One sounds like it needs a new display, the other, though, may need a
circuit.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brokaw" <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM 4T worth repairing?
> on 11/22/03 2:44 PM, Lars Bundesen at lars.bundesen@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have just started to use my third OM 4 T body, as I have 2 that are
not
> > properly working anumore.
> >
> > My trusty black (well, rather greyish, actually - it has a former life
with
> > a press photographer) 4T still takes perfect pictures, but the infos in
the
> > viewfinder are going. It still shows the horisontal dots, but not the
> > exposure time, so you have to be rather good at guessing to know what it
> > does.
> >
> > My "champagne" 4T I haven't used for a couple of years, as it started
> > giving a very highpitched sound and then began eating batteries.
> >
> > Repairs are pretty expensive here in Denmark - as almost everything
else.
> > Getting thes cameras fixed could easily cost around 300 Euro for each of
> > them. If I was sure that they would work without problems for 10 years,
I'd
> > probably have them fixed, but is it worth it?
> >
> > My alternative is to have one or two 2SP's fixed (one has a stuck wind
> > mechanism, which is probably cheaper to get fixed) or using OM 2's.
> >
> > Any advise is welcome.
> >
> > Lars
>
> Perhaps the freight for two bodies shipped together to John H. would be
> offset by a better repair price...? Of course, that depends on if and what
> actually needs fixing, and if the parts are even available anymore. At 300
> Euro each to repair, you could just buy one 'like-new' body to replace the
> two...
> --
>
> Jim Brokaw
> OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
>
>
>
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