OM-1 and OM-2 serial numbers started around 100,000. When they became 1N
and 2N, a new number series did not start. Somewhere between 500-600,000,
the 2 became the 2N. The crossover point for the 1/1N is much higher.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Motor Sport Visions Photography" <msvphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Collectible OM-3 condition
| In a message dated 6/13/2001 "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| writes:
|
| << 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.
| >>
|
| I'm not sure about the later models either (John, Clint???) but my
| original OM-1 (the one I have had since new that started this zuikoholic
| madness in me close to three decades back now) is in the 2xx,xxx serial
| number range (it is a pre-MD OM-1). Just another datapoint...
|
| Mike Veglia
| Motor Sport Visions Photography
| http://www.motorsportvisions.com
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