Rare. Supply of replacement parts is based on projected sales of camera.
Projected sales of OM-3 was very low compared to a mass market camera. So,
they never set aside that many replacement circuits (possibly made by Sharp)
to begin with.
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John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "tOM Trottier" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] $500 BIN OM-3
> Is that because they are so rare, or because they are so bulletproof?
>
> tOM
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Hermanson
> >
> > afaik, OM-3 circuits have been gone for years. I've never had to
consider
> > it because I've seen so few 3s over the last 10 years.
> > ---------------------------------------------------- John Hermanson
>
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