OM, I've become a Zuikoholic!

24 hours ago, I had only purchased an OM2 and was waiting for it to arrive. Went to "that flea market" again this morning, and now I have 4. The second pic shows the full haul from this morning.
From left to right in the first pic: OM1 (six digit serial number) with 50/1.8. OM1 with 28/3.5. OM1n with 50/1.4 (LOTS of fungus). OM2 with 50/1.8. There is also an additional 50/1.8 lens. I got 2 cases with them too. The OM1's have uncracked flash shoes. The OM1n has the Shoe 4. I also got a T20 flash with original leather case, and several lens caps. The OM2 is really clean and seems to work well (I have yet to film test it).
Does this make me a Zuikoholic?
 

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So far I have a OM4 and 28mm f2.8 with box and two 50mm f1.8 MC lenses, last weekend
I pickup a OM1n and just today another om1n in black from ebay in which the seller
said everything works including the meter, I hope so it's coming all the way from
England.

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OM Zuiko 18mm

OM Zuiko 18mm

Went to a street fair in my neighborhood today, with perfect weather. Decided to shoot a little black and white with an OM-2n and felt like using an ultrawide. Pulled out a Zuiko 18mm f3.5. Hadn't used it in a while, but was reminded what a special lens this is. While very sharp, the most special thing about this lens is that it gives an ultrawide field of view without looking like an ultrawide, given its almost total lack of distortion. Unlike almost every other ultrawide I have seen, people and objects in the corners and along the side of the image frame are not artificially widened, but appear quite natural.
 
Sigh. I think I am a Zuikoholic. I recently took a two week trip to Germany with both my OM2 and my Nikon F. My plan was to use one for color, one for b+w. Well, let's just say that the Nikon never even made it out of the hotel room safes. The OM2 was a lot of fun: small, light, easy to use. I enjoyed it so much that I am planning on selling the Nikon!
While in Germany, I found a couple used camera stores, and one of them had a camera I still can't stop thinking about (see pic below). I just could not get together on price with the shop (price is in Euro obviously), and now that I think of it, I should have offered the Nikon as trade toward it. Oh well.
 

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JonWNC said:
Sigh. I think I am a Zuikoholic. I recently took a two week trip to Germany with both my OM2 and my Nikon F. My plan was to use one for color, one for b+w. Well, let's just say that the Nikon never even made it out of the hotel room safes. The OM2 was a lot of fun: small, light, easy to use. I enjoyed it so much that I am planning on selling the Nikon!
While in Germany, I found a couple used camera stores, and one of them had a camera I still can't stop thinking about (see pic below). I just could not get together on price with the shop (price is in Euro obviously), and now that I think of it, I should have offered the Nikon as trade toward it. Oh well.
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Is that Euro 90, or 490 Euro? If the former, a good price. The latter is quite a bit over, IMHO.

PF
 
farlymac said:
Is that Euro 90, or 490 Euro? If the former, a good price. The latter is quite a bit over, IMHO.

PF
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In Germany a dealer has to grant a half years warranty on used items. So he has to factor in this warrenty into the offered price. In so far the price (including the fast lens serial no. > 1 Mio.) can not be compared to ebay prices.
 
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