Olympus will keep new lenses in service inventory, which they keep on hand
in case they need key parts.
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----- Original Message -----
From: <plp@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Discontinued lenses
> >The truly infuriating thing is that parts for some (if not
> >most) of these lenses are officially "NLA" -- No Longer
> >Available! When I asked someone at Olympus how they could
> >still sell items if repair parts weren't available (for
> >warranty repairs, etc.), I was told that if I had one that
> >needed work I should send it in to Olympus for repair -- if
> >it needed parts, they'd just go to the warehouse and strip
> >the part off a new lens! But they would NOT sell the parts
> >for anyone "outside" to do the work.
>
> This is extremely interesting. As John H. recently posted,
> almost all OM lenses are now discontinued. As I seriously
> doubt if Olympus is keeping new lenses for use as spare parts,
> this means that there are no parts for many lenses anymore.
> Olympus' claim to provide service for 'X' years is disingenuous
> at best.
>
>
> Pete
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