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RE: [OM] Fwd: Long-term reparability of OM2n?

Subject: RE: [OM] Fwd: Long-term reparability of OM2n?
From: "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 14:26:42 -0800
Conversely, those with 'extra' gear are always needing to keep the pool
'well stocked'...

-----Original Message-----
From: Dean [mailto:dean-yoshizumi@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 2:25 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Fwd: Long-term reparability of OM2n?


Thank you for the clear and detailed report. One way to keep the prices on
OM bodies and Zuiko lenses would be to keep potential buyers like myself
from joining the club 8). 

At 04:02 PM 11/7/01 -0600, you wrote:

>> What is the long-term reparability of an OM2n? Will these bodies be
readiy
>> reparable in 10 years? Are all/most parts currently available from
Olympus?
>> Or, does one have to have a "parts" body just in case?

>4.  Occasionally the mode switches "tarnish" beyond salvagability, and new
>contacts are no longer available.  As above, dead circuits provide parts.
>
>Otherwise, there are not alot of problems with the 2n's that are not
>repairable.  Enough of them will die catastrophic deaths to provide
"donors", I
>suspect, for the forseeable future.  Now if only folks would stop bidding
them
>up to unreasonable levels on the auction sites.... ;^)

-dean

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