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Re: [OM] Caution on John Hermanson

Subject: Re: [OM] Caution on John Hermanson
From: "Norm Nadel" <ns.nadel@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 07:00:51 -0700
Matt:

I cannot help you with your problem with John H. but if you need any medical
advice on how to repair the bullet wound in your foot, let me know.

Norm

Norman S. Nadel, M.D.
(Retired)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Haber & Jane Diamond" <solstice@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 9:51 PM
Subject: [OM] Caution on John Hermanson


> John has a long history of helpful information and a good reputation
> on this list, so when my OM-1 stopped syncing properly, he
> seemed a natural choice for a repair. After 4 or 5 months, and cash
> about equal to the retail value of the camera, I had the camera
> back, and used it on a commercial shoot. Big mistake. Still didn't
> work. I let John know, and he agreed to fix what he didn't. Smarting
> from a botched job, I waited a while (ok, more than two years), with
> the OM-1 pretty unusable to me (as a studio shooter, all i use is
> strobe).  I finally decided to sell the body. I asked John to follow
> through on the repair he'd not completed (I offered to pay for parts),
> so that I could in good faith sell a fully working body.
>
> John refused. He said, in so many words, that he didn't legally have
> to, so he wouldn't.
>
> The bottom line seems to be that John will take the time that he
> wants to "fix" cameras, but won't allow a comparable time
> multiplier for to follow through on failed repairs.
>
> -matt



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