Thanks, all of you who have answered my question.
Giles wrote:
> If the self timer shuts off after 30 sec your OM4 has been serviced and
> has had a OM4-Ti circuit installed.
This seems to be the consensus of most of you.
Frieder Faig wrote:
> The color change of the caps is mentioned as new modification of the OM-4
> in the German Olympus Magazine edition 4/1984.
Aha! This may then not be a sure sign that it has been serviced. But the
battery
check auto shut off apparently is.
Jan Steinman wrote:
> OM-4(T) bodies that have been serviced have a replacement cap on the
> top of the rewind lever -- usually thinner, sometimes closely
> resembling black electrical tape!
> The process of opening the camera apparently destroys this cap, which
> when "original," is perhaps 3/4mm thick with a beveled top edge.
I suppose you mean the top of the *advance* lever? My OM4 has a very
thin
cap with a smooth surface, maybe about 1 mm thick.
Once again thanks for answering. I'm very pleased with the camera!
Jonny Saljefeldt
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