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Re: [OM] Socket cap (was Camera trade show in Houten (NL))

Subject: Re: [OM] Socket cap (was Camera trade show in Houten (NL))
From: "Joe X. Jackson" <e3ujxj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 15:35:35 +0000 (EST)
 
> >I was very pleased to encounter two very small caps to fill the holes 
> >for the flashshoe on a prism of the OM-1n or 2n. Actually, it took me 
> >some time to figure out what they were, somehow knowing that I 
> >would like to buy them. Never seen them before... They have no 
> >Olympus sign on it so could be aftermarket (what market?).
> 
> I know about the little cap you mention as I found one myself last year. I 
> can't tell you much about it though.  I have never seen one in any OM 
> brochures or manuals.  It may have come with the 1n & 2n when they were 
> sold new or they might have been a dealer give away.  I believe Olympus 
> made them and they were not aftermarket.  Any list members who got their 
> OM-1 or OM-2 new ever get one of these caps?   

my om-2n came with the little cap...since i rarely use the flash, i
use it all the time to keep nasties from falling into the sockets. i
wish i could find one for my om-1n, but since the shoe is apparently
cheaper than the little piece of plastic, i guess i'll keep it!

-- 
                                   | Napoleon wore a black hat
                       joe jackson | Ate lots of chicken
              e3ujxj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | And conquered half Europe


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