In a message dated 4/27/2007 12:12:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
mwalters@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I'll confine myself to the Oly Six.
Well, its intact and complete (e.g., bellows, flip-up finder etc), with
its case. So far, I haven't opened it up, but the only obvious
mechanical issue is that I cannot cock the shutter (and I'm not forcing
the little lever). However, the biggest disappointment (seller's photo
was taken with it in its case) was that all the leather (essentially
except for the top plate) has gone/been removed. So, it's one sad
looking beast.
Only my opinion . . . and at least it is properly labeled. If you could get
it re-covered and functioning properly, it would most likely not be worth
what you spent for the repairs, however why is that even a question. You
would
have a nice medium format Olympus camera that most likely cost less than
$150-$200. Lets say you use it for a year or two and put it on eBay, only
recovering 70% of what you spent, your net cost is not much more than the
price of
a movie, popcorn and drinks for you and your wife.
Now you go out and buy an Olympus 330 two lens kit (or any other brand), use
it for a couple of years and sell it on eBay. What percentage of your
original cost will you recover? Probably not 70%. What was your initial cost?
A
great deal more thank your Olympus Six.
My discussion is not an either/or conversation, but rather one to put the
question posed into proper perspective.
Bill's advice. Get it fixed and enjoy it. You might try searching out
Certo6 who does repair these types of cameras. He has done some work for me
and
I was satisfied with the results. Someone on the list did not have the level
of satisfaction I experienced.
You didn't happen to end up with an extra lens hood for the Six, did you? I
need one for my Chrome Six. Bill Barber
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