Not incompetent. Your just not supposed to go inside. And after the camera
is tampered, people want to know why the repair is now 50% more than a
regular overhaul. ("But I only ripped the flex in one place", "Whata you
mean I cracked the IC"?) In those 2 cases the camera would be unfixable.
Everybodys got good intentions, but I've seen this happen so many times, I
gotta speak my mind.
Keppler said in his stripdown of the 2S (paraphrasing) ".. upon reassembly
you have to practically stand on the top to get it to close...."
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jeffrey Weiss <weiss@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Hot Shoe Problem
> iHi,
>
> ** Reply to message from "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx> on Tue, 6 Jul
1999
> 22:51:28 -0400
>
> > A loose 2S shoe is not meant to be fixed by the owner.
>
> Is the message that Every Owner = incompetent ?
>
> >Right now the only
> > thing wrong with that body may be the shoe. After trying to get the
top
> > off and do it yourself (with the best intentions) you may end up with a
non
> > working camera.
>
> True! But:
>
> My question wasn't whether I should do it myself. It was *HOW* to do it. I
am a
> grownup and can live with
> the consequences of deciding to make a minor repair on a camera. It would
be
> helpful if I had more
> information, though. It's interesting that in ham radio both handhelds and
> large, expensive transceivers come with extensive schematic documentation
> allowing hams to wade in with sound 'maps' and make modifications/repairs
but in
> photography we pay good money for optical systems and receive virtually no
sound
> information on our purchases. I just bought an Epic and nowhere, for examp
le,
> can I even find details on how the 3 beam autofocus is implemented simply
to
> allow me to understand how to best use the camera.
> I find this patronizing and unhelpful.
>
> I have worked on microminiaturized radio transceivers, semiconductor
processing
> equipment using hazardous gas systems and high voltage RF systems with
complex
> robotics, and laser ellipsometry systems in the past twenty years.
>
> There's a remote chance that I might not actually destroy the camera
especially
> if 'trade secrets' on the repair of out of production cameras were shared
with
> the 'incompetent' owner base....
>
> Anyway, I need the camera in less than 2 weeks and can't afford to send it
to
> Camtech in NY and hope to get it back in time after paying almost as much
as I
> did for the camera to tighten a hot shoe. I have seen some places charge a
> minimum of $72/hr regardless of the repair....
>
> Jeffrey
>
> >
> > John
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Camtech / Olympus Service since 1977
> > 21 South La., Huntington NY 11743-4714
> > 516-424-2121
> > http://www.zuiko.com
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jeffrey Weiss <weiss@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 7:06 PM
> > Subject: [OM] Hot Shoe Problem
> >
> >
> > > Hello, I am new to this list--which seems to be a valuable resource!
> > >
> > > I posted a problem with a wobbly hot shoe on an OM-2S wondering
whether
> > there
> > > was a way for me
> > > to fix this myself--OM qualified repair doesn't exist in Madison WI
and my
> > > vacation is in a week and a half....
> > >
> > > Is it OK for amateurs to post on this list, or is it mainly for pros?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jeffrey Weiss
> > >
> > >
> > >
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