OM4 Ti questions

<p>Okay, here are a few pics as promised. All of these were taken with the 24mm 2.8 attached. I have yet to use the 50mm or the zoom that came with it, I'll give those a try tomorrow (weather allowing).<br /> http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/Frontman7/CanonF1046.jpg<br /> Sumida river looking toward the Chuo Ohashi (bridge).<br /> <br /> http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/Frontman7/CanonF1028.jpg<br>

View from the Chuo Ohashi toward the Sumitomo bank buildings.<br /> http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/Frontman7/CanonF1036.jpg<br /> Canal near Tsukishima neighborhood.</p>

<p>Konrad - very useful info. Thanks.<br>

Jeff - nice pics - did you scan the negs or are you also printing in your bathroom? I was curious when you mentioned a few posts back about "walking around Tokyo" - I always pictured Tokyo as an ultramodern pedestrian-infriendly behemoth, but your third pic would seem to bely this impression.</p>

<p>Tokyo is a strange place, both new and old. You'll find bits of old Tokyo throughout the metropolis, you turn a corner and go back in time 50 or more years. I actually prefer these neighborhoods, they offer a wonderful contrast to the sky scrapers and shopping centers which surround them. Such areas in major American cities would have been absorbed long ago, though how they have endured so long here is still somewhat of a mystery to me, given the astronomical value of the real estate.<br>

As for pedestrian-infriendly, a large percentage of the people get around on foot or by bicycle. Tokyo is not a place you want to drive if you have a choice. The roads are narrow, the traffic lights are unsynchonized, and an hour's worth of parking costs more than what a movie would in America. I advise anyone who visits Tokyo to bring their most comfortable shoes.<br>

I would like to be able to do my own printing, but my apartment is a little too small to have a dedicated darkroom. I have a decent scanner which I seem to be getting a lot of use out of lately. I'm scanning negatives from this morning's shooting as I speak.</p>

<p>Sorry if this post appears twice, I'm new here.<br>

Since we're talking 4Ti... I have a 4Ti that I purchased new circa 1988. The camera has no problems, but I've not used it for years. I've just acquired an E-620 and I cannot see myself shooting film again. I'm seriously considering sendning the body and either 50/1.4 or 50/1.8 to Camtech for CLA. Would anybody care to guesstimate a fair street value for a freshly CLA'd body and lens in very good shape?<br>

Mike</p>

 

<p>Working OM-4T/Ti bodies go for $150-350 on Ebay. You could add a little for a 50/1.8 or maybe $50 for a 1.4 (assuming great lens condition). Better to sell a 1.4 separately, then you could get as much as $75-100. A CLA from Camtech will set you back ~$200. Good to have done (especially for a 21 y.o. camera) if you were keeping it, but it's highly unlikely that you'd make the cost of the CLA back. I had my old OM-1N (bought used in 1986) CLA'd, which cost more than I would have spent buying another OM-1N body, but this is a keeper, so it was worth it to me. More recently, I sold a just CLA'd mintish OM-2N on Ebay, and just about made the cost of the CLA back. If your OM-4T works fine now, I would sell it as a going concern and let the next guy pick up the CLA if and when he wants it.</p>

<p>A couple more shots with the OM4Ti taken today,</p>

<p><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/Frontman7/Togane007.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/Frontman7/Togane004.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Other than the spot metering, what does this camera have over something like the Pentax ME Super, for instance, which can be had for well under $100? Aren't the SLR's from the 70's to early 80's essentially equivalent? I understand Nikon commanding a little more because of the name and the ton of parts and lenses out there, but are the OM-4 / OM-4T really worth somewhere between $300- $900??</p>

<p>Just asking, not saying they aren't.</p>