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Re: [OM] refurbed OM-4Ti rec'd from Olympus

Subject: Re: [OM] refurbed OM-4Ti rec'd from Olympus
From: Russ Butler <rbinnj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:41:55 -0400
james king wrote:
> can you take multiple spot readings?
Yes.
> if you put in it manual and mover the shutter speed ring to 1/2000
> what does it display?
It displays 1000 at 1/1000; nada at 1/2000.

> regards
> James
> 
> 
> Russ Butler wrote:
>> Today I received one of the 4Ti's that Olympus had on oboy: 270377649971
>>
>> The body is cosmetically perfect and it came with a new strap, used 
>> manual and batteries (though one of them was dead!) It seems to work 
>> fine with fresh batteries but it's different/weird in these respects:
>>
>> a) The shutter speed display in the viewfinder stops at 1000 vs 2000 vs. 
>> my other 4T, a new circuit 4, & as shown in the manual.
>> b) It has a pattern in the far left of the viewfinder: four dots above 
>> four dashes. That's new to me.
>> c) It beeps but does flash "OVER" in the viewfinder when overexposing.
>>
>> It has a very high serial number: 223xxxx (vs. my others 104xxxx & 114xxxx).
>>
>> I suspect that it is neither an OM-4T nor 4Ti, but I'm no expert.
>> Luckily I know where the experts hang out :-)
>> What's the verdict?
>>
>> I intend to return the body to Olympus unless I hear that I have scored 
>> an ultra rare variant :-)
>>
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