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No im not dead…
just heaps busy…
Between all of my assignments, work, friends coming from and going overseas, plus all the Christmas rush, i havent had much time to post anything up here for a while. I’m still taking photos which is great, but havent got most of them developed yet. Its a bit frustrating, as the curiosity is killing me. Damn i wish there was a decent film developer that was local, so i didnt have to travel half way across the city. Next week hopefully i’ll be getting 3 more rolls developed. Fingers crossed they turn out ok =/
Oh, one thing thats been pretty cool is a nice little eBay purchase i made the other week.
I scored a mixed bag of Olympus goodness for next to nothing. I didnt know exactly what was in it until i got it home, but i was plesantly surprised. From the (really dodgey)pictures below you can see the bag and all of these accesories that came with it. The cool part is that most are genuine Olympus too and all are in top condition. I’m pretty happy as i’ll be putting most of it to use.
My new toy
Heres a quick picture of my new toy i picked up today for the huge sum of $11.
It’s an Olympus OM10 with manual adapter, plus all the accessories you can see in the photo, including a power winder, 2 flashes, a bag, a couple of sigma lenses and a zuiko 50mm f1.8. Oh and 3 normal compact film cameras that she had lying around. I’m pretty happy with it all 
And yes it all works which is a plus. But i’ve still ordered a light seal kit and some new batteries for it (eventhough the old ones still worked).
I cant wait to put some film through it and take some pictures!
Olympus Bling
Ever dreamt of having a camera made from GOLD? Neither..
But this thing is pretty impressive. The camera in question is a limited edition gold plated Olympus OM-2n SLR from the early 80′s.
This actually isnt the only gold plated Olympus model (or gold plated camera in general), however it is the rarest with only 20 copies ever made (as opposed to 25 of the OM-1).
The entrie camera including the flash shoe is covered in gold with crocodile skin (classy hey). A golden camera is no good without a lens, so it was supplied with the a Gold Zuiko MC Auto-Zoom f=35-70 1:36.
This edition was apparently made by Olympus Japan and given to selected employees. They rarely come up for sale, but when they do they’re quite expensive as you’d imagine. I found records of one on eBay for a starting price of $3500 US, unfortunately i dont know the final selling price.
For the time being i’ll stick to my cameras without Gold plating, however i’m in the market for a normal Olympus OM1, OM2, or OM4 as they’re fantastic cameras.
for some more pics and info on the gold om-2n visit HERE
for more info on the Olympus OM range visit HERE
