In a message dated 98-09-19 23:42:54 EDT, you write:
<< There's plenty of OM stuff still out there but it's getting harder and
harder
to find. I know this is nothing new to many of you but I thought the info.
would be helpful to those of you still struggling to build your OM System
before all these goodies are snatched up.
Bill Rice >>
Slightly off topic, Frank's Highland Park Camera near Pasadena has a blue neon
Olympus sign they refuse to even take offers for. This store used to be one
of the premier stores in the 70's and was a heavy MP and PP advertiser. They
did let me go behind the counter though and sift through their drawers. Not
much was there. I did find a Prinz right angle finder for a Pentax for $10.
I took it home and did minor surgery with a file and now it fits Oly.
Unfortunately it's left/right reversed just like the Varimagni finder. I'm
still looking for a Pentax Refconverter M which reputedly fits Olympus, is
brighter, and not reversed left/right.
Well, anyway the store is a sorry mess compared to what it used to be. There
dust 1/2 inch thick and I hear pigeons roosting inside somewhere. The
devolution of a camera store is a sad thing to see. Also, formerly of Los
Angeles were, Olympic Camera, where I bought my Tokina 17mm, and Parkwood
Camera, my OM2. Both of these advertised in national mags but have been gone
for years.
Warren Kato
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|