The E-Bay auction that closed yesterday in which an Olympus Pen W,
with original inner & outer box and sales receipt, sold for $980 was
quite an eye-opener. I saw about it last night and promptly took my
old Pen W (of course, without any boxes or receipts) from its group
storage with other old HF cameras in a box on a shelf and moved it to
the safety of a dresser drawer. After thinking about it today, I
decided to put it back on a shelf and use it in rotation as always. I
have found that having more than one camera can be a cause of
frustration because of having to choose which one to take out; if
half-frames get to be collector's items (is that happening for run-of-
the mill HF cameras?), there'll be another dilemma-- use or hoard.
My guess is that using it as always (I'm pretty careful with any
camera) is probably as good a way of keeping it in good shape as
stowing it away: any opinions?

Bill Delehanty
St. Paul, MN