K&S Camera is great, too (in Fresno, CA), if you end up sending it away. He's
worked for Olympus as well. Generally charges me between $75 - $80 for a CLA.
Best prices I've seen.
Larry
Craig Roberts wrote:
> Parzival asked: "...what risks I would be running vis-a-vis sending the
> camera away to say Camtech."
>
> Well, since Olympus cameras are...as you say...somewhat rare, it's unlikely
> you'd find a local shop with Olympus service experience. I'd just send it
> to John Hermanson to begin with. I wish the former owner of my most
> recently acquired OM had.
>
> A few weeks ago I bought an OM-2 that had been "serviced" by a
> non-specialist camera shop (the repair number was marked in the film
> chamber). The back and mirror foam had been replaced okay, but the camera
> just didn't feel right and had a couple of annoying "glitches" like a
> "floppy" film rewind knob. I sent it to John so he could check it out.
> Sure enough, according to John, a couple of film rewind components had been
> re-installed inverted by the previous repair tech and there were other signs
> of "tampering".
>
> It costs a little time and money to have the service done right, but it's
> worth it. I wouldn't worry too much about the trans-border exchanges,
> either. I just bought some Leica stuff from folks in Singapore and Italy.
> No problems!
>
> Craig Roberts
> Boston
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