Nice buy, Rob. I still have an Olympus Wide-E, sold with the Sears "Tower" brand name in the late '50s. I paid $19.95 for it new, which was a week's salary for a part timer at Sears back then. The wide angle 3.5 lens made any kind of precision focusing unnecessary, hence no range finder. However, it had a nice built-in light meter on top & had the Swiss watch precision feel to it. I took hundreds of slides with it, & passed it on to my daughter who learned photography 101 from this old friend. It's still functioning 100%. I have to go cry now.
Ron.
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Good s**t happened.  69 was worth the wait.
'92 stock semi-pristine ebony - 160K
'96 Grand Caravan - 240K
'01 Miata SE - 79K
'07 Chrysler Pacifica - 60k - future money pit.
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