I understand that Nikon will not even provide parts to third parties
interested in doing repairs.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
http://homepage.mac.com/wincros/PhotoAlbum3.html
On Apr 4, 2005, at 2:28 PM, PhotoSphere Olympus Camera Service wrote:
>
> As far as I know, Olympus has decided not to train anyone to repair
> their
> digital cameras except their own people. (I've heard it's the same for
> C*n*n, btw.)
>
> I purchased some of the repair manuals for the earliest models in the
> past,
> but haven't bothered to order any in quite a while so I don't know if
> I can
> still get them. Since Olympus "flat rates" their repairs often for
> less
> than what I would have to charge for the parts alone, it's not
> reasonable
> for me to invest the time to teach myself to work on them.
>
>>
>> Has it always been Olympus policy to not provide sevice info to the
> public?
>>
>> Sevice manuals for the OM series have become available. Were they ever
>> available from olympus directly from the service department?
>>
>> I purchased a C5050Z about a year and half ago and plan on keeping it
>> for
> a
>> long time.
>>
>> For the future, I contacted Olympus about purchasing a factory service
>> manual for this camera. There response was "that they are not
>> available
> and
>> not sold to the public"
>>
>> I know that the service documentation is developed for their service
>> centers. Has anybody been able to get a copy? 10 years from now, that
>> document will be the only way to have service information on that
>> camera.
>> The service people will all be gone.
>>
>> Richard Nedinsky
>>
>>
>>
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