Hi Kieth,
The "MD" stands for motor drive. There is cover on the
bottom plate which will reveal a gear underneath. The gear couples the
winding mechanism to an eternal drive unit. Olympus made a winder1 and
winder2 and a couple of motor drive units that can attach to your camera.
Frank
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 16:54:45 +0100 (BST) Keith Allchin
<kfa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Hello everyone.
>
> I have just acquired an OM2N and am enjoying using it.
>
> On the front of the camera body is a small plaque with
> the capital letters "MD" on it. Can anyone tell me what
> this means?
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
>
> Keith
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> Keith Allchin (kfa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sheffield UK
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