At 04:36 PM 6/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Be prepared! Olympus will not give phone estimates (neither will I), and
>24/2 service (especially water damage) will probably start at atleast $156.
Well, yeah, that's kinda what I meant. Olympus will say over the phone that
"normal service on 24/2 is $156. But if there is damage to the lens over and
above normal the price will increase."
IOW, they will tell you a $$$ number, but there's no guarantee final cost won't
be much higher.
George
>
>John
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: gma <geanders@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 3:43 PM
>Subject: Re: [OM] OM-4 + batteries, lens question.
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>
>> At 11:11 AM 6/3/99 -0700, you wrote:
>> >question 1: my beloved, but old and tired 24/2 is, well, old and tired.
>> >after being dropped into the water, the front elements are looking a
>little
>> >cloudy, the aperature is sticky, etc. etc. i have had the lens cleaned
>and
>> >oiled, etc. but the lens is getting tired. so, is sending a lens to
>olympus
>> >america for refurbishing a good option? can they replace lens elements
>that
>> >are streaked\ cloudy? and are their costs prohibitive?
>>
>> Call them and get an estimate. Also try John H at zuiko.com
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >question 2: has anyone owning an OM-4 ever found that the batteries can
>> >actually be "DEAD" before the battery tester indicates?
>>
>> No. It takes battery power to run the battery test circuit.
>>
>> specifically, this
>> >last weekend, i was shooting with an OM-4 using the self timer, and about
>> >1/2 way through the 10 second timer cycle, the camera shutter would lock
>up
>> >and the self timer beeper would stop. then i have to reset the camera by
>> >moving the shutter speed ring to "B". so, i know the self timer takes a
>lot
>> >of battery power, but shouldn't the battery test tell me that there is
>> >enough "Juice" to power the self timer?????
>>
>> Did you hold the test button on for at least 5 seconds?
>>
>> >
>> >thanks, james.
>> >
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