I don't think that the repair is over-priced. I expect that the chap
wants to continue making a living and his time will be worth at least
£50sterling per hour, perhaps more. It's just that you can buy
working versions pretty cheaply...
I paid £85sterliing for a service on my OM2S at Colchester Cameras.
Chris
At 09:19 +0100 27/9/02, MacDonald, David \(DPM\) wrote:
I bought a second hand 35/70 3.5~4.5 in the UK for £75 (inc VAT) a few
months ago. No case or hood, but in very good condition both cosmetically
and optically and with a 1 year guarantee. It would seem to me that the
price you're being quoted for repair is a little over the top. I suppose
the problem is that the care and work required to repair a lens probably
bears relatively little relationship to how much the lens costs in the first
place, i.e. (and I'm sure someone will shout if I'm getting this wrong)
tightening up the focussing on a 50f1.8 is probably not much easier than on
a 250f2 but the expense is easier to justify on the latter.
snip
David
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Chris Barker
Gamlingay, England
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