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Re: [OM] Film to flange distance in various OM bodies

Subject: Re: [OM] Film to flange distance in various OM bodies
From: clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 13:21:38 -0600
Hi, John --

We had to replace the main circuit of an OM-3Ti not too long ago -- got
it in and went to adjust it -- no adjustments!  Turns out, the
functional values are programmed into an eeprom, reminiscent of the
OM-77!  I wonder if that's to make it CE certified?

Clint

John Hermanson wrote:
> 
> Better to have meter, high speed shutter and auto exposure adjustments than
> not.  CE versions, I'm told, are a pain to work one because they don't
> necessarily stay in tolerance and when they go out they must be converted to
> serviceable US versions.  That is, replace the circuit.
> 
> John  Hermanson
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> From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 1:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Film to flange distance in various OM bodies
> 
> | On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, C.H.Ling wrote:
> |
> | > Also sadly there are some VRs inside 2sp, 3, 4, 4Ti for meter
> | > calibrations, Olympus really did it wrong.
> |
> | I seem to remember that European 4Ti's (the ones with the CE sticker)
> | had their VR's removed.
> | -mark
> |
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