Olympus OM4
".... A camera maker that simply copies others' idea has no right to call itself an original maker in the first place."
Yoshihisa Maitani, creator of the Olympus OM system.
| Olympus OM4 | |
|---|---|
| Type | SLR |
| Manufactured | 1983 - 1987 (1987 - 2002 for the Ti version) |
| Battery | SR44 Needed for camera operation. |
| Fully Mechanical | No |
| Shutter | Bulb + 1s-1/2000 (B, 1/60th & 1/2000th operate without battery power) |
| ISO | 6 - 3200 |
| Fully Manual | Yes. |
| Aperture Priority | Yes |
| Shutter Priority | No |
| Fully Auto | No |
| Notes | In 1983 Olympus Introduced the Mechanical OM3 as un upgrade to the OM1 and The electomechanical OM4 as an upgrade to the OM2. Both had sophisticated spot metering capabilities & the OM4 went on to great success continuing in production until 2002 with the OM4Ti version making it the longest running and most successful of all the OM camera. |
