on 10/10/02 9:52 AM, clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx at clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:
> The truly infuriating thing is that parts for some (if not most) of these
> lenses are officially "NLA" -- No Longer Available! When I asked someone at
> Olympus how they could still sell items if repair parts weren't available (for
> warranty repairs, etc.), I was told that if I had one that needed work I
> should send it in to Olympus for repair -- if it needed parts, they'd just go
> to the warehouse and strip the part off a new lens! But they would NOT sell
> the parts for anyone "outside" to do the work.
That's interesting... I wonder if they would strip a good lens if I send
them my 16/3.5 or 8/2.8 fisheyes? I need the rear elements for both (as has
been mentioned here before, substantial finder's fee offered for locating
the needed elements) and perhaps Olympus has an 8/2.8 that has been
'stripped' of its front element only sitting around...?
That's a crazy OEM parts policy, somebody didn't do the planning right.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
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