I think I've heard enough to rule out the OM-PC.
Since I've had zero problems with any of the 3 OM-2's
I've owned, I think I'll stick with that.
Should I dare start another thread?
That "other one" has kept me occupied all day.
Oh, what the heck. I can start it and just catch up tomorow!
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Stanke" <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-PC quality
> Winsor:
>
> I hear you. The CLA on both of my OM-1s cost more than the purchase
> price of the bodies. However, I felt that they were worth the
> investment. I think anyone buying a used OM body should budget to have
> it CLA'd, even if it "works" at the moment. I would rather spend the $$
> on a single digit OM than a PC, however.
>
> While writing this UPS delivered my OM-2n from Photosphere. It was okay
> when I bought it (KEH Excellent), but I wanted everything checked out,
> and a new baseline established. Now everything works and feels like it
> did when it was new. My baby is back - Thanks Clint!
>
> A person balking at the price of a CLA should go to their local camera
> store, and ask to see a C*non Rebel, a N*kon N65, etc. The cost of a
> CLA looks pretty modest, compare to buying (and using) a
> "Wonderbrick(ette)".
>
> Bill Stanke
>
> Winsor Crosby wrote:
> >
> > >Okay. First off, if I had a *broken* OM-PC, I wouldn't pay to have it
> > >repaired. It doesn't make economic sense to pay $125 plus shipping and
> > >insurance to repair a camera worth $100. (This is a condition that
other
> > >listers call "BER" for beyond economic repair.)
> > >
> > >-snip
> > >Lama
> > >
> >
> > That is commonly said and makes sense if you are a dealer or just
> > thinking to unload it. However, think about what you get. Spend
> > roughly a 100 bucks to buy another camera that may work for a while,
> > or break immediately, or spend the same amount to get a camera
> > someone has gone through it thoroughly, made the repair, cleaned it,
> > lubed, adjusted the light meter and shutter up to specifications, and
> > maybe even found a problem and fixed it that you were unaware of yet.
> > I know which camera I would want if I intended to use it.
> > --
> > Winsor Crosby
> > Long Beach, California, USA
> > mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx
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