I would like to paint a scenario if I can in regards to turn around time
whether it is Photosphere or CamTech (John Hermanson's) I have never tried
CamTech mainly because of geographic location. I am sure he is an
outstanding camera technician and he's dedicated from what I have read.
If you were to go to a Doctor would you prefer to stand in the long line or
the line to the Doctor's office with no one standing. I prefer to wait the
extra time for quality of work. A camera from what I hear is very tedious
to work on and it's something that cannot be rushed. They are precision
instruments. Moreover there is a Technician shortage especially on the
older cameras. Many Technicians have left the field because there is no
money in it. From what I hear , there is more money to be made repairing
computers . They average repair time on a broken camera can be 4-5hrs ,
sometimes more. There is only 8 hours in a common work day , you can do the
math.
Moreover , have you ever seen what Canon charges or Nikon charges for their
repairs , you better sit down when you hear their estimates.
So , I say support Camtech and Photosphere they are a dying breed of
specialists.
Also , everyone on this site should look into buying a brand new OM3Ti or
OM4Ti and support Olympus. Just think what the power of 1,000 OM3Ti's
selling in one day would be (probably not much). The reason they are so
expensive is because there is a very small market of Pro-35mm enthusiast
using them and the have to recover a profit. If it wasn't for Olympus's
Medical and Point and shoots , who knows what they would be. The same with
the Canon EOS1n and Nikon's F-5. Point and shoot camera's out sells them
100-1.(a guess , not official stat)
Take care... Sam...
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