Corrections? Well I still think that the Ti stands for titanium (the
reasons for the US (only) using T have been explained) - so there!
David
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> From: R.S. Adams <aeolian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Olympus List <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] 4T vs 4Ti
> Date: 26 October 1998 17:41
>
> Talk about confusion! (My own, of course!)
> Thanks to all for the responses to my original query re 4T and 4Ti.
>
> Here's the conclusion(s) I've drawn so far:
>
> Late model 4T "Black" is just the US marketing name for the exact same
> body that is marked as 4Ti in other parts of the world. ( I use "late
> model" to separate the issues of circuit differences, battery drain
> problems, weather seals, F280 compatibility, titanium skin, etc. that
> relate to OM4 vs either of the "T" models.)
>
> The little "i" stands (apparently) for "international." I had
> originally suspected that the little "i" on my OM3Ti stood for "ion
> plating" which is what Olympus says/calls the oh so lovely and rugged
> brown/black surface on that body. I once thought, perhaps that since
> the OM4T was emphatically called "Black" in Oly literature, that the
> OM4Ti might have that surface treatment. Reason enough in my mind to
> own one! But alas, this is apparently not so, the OM4Ti has the same
> dappled black "paint" that the 4T "Black" does, because they are the
> same camera.
>
> There. I think that's it. Any comments, corrections? Thanks again to
> the list for the info.
>
>
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