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In a moment of weakness I scored an Olympus OM2-n off ebay for about $45 Canadian taxes and shipping in off ebay. Considering they usually sell for about $150 at camera show circuit and Used camera counters, I made off like a bandit. I ran a test roll of Kodak Tri-x (results below) to test the meter and shutter speeds, they were fine. I did however have to replace the rear seals and decided to do it myself, so I ordered a seal kit from Jon Goodman and took three hours out to do the procedure. While painstaking, the icky part of the seal replacement is cleaning the old goo out. I also bought a Zuiko 50 f1.8 lens off KEH for the camera and I plan to use the combo this weekend. I took the below shots near Bedford Rd. in Yorkville a few weeks ago, I protected against light leak with the bottom half of an ever-ready case.
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I put my Nikon F3HP to the test with a roll of Tri-x, the exterior shots were used on manual metering while the interior shots with Charlotte and Alex on aperture priority. I understand now why Alex swears by his F3's. The Nikkor AiS 50 f1.8 is a sweet lens, I love the bokeh on the photo of Alex feeding Charlotte at lunchtime. For those wondering what bokeh means, it is a photographic term traced back to Japan to describe the out of focus rendering. I am really happy with this set. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and have a safe Happy New Year. B.