A chrome 1N wouldn't have that low a serial number. That's a body
that's had the bottom cover switched. OM-1 chrome production switched
from 1 to 1N around 1,600,000. You're in good shape with those 1s,
119xxxx through end of producton were made without prism foam.
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Dharma Singh wrote:
> 2008/2/19, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
>>Nor me - all the MIJ ones I've ever seen have been 3mill and 5mill.
>>Andrew Fildes
>>afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Writing about serial numbers. I've always wondered about this strange
> drop in number from my last OM1MD to the first OM1nMD.
> Might have to do with different factories, but it's a drop of 1
> million. Any suggestions?
> <snip>
> OM1 329325 Chrome body March 1974
> OM1MD 425981 Chrome body H 8 1 7 January 1978
> OM1MD 1193144 Chrome body S 75 6 May 1977
> OM1MD 1197431 Chrome body S 76 5 June 1977
> OM1MD 1355750 Chrome body October 1977
> OM1MD 1396098 Chrome body t 7Z 3 December 1977?
> OM1MD 1440857 Chrome body H 8 2 6 February 1978
> OM1MD 1441364 Chrome body H 8 3 4 March 1978
> OM1nMD 650931 Chrome body [25X7 or z5X7] October 1975
> OM1nMD 1617912 Black body
> <snip>
>
> Dharma S.
>
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