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From: <Bill_J._Rice_at_RLT012@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: den 5 april 1999 18:08
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-4 or 4t
> The OM-2S is not as well sealed from the elements as the OM-4 so it
probably
> doesn't take the humidity too well. My trips to Florida, Hawaii, &
Singapore
> probably did it in. The OM-4 (T, Ti) have been praised for their
o-rings
> and gaskets to keep moisture out. I hear the reason the OM-4 (T,
Ti) is
> 1mm taller than the OM-1,2 was to make room for the gaskets. The
OM-2S is
> also 1mm higher but alas, no gaskets. Since my OM-2S was repaired,
it's
> once again become my camera of choice but I hesitate to take it
where the
> humidity is high. YMMV.
>
> Bill Rice
Is this correct? If so couldn't gaskets for OM-4/T/Ti be installed in
an OM-2S body to make it weatherproof? I always thought also that it
was only the latest OM-4T/Ti that was weatherproof, not the older
OM-4.
Per Nordenberg
Kolmården, Sweden
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