Well,
it depends on age and expertise of the people at KEH, but unless
they're on this list they probably wouldn't know the difference
between a modded 4Ti and a real one. The differences are not that
obvious.
I don't think it is a real fraud, just a silly coming together of
circumstances...
Iwert
Op 23-mrt-09, om 16:09 heeft John Hermanson het volgende geschreven:
> Customer revealed he bought the camera from KEH.
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> Steve & Alicia Goss wrote:
>> John-
>> One of the technicians who used to work for Clint Rumbo at
>> Photosphere
>> said he had done this kind of thing to one of his own 4's. I don't
>> know
>> whether it was a black or champagne one though.
>>
>> And wasn't there one of these on *bay several years ago?
>>
>> Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
>>
>> John Hermanson wrote:
>>> Today I got an OM-4T for estimating from a regular customer. He was
>>> excited about getting it but it had a few problems. I quickly
>>> discovered
>>> it was a plain 4 with 4T top and bottom. (Round red dot on
>>> battery check
>>> LED, shorter asa comp ring that allows asa to shift when using
>>> compensation) and of course old style circuit board, high drain.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to find out from the owner who the sc*mb*g is that
>>> sold it to
>>> him. I'll pass on any info I can get.
>>> Whoever did this went to a lot of trouble, even swapping over the
>>> flex
>>> circuit inside the top cover. 4T/Ti top has flex that clamps to the
>>> body connection. Since it is old circuit, 4T top flex would have
>>> nothing to clamp to. He put OM-4 top flex inside 4T top so he'd have
>>> wires to solder to the body connections.
>>> ___________________________________
>>> John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
>>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>>> 631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
>>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>>
>>
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