Gary Schloss wrote:
>John H. wrote:
>
>>In the early 80s, Olympus offered 5 (?) different replacement coverings
>>for the OM-1 and OM-2. They were short lived and pulled from the market
>>when they caught the eye of animal rights organizations (as I recall).
>
>Hmm, I had an OM-2N which was clad in one of these. The leatherette color
>was VERY green, and to me it felt very far from real leather. Maybe they
>skinned Kermit the Frog, or Godzilla :-) I have long since sold the
>camera, but not before taking a few snaps of it. Definitely an acquired
>taste, IMHO.
In Japanese local newsgroup for Olympus users, it was reported that Japanese
"Olympus personal gear catalogue" delivered in 1981 has skin kits for OM10,
OM-1 and OM-2.
There was price variation between 3,500 Yen for cow skin and 8,000 Yen for
lizard skin. Colors were brown, red, green and others.
The kit was sold with a manual for an OM owner to remove original skin and
to fit new skin by himself.
N.Maekawa
Japan
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