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Re: [OM] OT: high-end compacts?

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: high-end compacts?
From: Frank <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 10:34:35 +0100
I'm hoping to find a nice red GM5 some day. For now, I'm playing with a OM
55mm 1.2 which I just bought with an OM-1n and the rare chrome ringed shade
for €60 ;-). A Fang, anyone? The seller succeeded in making several
pictures of his camera with lens without revealing the identity of the
lens...

2016-11-11 1:07 GMT+01:00 Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>:

> On 11/10/2016 9:39 AM, ChrisB wrote:
>
>> It is remarkably small, Moose, and very tempting.  But they seem to be
>> quite rare in the UK.
>>
>
> It is a discontinued model. I have read, somewhere, that Panny does not
> intend to continue the GM line, which I consider a shame.
>
> They make a similar-ish model, with, I believe, the same guts, but with a
> semi-SLR hump and no EVF. Not a good replacement. A used E-PM2 with the
> 14-42 EZ lens and auto lens cap would be more appealing to me, if I can't
> have a built-in EVF.
>
> Some are still available new, mostly from Japan on eBay, most in red or
> green garb. They come with the international warranty, which is no good in
> North America. I picked up a spare, in red, from a US seller, an open box
> demo with new US warranty, for a reasonable price. There seem to be just a
> few still available new here, though some sellers are asking very high
> prices.
>
> Belt & Suspenders Moose
>
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