I bought my OM-1 MD and 50mm f/1.4 (plus T-ring and 1-8 screen and
VariMagni finder for the Celestron 8) in the summer of 1976. Since I
turned 60 last October I must have been 32. It was a pretty good year.
I had sold or traded (I don't recall which) my Miranda GT. Although the
OM had the VariMagni it really wasn't a very good substitute for the
interchangeable finders on the Miranda. The alternatives in
interchangeable finder land had been a Canon or Nikon which I couldn't
afford.
Anyhow, I subsisted for about 8 years with nothing but 50 and 2000mm
lenses and a Vivitar 283. Then in the 80's I suddenly added a Tamron
24mm f/2.5 an OM-2sp and Zuiko 85/2, 200/4 and a bellows. Stayed right
there until I ran into this list about 5 or 6 years ago.
Now I have 8 or 9 bodies (half of which are in unknown condition) and
more than 20 lenses. Lots of 50mm 1.8's and 1.4's and probably half a
dozen Kirons. My usable cameras are the original OM-1, an OM-2n and two
OM-2sp's. Usable because they have all been CLA'd by Clint or John. I
have two OM-PC's which I really like but they need CLA'ing and I never
seem to get around to it. I also have several 10's and G's ranging from
junk to pristine. I also have 4 T-32's and perhaps 4 other flashes of
Vivtar and Sunpak derivation. I have too much stuff. But I love it.
And with all of this stuff I have never seen or used an OM-3 or OM-4.
Chuck Norcutt
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
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