Hi all,
A quick correction - John H did not CLA the original OO camera for free. I
never asked for a freebie and I certainly did not expect one. But he did
knock a few dollars off the price which I thanked him for. And (I think)
he made it a priority job ahead of other work.
As to which part of the OO process that peeved me off? Well since you asked...
Biggest peeve was not being kept informed where the camera was. I set up a
form on the OO website that takes about a minute to fill in but it seems
even that was too much to ask.
Next biggest peeve was people not sending their photos. I realise
developing and scanning requires a certain amount of time but it doesn't
take weeks or months.
People keeping the camera longer than the five days did not bother me at
all. I understand that life gets busy sometimes.
Andrew McPhee
(former) Olympus Odyssey co-ordinator
At 10:09 AM 17/12/2005 -0800, you wrote:
>Jeff,
> It seems like a plan, but...I don't see the rationale behind sending 4
> broken cameras to John H. to make one for you. If other members have
> stepped up, why not use cameras that work, it is kinda ridiculous, isn't it?
> John is an angel and he'll do it, but last time I checked, his lead
> time was five to eight weeks and we are asking him to take time and work
> on the same project for second time (not to mention for free...), just
> because we did not plan well in advance and had set unrealistic expectations.
> I think that before we continue, we should consider all the details and
> polish the details.
> I think we should start with the answer of Brian's question:
> >Which part of the process do you find has the most
> annoying >fulfilment (or lack of), Andrew?
> Then see what we have at hand, develop a rational plan, we might not
> need help at all...
> Boris
>
> From: "Jeff Keller" <jrk_om@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [OM] Olympus Odyssey - it's NOT finished
>Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:59:40 -0800
>
>
>Hello Boris,
>
>John said he would be able to turn around an OM-1 fairly quickly after
>the
>Holidays. I'm going to box up about 4 cameras this weekend, and ship
>them,
>so that he will almost surely have one that can be quickly made ready.
>There
>have been other members who have also offered to put their camera at
>risk. I
>think it best that I get John to fix up one of mine and use it. If the
>camera gets enough pictures posted to the Olympus Odyssey web site, I
>will
>be happy even if I never get the camera back. Andrew had commited a
>cherished camera to the cause with great hopes and expectations. My
>modest
>expectations and ability to make free phone calls to recipients in the
>begining should make it easier for me to carry on what Andrew put a lot
>of
>effort into starting.
>
>I hope to put up a web page this weekend to collect opinions on some
>proposed changes. Most of what I do will happen on weekends because of
>work
>commitments. This weekend is looking like there will be enough time to
>get
>everything rolling.
>
>Again, whoever has Andrew's camera please return it to him. The Odyssey
>continues...
>
>-jeff
>
>
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