Bill,
I agree with your 'mini-rant', but, it's happened already with televisions,
VCRs, and many many other products, and the public has no choice but to put
up with it, and in some instances the public doesn't mind. I have a 27 year
old 19 inch color TV that cost $350 new. If it were to break, would I have
it fixed, (if someone could) or would I buy a brand new 20 inch for $119?
Right. I'd buy a new one. And what about, say- an old Olympus XA breaks,
would you spend $125 to have it fixed, or just buy another one on eBay for
$30? It may not get as expensive as you think, look how TV and VCR prices
have dropped in the past 20, 25, 30, or whatever years. You may not 'want' to
chuck your OM for sentimental and other reasons, but it eventually will make
sense from a monetary standpoint if you could buy a new camera (whether
digital or film) that does what your broken camera could do for less than
it'll cost to fix the broken one. After all, some day- not too soon I hope-
there'll just be no source for spare parts for our cameras.
George S.
> Sorry for the "mini-rant", but will the average consumer put up with not
> being able to get their stuff fixed? Look how easy it is for us to get our
> OM stuff repaired. If consumers are forced to keep buying, it will get
> expensive, and, perhaps, there may be a return to film.
> Any thoughts?
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