The OM4T never came from the factory with a clear coat, or natural titanium
finish (unless they did a 'one-off' or two) - which is too bad, I think it
would look pretty good.
The 'Champagne' finish is more golden than gray to my eye, and is a painted
surface - you aren't actually seeing the titanium.
Neither black nor Champagne seems to stick well to the titanium, and I'm not
sure that the Champagne finish is any worse than the black in that respect,
but the key is that the black finish bodies are newer.
Chip Stratton
>
> The "champagne" model came out first when no one else had a titanium
> model and it looked dull gray next to the chrome or black models of
> the other manufacturers. It did not sell well and Olympus quickly
> changed to black. By the time the other manufacturers switched, the
> dull titanium look became "cool". The ones I saw were not painted.
> They may have had a clear coat of some sort. They also had a rough
> texture which was largely hidden when painted black. People have
> mentioned a painted version with a non durable finish that I have not
> seen.
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