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[OM] Re: eVolt 500 service manual

Subject: [OM] Re: eVolt 500 service manual
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 08:33:35 -0400
Olympus has purposely withheld digital service manuals from independent 
repair shops and the public.  The only ones who get them are the sweat 
shop subcontractors. Good luck. You may be able to find black market 
copies on ebay.  Recently Fuji and Sony decided to stop supplying 
manuals AND parts.  Anyway, how can an outside ship compete when net on 
a cracked lcd panel is $75-100?


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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
http://www.zuiko.com  |  omtech1 AT verizon.net


Joe Gwinn wrote:
> I finally went digital, buying an eVolt 500 two weeks ago.  Still 
> learning how to use it, but the workflow sure is easier than with 
> film, the key being that you can tell immediately if you got the shot 
> or not.
> 
> I always get the service manual on cameras I own, even if I don't 
> plan on trying to repair it myself, to better understand the camera. 
> So, I called Olympus America up, and tried to buy a service manual. 
> After much circular motion and time on hold, I finally talked to a 
> manager in the camera repair and parts operation, and he said that 
> Olympus Japan forbids giving copies to any but authorized service 
> facilities/people.  When did this policy start?
> 
> Anyway, is there anything more technical than the users manual available?
> 
> Patent numbers would probably work as well.
> 
> Joe Gwinn
> 


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