I'll nominate some more items, but the 40/2 is definitely the architype
OM-System over-priced item. In many ways, I'm glad I sold my two examples for
premium prices. I've been surprised at the wacky inflated prices for 2-13's.
No way those prices are sane.
3. The OM-1/2 battery covers have gotten pretty pricy, mainly due to loss
and/or damage. That's a classic supply/demand equation.
4. Mint/NM OM-3ti. It's not worth what some people are paying for it. Yes,
it's a very nice camera, especially at $5-700, but not at $1300, 1500, or more.
Ditto a nice OM4ti for over $1k.
5. 21/2 Yes, it's the only 21/2 available, a great lens, and worth every bit
of $5-800. But it's not worth the >$1,000 prices that people pay, IMO.
Skip
P.S., in nice light, I prefer the old, 1-1, center microprism screen to the
1-13 or the 2-13. And I like the all-matte 2-4 more than the 2-13.
----- Original Message ---------------
Subject: [OM] Greatly Exaggerated OM Item List
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 13:09:10 -0700
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>It is interesting to see what has become valuable after the end of the
>production of OM items. Some things that are scarce and pricey have
>acquired a mystique that seems to be more related to their cost than
>anything else. My nominations:
>
>40/2 pancake lens. Little difference in view from a standard 35mm focal
>length. Some slight sacrifices in image quality to compactness.
>Difficult to use because of ultra compactness. Attached to a camera the
>package is not significantly smaller than a 35mm WA attached to a
>camera. Ungodly expensive for what you get. Cute on the camera though.
>
>13-2 focusing screen. The look is different with claims of exact stops
>of improvement in dark focusing. But my experience was that there was
>very little difference that could even be detected in ease of focus in
>dim light and there is the loss of the elegance of true ground glass
>focusing. The
>price inflation of this option makes it increasingly questionable as
>value for the money.
>
>Anyone have anything to add?
>
>
>Winsor
>Long Beach, California
>USA
>
>
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