Hi Sam,
Samuel Morales wrote:
> I liked your 2 yens worth comment. I agree on your integrity theory of
> trading top and bottom covers of an M-1 to a regular OM-1 body in mint
> condition.
>
> The tell-tale signs would be in the meter and the grounding of the camera,
> also no motordrive switch. I know some of the older OM-1 bodies have the
> same characteristics described. It just comes down to integrity. Some
> people just don't have it.
>
> If you have a car and it's in a car accident, not major and lets say they
> replace the hood, fender, grill and the front bumper with new parts, and all
> the work is done right, to spec's. Is the car worth more or less? or has it
> devalued? , after the accident....
Interesting that you've brought this analogy up. If you're talking about
an old antique car, I actually know some people who are building up
their
pride & joy with old original 2nd hand parts - scrounging around from
car yards to car yards. Sometimes it takes them *years* just to find the
part they want.
If the M-1 was rebuilt that way, I'd say that it'll still hold a
reasonably
high 0f its untouched (or "unoperated") value, but still much more
than
an OM-1 patched job.
> Take Care, Sam....
You too :-),
Sean
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Chan <Sean.Chan@xxxxxxxx>
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, June 19, 2000 7:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] M-1 in Tokyo
>
> >Dan,
> >
> >Dan Lau wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, 18 Jun 2000 12:02, Sean Chan <Sean.Chan@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > Externally, I can't see anything wrong - no >dings, etc.
> >> >
> >> >Anyhow, when I looked through the viewfinder, there was gunk there :-(.
> >>
> >> Actually, what is to prevent a dishonest person from buying this
> >> camera, take the top/bottom covers off and put them on a production
> >> OM-1 and then selling it off as a collector's M-1 for hundreds
> >> more than what (s)he paid for it? I don't think it will be possible
> >> to tell the difference from an original M-1.
> >
> >Probably no, you won't be able to tell the difference but I think
> >changing *anything* from an M-1 part to an OM-1 part will greatly
> >devalue the M-1. I for one won't live with myself to do such a
> >thing - and usually when I purchase something 2nd hand if it's not
> >advertised to be modified I assume the product to be made with
> >original parts.
> >
> >To be honest, that M-1 without an M lens is not worth as much as one
> >with. I'd guess that an M-1 body alone is probably 'bout 60-700f an
> >M-1 system (50mm F1.8)?? It can't be treated as an OM-1 body that I
> >can go out and buy any of the numerous OM-System 50mm F1.8 Zuiko's
> >(in which case I'd value the body to be 80-85% and the 50/1.8.
> >
> >My 2 yen worth,
> >Sean
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