Unless they have a new policy, Nikon used to support body repair for 7 years
after being discontinued.
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John Hermanson
Camtech, Olympus Service since 1977
631-424-2121 www.zuiko.com
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1-800-221-3000
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----- Original Message -----
From: "William Clark" <wclark@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 3:26 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] Trouble in OM paradise
> I knew that Nikon discontinues their cameras pretty fast, but do they
really
> scrap their parts as well? Does this mean that there will be more OM
parts
> 10 years from now (by which time an OM2n will be 35 years old) than a
Nikon
> that is only 10 years old? I am not an expert for sure, but this seems
> really strange. How could Nikon have survived this long with such a short
> product horizon?
>
> Regards,
> -Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hermanson [mailto:omtech@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 3:01 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Trouble in OM paradise
>
>
> Nikon has a history of discontinuing product quicker than anyone AND
running
> out of parts that are not OEM, (shutter units), not to mention circuits.
At
> first he'll feel fine about the decision, but wait 5-10 years from now
when
> he needs service.
> _________________________________
> John Hermanson
> Camtech, Olympus Service since 1977
> 631-424-2121 www.zuiko.com
> Call Olympus for FREE manuals!
> 1-800-221-3000
> _________________________________
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Clark" <wclark@xxxxxxx>
> To: "'Olympus List'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 10:33 AM
> Subject: [OM] Trouble in OM paradise
>
>
> > So my dad says he is seriously thinking of getting rid of his OM stuff.
> > What a shame!!! Why you ask; he tried Nikon's FM3a on the weekend
(anyone
> > else out there try it). Don't know how I can convince him otherwise.
> >
> > His rational is that prices now are really high. Do you realize that by
> > selling his OM2n and his 35-70 3.6 he can FULLY finance the FM3a?
Crazy.
> > His view is that "Olympus is getting really, really long in the teeth."
> He
> > is especially worried that his OM2n will eventually break and the
circuit
> > become unrepairable. He also states that the lenses are 1970 designs
and
> > cannot compare to today's newer ones.
> >
> > What can I say to rebut this? I have thought about selling my stuff in
> the
> > past as well, but never could bring myself to it (not sure why).
> >
> > Has anyone else had such feelings. I will be interesting to hear....
> >
> > Regards, and keep OMing
> > -Bill
> >
>
>
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