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[OM] Re: OM1 shutter stuck - Repair or Replace?

Subject: [OM] Re: OM1 shutter stuck - Repair or Replace?
From: DBellamy2k@xxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 17:56:04 EDT
<< OM1 shutter stuck:
I'd like to have a reliable mechanical 35mm SLR, but (1.) is an OM1 suitable?
(2) Should I repair my OM1, or (3) get another body (you can get these for the
price of two repairs!). >>

Dear Rory,

Yes, yes (if not too costly) and yes.

'Mint' OM-1 is 120 pounds at Jessops (OOPS!) if they ever have one.

I bought some lenses off a chap who advertised recently: 21/3.5 and 35/2, and 
he said "How about an OM-1N for 50 quid?" One small pronounced dent in top 
back left of topplate, brown leather casee too. "Yes please," was my reply. 
Apart from that annoying dent it is mint,and seems to work very well. Maybe 
I'll get a new top plate one day.

So you might pick up an OM-1(N) for less than a repair if you're lucky.

Anne McClean at Olympus UK sent me this list of repair centres / centers. 
[Once this message is in, it will be searchable on the archives.]

<< 
    OLYMPUS AUTHORISED SERVICE CENTRES in the UK

Any Olympus product that falls outside the terms of our 12 month warranty from
 purchase, should be sent or taken direct to one of our recommended Service 
Centres.
  They receive full back-up and training from us and provide comprehensive
 guarantees on work carried out. Requests for spare parts should also be made
 to the appropriate centre.

PHOTOGRAPHIC:

H. Lehmann Limited
249 London Road
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffs, ST4 5AA
Tel: 01782 413611

Luton Camera Repairs
49 Guildford Street
Luton, Bedfordshire
LU1 2NJ
Tel:  01582 458323

A.J. Johnstone Ltd.
395/399 Central Chambers
93 Hope Street
Glasgow,  G2 6LD
Tel: 0141-221 2106

Camera Clinic C.R.S.
Turn Park, Station Road
Chester-le-Street
Co. Durham, 
DH3 3DY
Tel:  0191-388 7001

Colchester Cameras Ltd.
2 Barrack Street
Colchester, 
Essex
CO1 2LJ
Tel:  01206 790009

Photo Equipment Repairs
4 Parade Arcade
The Parade
St Helier
Jersey  JE2 3QP    C I
Tel:  01534 25776

Luton Cameras Bristol
17 West Street
Old Market
Bristol  BS2 ODF
Tel:  01179 550541

Camera Care Limited
24-26 Dame Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel:  00 3531 677 8100

A cover charge for estimates will be made by our authorised service centres 
to 
cover administration costs if the estimate is rejected.
>>

Colchester Cameras Ltd., 2, Barrack Street, Colchester, Essex CO1 2LJ Tel:  
01206 790009 might be your nearest in the south-east.

There is another camera shop in Colchester I think, "Colchester Camera 
Exchange"
36 St Botolphs St Colchester - don't get the two confused! I did at first.

Dave Bellamy.
http://members.aol.com/synthchap/

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