Clint:
It seems to me that parts (like a front lens element) would need to be
replaced more than some other parts. Will they end up with a warehouse
of front-elementless lenses?
After a certain number of years the auto makers sell the tooling for the
spare parts to third-party producers. Any chance that Olympus would
sell their blueprints and tooling to someone? Or, was it all
subcontracted out anyway?
Bill Stanke
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.
>
> Jim Brokaw wrote:
>
> > on 10/9/02 11:25 AM, Andre Goforth at andregoanon@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > Any chance they will have a fire sale to get rid of
> > > old stock?
> > >
> > > Andre
> > > --- John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >> According to Olympus America, these are the only OM
> > >> lenses still available
> > >> new from them:
> > >>
> > >> 35-80mm zoom
> > >> 50mm f1.8
> > >> 50mm f1.2
> > >> 50mm f3.5 macro
> > >> 90mm f2 macro
> > >> 350mm f2.8
> > >> 400mm f6.3
> > >> 600mm f6.5
> > >> 1000mm f11
> > >
> >
> > Line me up for a flammable 90/2.0, a spontaneously-combustible 350/2.8, and
> > a brightly burning 35-80/2.8 then... interesting that the 400, 600, and 1000
> > are 'still available'. I bet they made a batch of those lenses in 1981 and
> > they're still selling them off -- here is our chance to get a
> > brand-new-in-the-box silvernose lens...
> > --
> >
> > Jim Brokaw
> > OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
> >
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