On 30 Jan 00, at 21:36, Mark Dapoz wrote:
> > > I've noticed that as well, here in the US! That raises a fundamental
> > > question--are any Olympus products still in production? I mean actual
> > > factories cranking out gear. Or are they selling down their remaining
> > > stock
> > > worldwide?
> > >
> > I think a bit of both. The existance of a 4Ti for the european market
> > with a different circuit is evidence that something is still alive.
>
> Oddly enough, just this weekend I had a discussion about this very
> topic with a salesman at a local photo shop. He insisted that the
> 3Ti/4Ti are no longer being produced. After debating the issue for
> several minutes, he pulls out his dealer book and there in print it
> says the 3Ti/4Ti are still available but no longer being produced.
> He didn't actually let me see the book since it contained the current
> dealer prices, but I have no reason to believe that he would lie to me.
> It's also important to know that I'm located in Canada and the Olympus
> dealer book is prepared by Carsen, the official Olympus importer. So
> it may be possible that Carsen made a mistake when preparing the book
> since I've never seen it published before that the 3Ti/4Ti is out of
> production. I sure hope that's the case.
> -mark
>
Given my experiences with Carsen over the years, I'd say this probably
means they are no longer prepared to stock them, and not necessarily that
they are out of production. (althought this is certainly possible). If this
were
the case, they wouldn't really be telling a lie, since we in Canada have no
choice but to deal with Carsen, and accept what they are prepared to
distribute.
As an example, of the many options listed on the Olympus web site for the
C-2000/C-2500 cameras, very few of these are available in Canada.
Considering Olympus is placing great emphasis on their digital line, it
appears that Carsen is doing less than a stellar job of fulfulling their
commitment to "to provide Canadians with the highest quality optical
products in the world." (quote from their web site - www.carsengroup.com).
Shawn & Janis Wright
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