"Olympus launched the original OM-1 in 1972 and has developed and sold numerous
OM System lenses and accessories. After 30 years, it has become increasingly
difficult to find stable supplies of parts for the camera system. This has made
it impossible to continue to keep the system on the market. Olympus is
committed to providing excellent levels of after sales service for our
products."
Translation: We can no longer justify manufacturing small quantities of
metal-bodied cameras, and no one will make the parts for us at a reasonable
price.
A comment on the motor-drive/battery-cap problem: These items cost almost
nothing to manufacture in quantity. Knowing full well that people are going to
damage or lose them, you'd think camera makers would manufacture two for each
camera, and put the extras aside for replacement. But noooo...
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