on 11/22/03 2:44 PM, Lars Bundesen at lars.bundesen@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have just started to use my third OM 4 T body, as I have 2 that are not
> properly working anumore.
>
> My trusty black (well, rather greyish, actually - it has a former life with
> a press photographer) 4T still takes perfect pictures, but the infos in the
> viewfinder are going. It still shows the horisontal dots, but not the
> exposure time, so you have to be rather good at guessing to know what it
> does.
>
> My "champagne" 4T I haven't used for a couple of years, as it started
> giving a very highpitched sound and then began eating batteries.
>
> Repairs are pretty expensive here in Denmark - as almost everything else.
> Getting thes cameras fixed could easily cost around 300 Euro for each of
> them. If I was sure that they would work without problems for 10 years, I'd
> probably have them fixed, but is it worth it?
>
> My alternative is to have one or two 2SP's fixed (one has a stuck wind
> mechanism, which is probably cheaper to get fixed) or using OM 2's.
>
> Any advise is welcome.
>
> Lars
Perhaps the freight for two bodies shipped together to John H. would be
offset by a better repair price...? Of course, that depends on if and what
actually needs fixing, and if the parts are even available anymore. At 300
Euro each to repair, you could just buy one 'like-new' body to replace the
two...
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
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