The 105 was the first of it's breed -- the 115, 130, 140 and variants
thereof are based on it. But there were some things that had to be
worked out....
The major fault of the 105 is that the flexible circuit between the body
and the shutter (that moves in and out as you zoom) eventually unsticks
from the body. When that happens, the flex gets "pinched" until the
traces break. It turns on and zooms back and forth just fine -- until
you try and take a photo. Then the shutter does a dance and it dies
until you close the barrier and open it again.
If you want it fixed, your best bet is to send it directly to Olympus --
NY is backed up right now, so CA is faster -- they "flat rate" their
repair charges. Their chart says you'll pay about $100 unless there's
major damage (parts hanging off, etc.), which is about what list price
is on the shutter alone.
Marten Beels wrote:
> I realize that we usually talk OM, but I think that
> this is at least related to the plastic/metal
> discussion in some way. My father's Olympus Stylus
> Zoom 105 died recently. It sits there and zooms the
> lens in and out and refuses to take a picture.
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