Olympus has always supported OM equipment for ten years after
discontinuance (and date of discontinuance has nothing to do with
product still sitting on dealers shelves.)
John
William Sommerwerck wrote:
>
> As far as I know, US law requires manufacturers to stock electrical
> parts for 7 years, mechanical parts for 5 years, and cosmetic parts for
> 3 years. In practice, many companies ignore the law because they know
> they can get away with it.
>
> Therefore...
>
> As it appears the OM system will be discontinued in the next two or
> three years (possibly sooner), this group should approach Olympus and
> "insist" that they provide _all_ parts for current OM cameras for at
> least 10 years after they are discontinued.
>
> I, for one, have too much money invested in my OM system to have to
> worry about what will happen if my camera body fails and cannot be
> repaired. I am almost 52, expect to live at least another 25 years, and
> have no desire to buy another camera system.
>
>
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