I agree. I don't think it matters much in the long run if Olympus is
standing behind the product line, that is in regards to people getting out
and using their cameras. They haven't supported the OM-1 for 10 years and
the shutters just keep clickin'. We may run out of key parts, but that's
what junk bodies are for.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "James N. McBride" <jnmcbr@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 2:03 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] FS: the whole kit - I am disconsolate ...
> Barry's comments exactly reflect my thoughts on this matter. My Oly gear
> will outlast me. I've never had an Olympus camera fail in any way, except
> for a digital that crapped out one week after the warrantee expired. It
will
> be much less expensive to keep spares on hand and stay with the excellent
> Oly system. /jnm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Barry B. Bean
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:33 AM
> To: Zuiko-holics Anonymous
> Subject: Re: [OM] FS: the whole kit - I am disconsolate ...
>
>
> >>Working my butt off, and not having web
> >>access for 3 months has meant that I have
> >>only just discovered, just now, the death of
> >>the OM line. I am distraught, having been
> >>an OM user exclusively for 10 years.
>
> As someone who earns only a tiny portion of his income from
> photography, I'm of the perspective that I have a substantial
> investment in Zuiko, and I'm not ready to throw that out. Besides,
> there is still a more than adequate supply of used bodies and lenses
> that still have decades of use in them. For only slightly more effort
> than going to b&h to buy a new Nikon or Canon lens, I can find a
> suitable zuiko replacement. Not that I've ever had to - I've been
> shooting Olympuses and Zuikos since 1979, and have never had a lens
> or body need anything more than a CLA. I even still have my original
> OM-10 and 50/1.8, and use them as backups for my 4Ts.
>
> That said, I recognize the problem of a growing rarity in parts,
> lenses, and repair shops.
>
> But consider this - with the growing popularity of digital, you're
> likely going to have to invest in a pro-quality digital in the next
> few years. Considering that your Olympii have years, if not decades
> of useful life left, why not direct your energies to finding a
> suitable digital, and let your Oly gear serve as backup to it?
>
>
>
>
> -
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> Peach Orchard,
>
>
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