Hi All,
Just FYI, I called Olympus Denmark (who have done a wonderfull job
servicing my gear - sorry John, but shipping overseas is far too
expensive and risky) and asked if they still serviced OM4's. Once
bypassing the drones who pick up the phones and do sales-stuff I got to
a technician, who said: "but of course, we service all Olympus-cameras. It
may be expensive if you show up with some old beater and want it to look
and feel as new, but we service them all and have parts for them all".
I didn't ask further into what exactly they do if an OM4 comes in with a
broken circuit (as in: if they have "original" OM4 circuits still), but to
paraphrased John: there _is_ security in this insecure world :)
Ohhyeah, I have an OM4....it's a good OM4 with low drain. I'm holding onto
it. And I am happy that it is still serviceable.
--thomas
On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, John Hermanson wrote:
> I haven't run out of parts. 4T circuits are plentiful (but too expensive to
> stock) and most mechanical parts are the same as the 4. Even if you could
> get an original 4 board, noone would spend all that time on a repair, just
> to have the same high battery drain.
> The 4 is far from dead and buried, I have simply chosen not to take on
> repairs that could absorb whole workdays (and they occasionally had done so
> for technicians at Olympus with 15 years OM-4 experience).
> If authorized Olympus shops still offer this service , it'll provide
> security in an insecure world.
>
> John Hermanson
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> From: "Helge M Tonning" <kristin.helge@xxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 8:51 AM
> Subject: SV: [OM] The death of the OM-4 - one camera snd one lens
>
>
> | Well, I think it is a *bit* too early to declare the death over a great
> camera just because John H has run out of stock of OM4 spare parts. This is
> not necessarily the situation all over the planet, one may think of other
> places where stock of OM4 spare parts is better than for OM 1 and OM2 (s/p).
> | If OM4 prices drops after this discussion, it will make the OM4 (with its
> spot functions) more available for those who find todays prices to high.
> | BTW, a major camera repair (e g circuit replacement of a OM4Ti) may turn
> out to be so expensive that one may consider buying a OM4 instead.
> | The only thing you miss is the 1/2000 flash synch speed. The battery drain
> I find is way to exaggerated. Do some of you have a partner (not Zuikoholic)
> with a P&S camera and experienced the prices and durability of those
> batteries???
> |
> | The best camera, in my opinion, (without thinking of its price) is still
> the OM4Ti, but from my wallet, the OM 4 is a great option.
> |
> | I find the 100/2.0 my best lens, the 21/2.0 just behind. (Am I too
> extreme?) The 100/2 is gorgeous for portraits - thanks to our list and C H
> Ling, I did manage to get my hands on a very nice specimen earlier this year
> (thanks again!).
> |
> | Helge
> | (Also the owner of two OM4 Ti's.......)
> |
> |
> | -----Opprinnelig melding-----
> | Fra: Gregg Iverson <giverson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> | Til: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> | Dato: 15. oktober 2000 10:47
> | Emne: RE: [OM] The death of the OM-4
> |
> |
> | >I assume it was the circuit as everything that could light up in the
> finder
> | >was lit, and no amount of resetting would change anything on my OM-4. I
> | >hadn't done anything special or abusive to it either.
> | >
> | >Gregg
> | >
> | >>Ok, so the om-4 rarely fails, new shutters aren't available, new circuit
> | >>board risky. Now I have a couple questions:
> | >>1. What are the odds of my new (used) om-4 failing?
> | >>1. Has anyone ever had an om-4 fail (either shutter or circuit)? What
> did
> | >>it take for that to happen?
> | >>2. Why couldn't I put in a new circuit board myself (I can operate tiny
> | >>screwdrivers and a soldering iron with precision)?
> | >>________________________________________________________________
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