Doncha think we've beat Matt up enough now? I'm sure the poor soul is very
sorry now. Sheesh.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mickey Trageser" <vze3m2s8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 1:46 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Caution on John Hermanson
> Matt,
> Any repair job can require a return visit. Unfortunate but true. In good
> faith, John agreed to readdress the problem. You dropped the ball. You
> expect to return to the game over 2 years later. You have extremely unfair
> expectations. John's site states: Completed, paid overhauls are covered by
a
> 6 month warranty. You are being unreasonable. 2 years is a ridiculous
> stretch for something you could have taken care of long ago. Don't expect
> any sympathy here by bashing the good name of our long standing,
frequently
> contributing fellow member. Many messages of thanks and praise have been
> shared here for John's work. Your woeful account bears negatively only on
> yourself.
> Mickey
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Haber & Jane Diamond" <solstice@xxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 12:51 AM
> Subject: [OM] Caution on John Hermanson
>
>
> > John has a long history of helpful information and a good reputation
> > on this list, so when my OM-1 stopped syncing properly, he
> > seemed a natural choice for a repair. After 4 or 5 months, and cash
> > about equal to the retail value of the camera, I had the camera
> > back, and used it on a commercial shoot. Big mistake. Still didn't
> > work. I let John know, and he agreed to fix what he didn't. Smarting
> > from a botched job, I waited a while (ok, more than two years), with
> > the OM-1 pretty unusable to me (as a studio shooter, all i use is
> > strobe). I finally decided to sell the body. I asked John to follow
> > through on the repair he'd not completed (I offered to pay for parts),
> > so that I could in good faith sell a fully working body.
> >
> > John refused. He said, in so many words, that he didn't legally have
> > to, so he wouldn't.
> >
> > The bottom line seems to be that John will take the time that he
> > wants to "fix" cameras, but won't allow a comparable time
> > multiplier for to follow through on failed repairs.
> >
> > -matt
> >
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