AFAIK, the only reason the camera manufacturers ever publicly provided
repair manuals and parts for mechanical cameras is that they were forced to
do it 30 years ago by way of a class action suit.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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From: "Rich" <richn123@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 5:06 PM
Subject: [OM] olympus digital camera service manuals
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> 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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