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Re: [OM] 4T, 4Ti

Subject: Re: [OM] 4T, 4Ti
From: Wijsmuller.VanderBel@xxxxxx
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 11:50:35 +0100
In a presumed attempt to settle this thread R.S. Adams wrote:

> I guess the plain old OM4T must be the "Tundra" model (used in
> prehistoric times to photograph mastodons), and then was switched to Ti
> when titanium was discovered!  (Tongue firmly in cheek! :-) )

Nice. The OM-1/2n must be the models for 'nowhere'.

> Actually, got an email response from Olympus in NY and they said the
> "i," is indeed for "international" and not for the i in the symbol Ti =
> Titanium!  Although, we know that the symbol "is" Ti, no disputing that,
> of course, just that Oly didn't use it in that sense.

Interesting. So not mentioning the 'i' must mean 'national' then? ;-) 
Living in Europe I can't help to recognize the 'united states = the 
world' syndrome, in which the 'T' standing for 'national' sure makes 
sense ;-)
 
If I'm correct the OM-4Ti is the name in Japan too...? If your 
explaination is right then please explain why they sell the 
'international' version in their own country.


Greetings,

Frank Wijsmuller.

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