The body is die casting, I am not sure, if it's possible to die-cast
titanium because titanium oxidizes very well at higher temperatures.
Matthias
>Thanks -- John H. confirmed your view.
>
>Craig
>
>
>Giles wrote:
>
>> I believe only the top and bottom plates and possibly the surround
>>around the lens
>> mount are Ti. The main chasis casting is not, even though Olympus
>>advertisments
>> implied it is.
>>
>> Giles
>>
>> Craig Henrikson wrote:
>>
>> > The top
>> > and bottom plates of the 4T are titanium, as compared to the brass of
>>the OM4. What about the body?
>> > I've seen a couple of posts indicating that the body is also Ti, but I
>>suspect that this may be in error,
>> > and that the only Ti is in the covers.
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