Some customers are under the impression that camera techs take a number of
cameras apart at one time, work a little on one, put that one back, look at
the next one a little, put that one back. Boy what a mess that would make,
and what a waste of time.
Every camera is done one at a time from beginning to completion (shipping)
as long as parts don't delay it.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Samuel Morales <dolphans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 4:29 PM
Subject: [OM] Rebuttal on Repair recommendations
> 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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