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[OM] Re: OM3Ti on *bay - Predict the winning bid contest. Win an OM 3!!!

Subject: [OM] Re: OM3Ti on *bay - Predict the winning bid contest. Win an OM 3!!!!
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:59:30 -0400
3 or 3Ti? Original OM-3 had black caps.  All caps went chrome after OM-3 
(which came out after OM-4).

John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane,
Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 12:11 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OM3Ti on *bay - Predict the winning bid contest. Win an OM 
3!!!!


> The caps on my OM-3 were silver when I bought it from KEH a couple of 
> years ago.  Does that mean (A) Olympus changed caps during production so 
> that later bodies got silver caps; (B) a previous owner changed caps, or 
> (C) only someone with too much time and too little to do would bother to 
> ask?
>
> And if there is a tie in the competition, I'm sure I could make Gordon a 
> reasonable deal on a really nice OM-3 with silver caps so that duplicate 
> prizes could be awarded and there would be no need to create an OM-1.5. 
> Something white would be nice.
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." -- 
> Edward Weston
>
>
> -------------- Original message from "John Hermanson" : -------------- 
>
>>
>> All black caps were on the original 3 and 4.
>>
>> John Hermanson
>> Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
>> 21 South Lane,
>> Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
>> 631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
>> _________________________________
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Gordon Ross"
>> To:
>> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 4:15 AM
>> Subject: [OM] Re: OM3Ti on *bay - Predict the winning bid contest. Win an 
>> OM
>> 3!!!!
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Hi Gareth:
>> >
>> > I don't know when they switched, but Oly used body colored (painted 
>> > caps)
>> > but it was creating some connection problems etc. so they went to
>> > unpainted
>> > caps on everything. I'm sure that a better explanation will follow.
>> >
>> > Gord
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Gareth.J.Martin"
>> >> After looking at this auction I noticed that the battery and motor 
>> >> caps
>> >> on the OM-3Ti are white. Are they replacements or is this the standard
>> >> colour? I seem to remember that a common occurrence on the lower 
>> >> number
>> >> OM models is that the battery and motor drive caps are usually of a
>> >> different colour than the camera due to them being lost and replaced 
>> >> etc.
>> >>
>> >> It seems a lovely camera and looks the business too but I think I'll
>> >> stick with my OM-1n! As for the winning bid I stick my oar in and say
>> >> $1650.
>> >>
>> >> All the best,
>> >> Gareth.
>> >
>> >
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