David, welcome aboard. "MD" means Motor Drive-capable. All but the
earliest OM-1s and OM-2s are MD. The motor drive cap is often hard to come
by. I expect other posters will offer suggestions on where you can
currently obtain the cap alone. My standard advice is to check the cap
storage slot inside the battery compartment of any Winder 1 or 2 you find in
a used camera store, camera show, or pawn shop. At least half the time,
there is a forgotten cap stowed there. Either palm the cap (grin) or buy
the Winder to get the cap. The Winder is nice to have. I paid $40 for the
last one (admittedly, cosmetically ugly) I got at a camera show. They are
usually about $80-100. You need a cap or a piece of black plastic tape (or
a winder) on the motor drive port to prevent minor film fogging.
Now that I think of it, if you ordered the camera sight unseen, and the
seller failed to tell you beforehand that the cover was missing, you ought
to be due a partial refund.
Gary Edwards
david cochran wrote:
> Hi to All:
>
> Wow is this a busy group or what!
> I just got my OM2 from New York. The main use will be for
> astrophotography, although I think it is too handy not to be used for
> other photogaphy....It is a gorgeous piece of engineering...
>
> I need some help with finding some parts for it.
> If any of you can direct me to find them.
>
> 1. It came without the "cap" for the motor drive( the one underneath by
> the battery compartment).
>
> 2. will like to get straps for it, someone at work suggested the leica
> straps.
>
> Questions:
>
> what does the MD in the front of body, right side by lens means?
>
> Are there other zuiko lenses available? I got it with a Zuiko MC Auto-S
> 1:1.8 f=50mm in escelent condition.
>
> David Cochran
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