OM-3 production started with 1,000,000. There may be a few ultra rare
bodies, 7 digit serial number, first digit is "0".
I hand picked an OM-4 from an early shipment from Tokyo, serial number
0991956, or something close to that. I saw extremely low quantities
numbered below 1 million, probably less than 10 units. OM-3 might have been
done the same way. ATLEAST they did start at 1,000,000.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: <johnsonpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Collectible OM-3: serial numbers
| Tom wrote:
| "What makes you believe that the bodies started at 1,000,000? Just in my
| small sample of bodies right now, I have a 390xxx, 610xxx, 428xxx and
| 615xxx. All OM-1 or OM-2, so I am not sure where the OM-3 started, but.
|
| My OM-3 is 1008xxx, so you can assume 8000 or more."
|
|
| >>>Mine is 1019xxx, if anyone is counting.
|
| --p.j.
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