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Re: [OM] Why Oly is in a hole

Subject: Re: [OM] Why Oly is in a hole
From: sunil manga <ameteep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 08:29:21 +0530
HiTOMOKO!!
I use a '89 OM-4T.
What is the difference NOW between the 4T and the NEW OM-4Ti??

My Finding were, that the '4Ti'  was for SALE outside the USA and the '4T' for 
USA specific only.

Pleaese elaborate.
Sunil Manga.

Tomoko Yamamoto wrote:

> Regarding the difference between the OM-3 and the OM-3Ti, the FAQ compiled by 
>  Lee Hawkins states that:
> The OM-3Ti has titanium top and bottom plates (hence the 'Ti'
> in the name), two extra pins on the hot shoe to control the F280
> flash, which allows sync'ing at any shutter speed, TTL flash,
> and more reliable electronics.
>
> Now look at this:
> http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright/archives/1997/msg00312.html
>
> You need to read down to the bottom of this long post made by Ken Rosen back 
> in December to appreciate the
> "improvements."  Olympus describes in Japanese (Web site description of the 
> OM-3Ti) that the TTL Auto Control was not
> available in the manual mode of the 4Ti nor on the OM-3.  Olympus added the 
> TTL Auto control on the otherwise mechanical
> camera of the OM-3Ti as requested by many photographers. Since the OM-3Ti 
> also has an exposure compensation dial, this
> can set the OTF control on the T flash without affecting the mechanically-set 
> shutter and aperture.  Desirable fill
> flash can be set up on the OM-3Ti because of the combination of the TTL (OTF) 
> control and the mechanical camera.
>
> Tomoko Yamamoto
> Photographer, Composer, Soprano
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