At 12:43 AM 11/25/2003 +0100, Roger Key wrote:
>I have just bought two black OM-1's, a non-MD and an MD. The non-MD has a
>serial number #1506xx, and a production date (from the pressure plate) of
>Feb 1974. the MD has a serial number #2127xxx, and a production date of
>October 1974. Is the high serial number feasible, or has the base plate
>been swapped?
Quite feasible. My OM-1n has a serial # of 2191xxx, and the manufacturing code
date-stamp is TNE6 (it's the only one I can find, in the film cassette well --
contra the OM FAQ, there is no date code behind the pressure plate or on the
actual back door...).
Garth
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