David,
I agree with you on your points here. Once back in 1988 or 89 I needed
a 24mm lens and Point Loma Camera had a brand new MC f2.8 for about
$149.00. Something else came up and I never got that lens unil 1993 or
94 and paid about a $175.00 for a used near mint SC.
But yes, oh yes, there is nothing like getting a fresh brand new lens.
It's kinda like the thrill of getting a brand new car after having to
always buy some one else's problem car. Yes there is nothing quite like
taking that brand new Zuiko out of the the gold accented black OM box
and plastic bag for the first time. It's certainly worth the few extra
bucks over what some people pay for some one else's used lens on eBay.
Phillip Franklin
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> Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 10:46:56 -0700
> From: David Barnblatt <dbarnblatt@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] It's a disease alright, but I love being infected! ;)(long)
>
> Well I have been lurking here for a little while and after this week I feel
> the need to confess what my admitted addiction to Olympus gear did to me...
>
> It all started back in 1980 when I received my first camera, an OM-1, I have
> been using Olympus ever since... By 1987-1988 I was going to college, taking
> photo clases and working at a camera store in San Diego. I was able to bring
> my gear up to the best Olympus standards. At that time Olympus was at it's
> peak, a time when the OM-4T was just out and the OM-1 was still being made. I
> had an Om-4T, OM-3, 24mm f2, 50mm 1.2, 300mm 4.5, MD-2, etc.
>
> I was buying and selling all sorts of OM equipment at a time that Olympus
> stuff was available and cheap. I remember some of these prices and I can't
> believe it... I remember buying a 40mm f2 for $75.00, an OM-4T for $435.00,
> the 50mm f1.2 for $175.00 All new! And the used stuff was even better, I
> walked into Point Loma Camera one day in 1987 and in the used case was a 90mm
> f.2 macro lens. It was a new lens at that time and I had never seen one; and
> neither had anyone at the store. (Point Loma's story they told me about the
> lens: "appearently some doctor used it for a little bit and then wanted an
> autofocus camera") I had them take it out of the case put it on a camera and
> when I looked through the viewfinder I knew that this was an outstanding
> lens. When I looked at the price ($200) I thought it was fair, and I bought
> it! Back at the camera store I worked at I tried to look up the price,
> couldn't find it, only a month later when the new Olympus price book showed up
> there it was! I flipped! I still have the lens. $200 for a 90mm f2 Macro!!!
> Those were the good ol' days.
>
> Present day. It started a few months ago... I started taking pictures again
> after a long while and was using a rather thinned out camera package OM-4T,
> the 90mm and a 180mm f2.8. So last week I really got the bug and decided to
> replenish what I had sold off so many years ago. I have been trying ebay for
> a little bit and I'm finding that it is really good for accessories, bellows,
> cable releases, motor drives, etc. With cameras and lenses it seems a bit out
> of hand. I tried to bid on a 50mm f2 macro lens last week the the price
> rocketed up to $460. I looked at BH Photo... a new one can be had for
> $529.00...I called and ordered it!!!
>
> Let me tell you there is nothing like opening a new Zuiko lens... nothing!
> First the box is just the best looking ever... gold, bronze, black, glossy,
> shiny, pretty! Taking the lens (wrapped in a clear plastic bag) out of the
> case (wrapped in a clear plastic bag), I'm sure many of you have had the
> expierence! And the lens is flawless ready to be put to use!!!
>
> I don't want to go on too long so lets say this is part one of my
> confession.... to be continued...
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
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> Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 19:39:55 +0200
> From: Richard Schaetzl <Richard.Schaetzl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] AGFA Scala 200x b/w slide film
>
> John Hudson schrieb:
>
> > It has to be sent to Toronto Image Works for processing. Seems
> > that this is the only processing station in Canada.
>
> It is an normal silverbased B&W film, so you might try to process it
> with an B&W reversal kit. As an start one could try the times for
> AGFA APX100.
>
> Regards
>
> Richard
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> Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 19:10:32 +0200
> From: Richard Schaetzl <Richard.Schaetzl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Comparing Zuikos to Zeiss
>
> Denton Taylor schrieb:
> > At 07:46 AM 4/14/00 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >All of the smaller Zuiko lenses (the 200 mm f/4 on down) share the same
> > > >chintzy plastic construction.
>
> Which is obvoius nonsens. Practicaly all Zuikos are metal-and-glass-only
> constructions, only a few exeptions use plastic parts (usualy cheaper
> lenses like new 50mm/1.8 or 35-70mm/3.5-4.5). The make quality of Zuikos
> is usualy above the average in the industry.
>
> > > If you shake one, it rattles like a child's
> > > >toy.
>
> Mine do not. Even the "plastic lenses" are very solid, at least compared
> with most contemporary AF lenses.
>
> > > The aperture ring has a loose, imprecise feel to it; I'm always
> > > >afraid I'm going to break one off.
>
> Huh? Motorical challenged?
>
> > > Ditto for the spindly little
> > > >depth-of-field preview button.
>
> Better a small DOF button than no preview at all.
>
> > > At their price levels, you cannot expect
> > > >Zeiss or Leitz quality from the Zuiko lenses, but they could have been
> > > >designed with more ruggedness in mind.
>
> I haven´t heard of "ruggedness" problems with Zuikos.
>
> There a new "low price" Zeiss lenses with plastic bodies, the don´t look
> like child toys, just a remark to "chintzy plastic construction".
>
> Regards
>
> Richard
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> Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 20:50:21 +0800
> From: "Harridge, Wayne" <Wayne.Harridge@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [OM] OM-1 Black Metal Body Cap?
>
> Per wrote:
>
> > Maybe it was the SC
> > versions of this lens that came with a metal cap?
> >
>
> Mine is SC, s/n 121xxx and has the plastic 72mm cap.
>
> Wayne Harridge
> Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
> http://www.geocities.com/wayneharridge/
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> Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 11:35:55 -0700
> From: bhinderks@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] OM-1 Black Metal Body Cap?
>
> At 08:31 AM 4/16/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >At 12:19 PM 4/16/00 +0200, Per Nordenberg (in response to Frank van
> Lindert) wrote:
> >
> >[snip]
> >
> >>Frank, are you saying that later 300/4.5 tele lenses comes with a plastic
> screw-in
> >>lens cap? I have an early example (probably SC; serial n/o 1036xx) bought
> as a
> >>demo lens once, and it came with a metal screw-in cap with "OLYMPUS 72mm
> JAPAN" on
> >>the inward side. It's a very solid piece of accessory, and the only
> drawbacks is
> >>that it can be somewhat noisy when you screw it in or out. Maybe it was
> the SC
> >>versions of this lens that came with a metal cap?
> >
> >
> >My 300/4.5 (serial no. 1399xx) came with the standard Olympus plastic cap
> with the finger-pinch tabs on either side. I think mine's also SC (never
> could determine this for sure...)
> >
> >Garth
> >
> Mine is an early 300 SN 1037XX and came with the original metal screw in
> cap with the same lettering on the inner face.
>
> Barry H
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> Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 20:32:17 +0800
> From: "Harridge, Wayne" <Wayne.Harridge@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [OM] I couldn't live with the competition....
>
> Tom wrote:
>
> > need. I could
> > kick myself for selling my 18 and my 300 (you know who you
> > are). Now I have
> > to replace them.
>
> Yeah, stupid mistake. My general rule is "don't sell anything unless it is
> a duplicate of something else in the collection, and then only if you're
> desperate for the money". Hey, when you get heavily into stereo
> photography, you'll need 2 of everything !
>
> Wayne Harridge
> Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
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>
> Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 15:00:23 EDT
> From: Pauls0627@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] I couldn't live with the competition....
>
> In a message dated 04/15/2000 9:05:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Steven_Read@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > You know you're a Zuikoholic when you start buying 50/1.8's for the bodies
> > that
> > came naked... despite having more than 5 already.
>
> And I thought I was the only one who did this...
>
> Paul Schings
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> Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 15:15:44 EDT
> From: WKato@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] 18/3.5 cap
>
> With the talk about 72mm lens caps, what came with the 18mm? I guess it was
> a long slip on type. I never owned the original cap. I kept the Olympus 72mm
> cap from a 300/4.5 I sold and put it on the 49 to 72 step-up hood. Nifty
> looking but not original.
>
> Warren
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> Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 15:15:08 -0500
> From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] For Sale: Recordata Back 2, used little
>
> No offense, but that's WAY out of line. They regularly sell on ebay for
> around $30. I sold a mint one for that to a list member. Also, everyone
> should keep in mind that if you're planning on using it for dates, it didn't
> survive the y2k, won't go that high.
>
> Tom
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dogbreath" <hopi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 11:14 AM
> Subject: [OM] For Sale: Recordata Back 2, used little
>
> > ** For Sale **
> >
> > OM Recordata Back 2 for the OM system. Compatible with the OM-1, 2, 3 and
> > 4, and whichever other OM bodies have an identically-shaped film door. A
> > useful and sought-after back, it allows users to imprint more than simply
> > the date and time. Four dials can be set: the first two have numbers 0-36;
> > the third, for the year, has numbers 80-15; the fourth has letters A-Z and
> > numbers 0-10. A fifth dial sets the film speed or can turn the unit off.
> > The electronics are interfaced with the body by way of a PC cord. Offered
> > in mint condition in its original packaging. Sorry, no manual. No signs of
> > wear - paint is entirely intact. The pristine pressure plate reveals that
> > this back saw little if any use. Slotted screw of battery door show use,
> > but that may be the only sign. Thanks for your interest. $100 obo.
> >
> > Pics:
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/sleighteem/pics/OMback2.jpeg
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/sleighteem/pics/OMback2inside.jpeg
> >
> >
> >
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> Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 13:16:30 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Eric Pederson <epederso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Flash sync question for Pen D2
>
> Greetings!
>
> I'm a newbie to the list -- though I've been an Olympus user for over 25
> years, so I hope I qualify for more than newbie Olympus status :-)
>
> While, like most list-users appear to be, I'm basically a user of OM
> equipment, I've recently had cleaned up the camera I first learned
> photography on: the Pen D-2 (purchased actually by my parents on Stanley
> Kubrik's recommendation as he had been a good photographer before motion
> pictures seduced him away).
>
> Anyway, since this camera has a PC flash synch socket, I'm tempted to use
> it with my strobe flashes. I understand that most cameras of the era were
> set with a synch timing set for circa 20ms. pre-fire before opening the
> shutter (M-synch). Anyone know that this is true for the D2?
>
> If yes, the natural follow-up questions are how to use this with the
> modern strobe:
>
> Is there a convenient way to convert the M synch to X? It doesn't need to
> be very precise since I don't need to worry about curtains being out of
> the way, but it needs to reliably fire when the shutter is *open*...
> Other classic camera users must have solved this problem many times, so
> sorry to sound so naive.
>
> Would the Oly F-280 flash simply work with the D-2 with no mods? I don't
> own one of these flashes, but already have a T-20 and T-32, and a couple
> of generic flashes, so acquiring an FP flash just for this camera seems
> excessive. Presumably, the 7-pin socket of the F-280 would need an adaptor
> for a simple PC cord or I could simply get a generic hotshoe which took a
> PC connection and attach that to the F-280.
>
> Of course there is the minor problem of getting a PC connection to a
> T-flash as well, but I can always use my Bounce Grip 2 for testing
> purposes as it has a PC cord running to the flash handle/hot shoe. (The
> bounce grip rather comically dwarfs the little Pen D2). 1960's Olympus
> sold a cute flashbulb gun bracket which screwed into the tripod socket of
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