Keep in mind that sales dates for cameras will not correspond in any
real way to manufacture date due to distribution and sales variations.
There is no way of knowing how long a particular camera sat on a
distributor and/or retailer's shelf before actual sale. On used gear it
is even more confusing since it is very easy to switch base plates. (My
orginal OM-1 has an OM-2 base plate for example.
Jim Couch
Stephen Troy wrote:
>You should have Mark Dapoz list your comarea on his great OM-1 list at
>http://olympus.dementia.org/M-1/.
>
>Mark and I have had several discussions about M-1/OM-1 serial numbers, It
>appears that the bottom plates for the early cameras were not used in any
>particular order - perhaps they were thrown in a large bin and puled out at
>random. The oldest OM-1 I have has a serial number of 124xxx and was made
>in March 1973, near the beginning of OM-1 production.
>
>This serial number is lower than any of my M-1s (the oldest dating from
>October 1972) and lower than my brother's M-1 made in September 1972.
>
>Go figure...
>
>
>Steve Troy
>
>
>
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