There are always two sides to every story. It should be encumbant on all
of us, and for what it is worth it is also a rabbinic Torah obligation,
to try to find some reason to not judge harshly. I believe we should all
think well of John (I do and he has done work for me) and he is not
obligated to defend himself on this forum. His only obligation is to
deal with that customer, and that should be back channel.
Thank you for letting me put in my two cents.
Roger Skully
robinsnestphotography.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wayne Harridge
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 4:51 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [OM] Caution on John Hermanson
I have not had a lot of dealings with John H. (most stuff is easier to
get done locally - Oz), but I've never had a problem.
Wayne Harridge
Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia http://members.optusnet.com.au/~w_harridge/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Matt Haber & Jane
> Diamond
> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 14:52
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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