Baltimore area, but the main store is in the subsection of
> the city of Baltimore where I live.  When you walk in, the first impression
> you have is the number of salesmen.  They have four or five of them
> regularly. By the way, it is located in the middle of the block, and it has
> been in business since 1946.
> 
> I have put a jpg file of the charger on my Web site to give you an idea
> about the charger.  The store made a photocopy of the instruction sheet and
> the left edge got chopped off.  As a result, the English instruction is not
> complete and a view of the charger is not complete either, but I hope you
> will get enough idea.  I might add that this file shows only the top half
> of the instruction sheet.
> 
> The URL is http://www.charm.net/~tomokoy/charger.jpg
> 
> 
> Tomoko Yamamoto
> Photographer, Composer, Soprano
> mailto:tomokoy@xxxxxxxxx
> http://www.charm.net/~tomokoy/
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