Stuart,
I can recommend "Camera Clinic", 19 Peel st., Collingwood, 3066
9419-5247.
They are not fast, but do offer a good service and seem to know their OM
stuff pretty well.
I have had my OM-1 MD serviced there, and actually bought a secondhand OM-1
from them a week ago (not as cheap as yours though, but it did come fully
serviced, new seals, with new mercury battery, 50mm f1.8, a cheap flash and
3 month warranty for $250). The bloke I spoke to said he may have another
OM-1 + 35 to 105 zoom available soon.
Give me a call if you like, 9275-3398 (work).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Goggin [SMTP:SGOGGIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 1998 8:33 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: sgoggin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] OMitis and OM service in Australia
>
>
> Hello All Oly list members,
>
>
> I need help.
>
> I have just bought my 7th OM body.
>
> And have just decided I need to replace 4 of my other OM bodies.
>
> Of course I could not sell them, so it looks like I am going to end up
> with
> 11 OM's.
>
>
> For a few months I have been looking around for an OM 1 or OM 2, checked
> out most of the camera shops. Here they sell for between $250 and $600!!
> AUD. A bit out of my league. Well on the weekend I found a OM 1n md in
> a
> pawn shop. It was covered in grime, and the meter was dead. they were
> asking $175AUD, but I bargained them down to $130 AUD, about $80 USD.
> The
> camera came with a mint condition( Once all the crud was cleaned off)
> Multi
> Coated 50 f1.4 so I assume it is of a fairly recent vintage. The back
> has a bit of foam rot but the internals are absolutely perfect. In fact
> I
> woud say the previous owner never took the lense off, not one speck of
> dust
> or even scratches on the mount. The slow speed shutter times are a bit
> slow, and I will need to get it refoamed. I replaced the battery and the
> meter is spot on.
>
> Well I started with OM 10's went to OM 20's Then came the 2000 and now the
> OM 1n. I really like the feel of the OM 1, so much so that I am going
> to
> spend $120 getting the thing CLA'd.
>
>
> So this leads to a question,
>
> Does anyone on this list know of a service centre in Melbourne Australia
> that I can trust with the OM1?
>
> Is this the sort of camera that any camera mechanic can service or should
> I
> hunt around for a service person with Oly credentials. (Pity John H
> isn't
> moving to Australia)
>
>
> Stuart Goggin
>
>
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