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Re: [OM] The 'legend' of two 'white' Olympus OM-4's

Subject: Re: [OM] The 'legend' of two 'white' Olympus OM-4's
From: Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 22:39:15 +0000
...all 19 issues....

On Mon, 20 Nov 2023, 22:38 Piers Hemy, <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Olympus Visionage is what I had in mind, but hsving leafed through all 1p
> issues - no joy.
>
> Still ruminating...
>
> On Tue, 14 Nov 2023, 12:25 Piers Hemy, <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I think I now remember an article in the Olympus "promotional" magazine
>> back in the day, whose name I have forgotten and whose location in my
>> "filing" system is uncertain.
>>
>> Ruminating, but not Moose.
>>
>> Piers
>>
>> On Mon, 13 Nov 2023, 19:00 Iwert Bernakiewicz, <iwert.bcz@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ha, close, but no cigar:). It was an OM-4 (not ti), maybe also an OM-3
>>> with
>>> top (and bottom?) cover painted white. I have the feeling there was an
>>> image in some magazine about that 'temperature test'.
>>> The topic probably passed by the list when I was in Japan (around 1999 -
>>> 2000) or shortly thereafter, but before the demise of the system in 2002.
>>> Or I dreamed about it, hahaha! Thank you for looking into it Piers!
>>> I suppose the experiment took place around the time the big whites became
>>> white?
>>>
>>> Iwert
>>>
>>> Op ma 13 nov 2023 om 17:57 schreef Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx>:
>>>
>>> > Is it this, Iwert?
>>> >
>>> > http://www.zuiko.com/web_5__20150924_040.htm
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, 12 Nov 2023, 12:32 Iwert Bernakiewicz, <iwert.bcz@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Hello everybody,
>>> > >
>>> > > A lot of Olympus 'Webring' knowledge has been lost in the eternal
>>> digital
>>> > > ether... I remember somewhere along following this list the last 24
>>> years
>>> > > or so two prototype OM-4 bodies in white were mentioned. It was a
>>> test of
>>> > > how they would cope (better?) with heat... I think at the time there
>>> was
>>> > > even an image of some obscure article mentioning this experiment.
>>> > >
>>> > > It is trivial information of course, but a fine example of the
>>> amassed
>>> > > knowledge here:). Anyone remembers where to look in the archives,
>>> hahaha?
>>> > >
>>> > > A fine 'in search for the seemingly forgotten' Sunday afternoon (at
>>> this
>>> > > side of the pond at least:).
>>> > >
>>> > > Iwert
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