Bill........
Here's another possibility for you
http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/reid/reid.htm
But the question is:
why not go the whole distance and get the real thing?. My high serial no /
single wind M3 dated to November 1960 will outlast any and all Olympus
cameras made to date or yet to be made.
jh
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From: <NSURIT@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 7:56 PM
Subject: [OM] Small world ain't it?
>
> As an Olympus OM user, I can count on one hand the number of times OMs in
> someone else's hand have crossed my path in the last 8 or 10 years. This
> excludes a few OM outings in places like London and Isle Royale. The same
> could
> be said on e-1 and e-3 sightings, except that number would probably be
> zero.
> As most here know, I've got a fairly large stable of OM gear in addition
> to
> the e-series, XA, Chrome SIx and Pen Olympus cameras. Like many on this
> list,
> I keep another girlfriend (read that as camera brand and format) on the
> side. I've always wanted one of the Leica copies and recently purchased
> a Nicca
> 3-S on eBay. It will be making a trip for a CLA and adjust shortly
> however I
> am running a roll through it right now to see how out of whack it is.
>
> This morning I went to the local purveyor of things photographic to do a
> bit
> on bin diving in their junk bins. They don't call it that, however you get
> the picture. The stuff I wanted was in the bottom two bins, which had me
> sitting on my bottom and digging. Specifically I was trying to find a
> non
> original front lens cap to use when I was using the camera. An original
> (which I
> have) is currently listed on eBay for $85 and it is out of round. I
> figured a
> cheap plastic one might be a better choice. So there I sat on my arse,
> up
> to my elbows inold caps, converters,hoods, dust, etc. searching for an
> illusive cap and hoping for a part of two that I might use. Maybe a
> filter, a rear
> cap or other goody. What I came up with was a great 40.mm lens hood and
> screw
> on rear cap. I was really excited about the hood. Not a Nicca for the
> Nikor
> lens, but rather a Hoya that was perfect. The most interesting part of
> the
> morning was while I was digging around another guy came in with his
> recently
> acquire Nicca 3-F looking for a bit or two. His lens was a Canon lens
> and he
> also found a hood and a bit or two. The question I asked myself is,
> "What
> are the chances of this happening?" My answer is , "Not very great." The
> next
> question might be, "What does it mean?" My answer to this is, "Nothing."
> It is however, interesting. <[B^) Bill Barber
>
>
>
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