on 10/15/04 1:11 AM, Gareth.J.Martin at g.j.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> 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.
For a while the MD and battery caps were painted to match the bodies, but I
think by the time of the OM-3Ti the decision was that the paint possibly
interfered with electrical contactivity so the 'chrome' plated caps were
made standard and the painted ones discontinued.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
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