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Re: [OM] Photosphere service GOOD NEWS!

Subject: Re: [OM] Photosphere service GOOD NEWS!
From: "Jim Terazawa" <jimt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 17:56:00 -0600 (CST)
Cc: jimt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jim Terazawa)
Is this a price war ??

Jim Terazawa
> 
> 
> And, if need be, I have XA2 circuits, and can save people quite a bit off
> that OM-4T, Ti circuit replacement price.
> 
> John
> Camtech
> 
> R. Lee Hawkins wrote:
> 
> > Hi all:
> > I just got off the phone with Scott at Photosphere in Dallas.  He's a
> > very nice guy, and very willing to answer questions.  He reports that
> > Photosphere still has circuits in stock for the following cameras:
> >
> >         OM-PC (!)
> >         OM-2S (!!)
> >         XA, XA-3, XA-4 (none for XA-2, though).
> >
> > Thus, the "reports of the death of the -2S and -PC have been much
> > exaggerated".
> >
> > As Jim reported, the cost of replacing a -4 circuit with a -4T circuit
> > runs around $300.  If your OM-4T goes bad, it still costs around $250.
> >
> > Interesting trivia:  Scott says that they would NOT replace OM-4
> > circuits with new OM-4 circuits, even if they could still get them.
> > This is because it is much more labor intensive to replace an OM-4
> > circuit.  The OM-4T circuit is simplified, with less than half the
> > number of wires of an OM-4 circuit.
> >
> > Other useful info:
> > It would cost more to convert an OM-4 to an OM-4T (with super FP flash
> > sync) than it would cost to buy a used OM-4T (4 boards instead of two
> > are required, plus a new hotshoe and lots of extra labor).  Thus,
> > Photosphere won't do this conversion.
> >
> 

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