What is there to say really. ALL companies throw away parts for products
that they don't make anymore or don't support. The muckety mucks who run
the company and make all the decisions have a much bigger picture in mind.
Getting a tax write off on old parts is the least of their worries.
Asking them to make the 2S again or supply classified lens formulas, nobody
at the tops gonna listen once they have their mind set.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Samuel Morales <dolphans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 1999 10:59 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Hey guys I have been trying to tell you all along
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCACala@xxxxxxx <PCACala@xxxxxxx>
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sunday, October 31, 1999 6:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Problems with Olympus America
>
> I received some inside information a couple of years ago , that Olympus
> itself wants the OM stuff to go away. I swear it. I know your not
suppose
> to swear. This person who no longer works for Olympus said that he
actually
> visted the Olympus Tokoyo assembly plant and viewed actual metal die
> castings that are used to make OM-1's , OM-2's etc. (bodies) they still
sit
> there and actually threw away millions of dollars worth of parts. (make
> sense , no parts, new plastic camera)
>
> Will live in a ruthless world dictated by money. If there is money to be
> made then trash it. Most people buy point and shoot.
>
> I wish John Hermanson would touch base on it a little more. He use to
work
> for Olympus and I am sure he would be able to say.
>
> I've been told it's the cost of maintaining it which seems to make sense.
> Not enough OM buyers and that is why I bought the EOS 1n with adapter ,
> through the advice of some members.
>
> I guess I felt a sense of loyalty and couldn't leave. You know "Like a
> good Italian father". But a few of you made sense , by saying if that is
> how you feel ,then buy it. I said to myself , you know what , do it.
>
> Like I mentioned before , I was really excited when I heard Olympus was
> coming out with the OM-2000. When it had no motor drive or winder , I
felt
> a little let down.
>
> Money is in point and shoot and they think digital.
>
>
>
> >John R. writes:
> >
> ><< after reading this whole sorry
> >account,I wonder if anybody on this list knows if
> >Olympus America or Olympus Japan monitors this list.
> >If they are smart(a leap of faith) this list could
> >teach them much about customer service, and indicate
> >where they need improvement. Perhaps they have written
> >off silver halide users as stuck in the photographic
> >stone age, and now only care about the digital medium. >>
> >
> >Well, let me tell you this. After meeting Susan Schaffer (Director of
> >Marketing - Imaging Products - Olympus America Inc.) at the PMA show in
> >Vegas, I supplied her (via the e-mail address on her business card) the
> URL's
> >for all the neat stuff we have produced on the OM System. I never got a
> >response of any sort back from her. Thus, I doubt anyone at Olympus
> America
> >even cares to see what is on the Internet regarding the OM System. It's
> not
> >just her lack of response that leads me to that conclusion - it's the
lack
> of
> >response from others at Olympus America, too.
> >
> >Thanks to all for letting me know my 135mm f/4.5 Macro hood fits the 90mm
> f/2
> >Macro. That would be another case of Olympus America not knowing. After
> >some person bid $41 for a "90mm f/2 Hood" on eBay, I decided to get my
> local
> >reseller to pick one up for me. Olympus America swore up and down that
one
> >didn't exist. It's no wonder - no one knew to even put it on the price
> list!
> >
> >Speaking of price list: Olympus didn't even have the updated Dealer Price
> >List prepared in time for PMA.
> >
> >So, there is no one that could replaces these chumps? Hum, all that
would
> be
> >required is to place a classified on this very List!!!
> >
> >Just a reminder to folks that everything we post to the list gets indexed
> and
> >is searchable to anyone. If there is a specific instance of poor
customer
> >service, tell it here and it will be imortalized. Same thing with good
> >service.
> >
> >Gary Reese
> >Las Vegas, NV
> >
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