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Re: [OM] Olympus straps (was: OMitis and OM service in Australia)

Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus straps (was: OMitis and OM service in Australia)
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 16:16:23 -0700
>On Tue, 11 Aug 1998 18:09, "Wiese" <wiese@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>but I went back a couple of weeks ago out of interest, hunted through the
>>second-hand box of old ERCs, straps etc., and found a perfect Oly
>>leatherette strap for $3 (Of course I'm not sure who swiped it in the first
>>place)
>
>Andy, now you got my attention.  I've never seen a "leatherette" Olympus
>strap before.  I have several used OM bodies and none of them came with
>a strap, and so I had to fish through the boxes at all the camera stores
>just to find any Olympus strap for them.  All I can find were the "nylon"
>straps (the rubbery feeling ones).  I've also bought new Olympus lenses
>with cases and they all come with the nylon straps (although much shorter
>and no "shoulder pad").
>
>I do have a Pentax camera that came with a leather strap (i.e., a long
>strip of leather with both sides folded in and sewn with two rows of
>stitching).  I bought the Pentax new back in the early '70s, so I know it
>is genuine.  The rubber "shoulder pad" of the Pentax is identical in shape
>to the Olympus ones, so I'm sure they are interchangable.
>
>So are you sure the leatherette strap you found was authentic Olympus and
>not a "construction" by someone switching the shoulder pad?  Anyone else
>have a genuine Olympus leatherette strap?  Also, most of my straps are
>black, except for one which seemed to be very dark brown, anyone know how
>many different straps were made by Olympus?  Anyone care besides myself? :-)
>       -Dan

My OM4T Black came with a black nylon braid strap is a variable width weave
that goes from narrow at the eyelets to wider at the shoulder. The back of
the shoulder portion of the strap has a non slip backing stitched to it and
an electric blue 'Olympus' is embroidered to the other side.  I saw an OM2
once that, I swear, was dark brown instead of black. Maybe it had the brown
leatherette strap.

Winsor

Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx





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