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Re: [OM] OM-4T(i) paint

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-4T(i) paint
From: "claire" <clairetm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:24:03 +0800

Dear Olafo.....
Yes indeed, Oly is infamous for their lousy chrome or black paint jobs......
they come off all too easy....... I got so mad, I actually sent mine  to the
agent  and had the top Ti champagne cover replaced (the paint came off
around where the 'OM-4Ti' was...... due to excessive use ? ) But underneath
it, the real Ti sheen was really really beautiful...... that was the real
colour of Ti...... something similar to the Leica M Ti...... really
beautiful...... OLY should have simply done a naked Ti finish for their
Panda models.

...... which leads me to ask how does one touch up on flaking black paint on
an OM body ?

Peace
TMLee


>> Everywhere I turn I see references to the fact that the black paint does
>> not adhere well so one can expect flaws here and there.  Are the people
>> I'm reading misinformed?
>
>Well, the "champagne" paint adheres equally poorly to the titanium bodies
>AFAIK :)
>
>> If not, why are black bodies desirable?
>
>They're just sooooo much more sexy looking!!! ;)
>Yes, it's very much a taste thing: one person prefers the champage finish,
>and another one likes the black ones better...
>
>Ah yes, to further add to that: Champagne and Chrome are the same ones,
>these words are just used interchangably...
>
>Cheerio!
>Olafo
>
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