Matt,
While I understand your frustration, I hope that John will respond as well.
There are always two sides to a story and John has an unblemished reputation
here. He is one of the most helpful list members, giving considerable time
sharing his advice -- even when that advice would be money in his pocket.
Tom Scales
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From: "Matt Haber & Jane Diamond" <solstice@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 12:51 AM
Subject: [OM] Caution on John Hermanson
> John has a long history of helpful information and a good reputation
> on this list, so when my OM-1 stopped syncing properly, he
> seemed a natural choice for a repair. After 4 or 5 months, and cash
> about equal to the retail value of the camera, I had the camera
> back, and used it on a commercial shoot. Big mistake. Still didn't
> work. I let John know, and he agreed to fix what he didn't. Smarting
> from a botched job, I waited a while (ok, more than two years), with
> the OM-1 pretty unusable to me (as a studio shooter, all i use is
> strobe). I finally decided to sell the body. I asked John to follow
> through on the repair he'd not completed (I offered to pay for parts),
> so that I could in good faith sell a fully working body.
>
> John refused. He said, in so many words, that he didn't legally have
> to, so he wouldn't.
>
> The bottom line seems to be that John will take the time that he
> wants to "fix" cameras, but won't allow a comparable time
> multiplier for to follow through on failed repairs.
>
> -matt
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