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Re: [OM] Were any hoods or cases included with OM lens purchase?

Subject: Re: [OM] Were any hoods or cases included with OM lens purchase?
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:12:56 -0400
The OM-1 and 50/1.4 were bought in Danbury, Connecticut from a store 
whose name I can't recall but who also used to advertise in Modern and 
Pop Photo in competition with all those NYC stores of the time.

Chuck Norcutt


On 10/30/2010 11:34 AM, Bill Pearce wrote:
> There were some stores in NYC, and perhaps elsewhere, that broke up
> everything possible, and sold cases and shades as options, which the more
> thrifty of us would take a pass on.
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> Bill
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>
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 8:55 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Were any hoods or cases included with OM lens purchase?
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>
> It's interesting then that the cases and hoods didn't survive until the
> used lenses were sold to me.   Maybe sold separately for a greater
> return.  It's also interesting that I don't believe I got a hood and
> case with my 50/1.4.  Maybe part of the price competition of the time
> where the hood and case for my lens were sold separately to someone else.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 10/30/2010 9:35 AM, Bill Pearce wrote:
>> almost al of mine purchased new came with cases and hoods where required.
>>
>> Bill Pearce
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 6:18 AM
>> To: Olympus mail list
>> Subject: [OM] Were any hoods or cases included with OM lens purchase?
>>
>> Despite owning a number of OM lenses the only one I ever bought new was
> the
>> 50/1.4 that I bought with my OM-1.  I'm pretty sure it didn't come with a
>> case or hood.  In fact, I don't believe I've ever even seen an OM Zuiko
> lens
>> case and the few hoods I own were acquired separately from the lens
>> purchases.
>>
>> My question is whether any OM Zuiko lenses came with hoods or cases as
>> standard equipment or have these always been optional extras?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
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