One of the nicest skins was like brown snakeskin ....or...something.
John
Gary Schloss wrote:
> John H. wrote:
>
> >In the early 80s, Olympus offered 5 (?) different replacement coverings
> >for the OM-1 and OM-2. They were short lived and pulled from the market
> >when they caught the eye of animal rights organizations (as I recall).
>
> Hmm, I had an OM-2N which was clad in one of these. The leatherette color
> was VERY green, and to me it felt very far from real leather. Maybe they
> skinned Kermit the Frog, or Godzilla :-) I have long since sold the
> camera, but not before taking a few snaps of it. Definitely an acquired
> taste, IMHO.
>
> Cheers,
>
> /Gary Schloss.
> Studio City, CA
> schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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