And the top IS plastic no matter what the publicity says.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: <DaEyeGuy@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Another new guy
> In a message dated 4/6/00 10:33:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
omtech@xxxxxxxxx
> writes:
> << The OM-PC (OM-40) has painted plastic top and bottom. >>
>
> John,
> Not according to the sale info files. I quoteth:
> "Other features that were new compared to the OM-20 is an extended ASA
range
> (up to 3200 instead of 1600), Program exposure (the same as on the OM-2SP)
> and overridable DX-decoding that reads the film speed from the cassettes.
> Last but not least the body is stronger (and heavier) than the preceding
> amateur bodies because the top and bottom are made of brass instead of
> plastic."
> Basically, i appears that they stripped the OM concept bald with the OM10,
> and gradually built it back up to the PC til it was almost like the
> "professional" series.
> Susan
>
> Susan Steele
> Amherst VA 24521
> who trying hard to get time this week to get in a TOPE shot...
>
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