Welllllll, it's not that different from olympus UK's approach to service of
OM equipment. They accept 4Ti bodies for service from working pro
photographers, farm them out to an independent repairer, but offer not parts
backup whatever. Surely there are non-franchised repair facilities in
Canada ready to jump into the breach? If not, there can't be much demand -
which suggests they don't go wrong :-)
If you do follow AG's line of thinking and get a 5000-ED, I have a roll film
adapter available. I offered it to him when he was thinking of getting a
scanner, but he chose the V-ED which cannot use the bulk-scanning adaptors -
hey, Ken, don't say I didn't tell you :-).
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Walters, Martin
Sent: 16 September 2008 19:55
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Coolscan V ED discontinued
Piers:
Actually, I was thinking of asking Santa this year..... Frankly, it's the
arrogance of NC (and presumably N'n in general) that bugs me. I can
understand (just) the lack of warranty support for something bought
elsewhere. Refusing to service a N*n product - even if bought from a
legitimate dealer elsewhere - is just amazing. End of rant (maybe).
It's the lack of in-Canada service that worries me, especially if I were to
buy used. Even if I find one used in Canada I'd need to ensure that it's an
"approved" one.
Martin
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Piers Hemy
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 2:14 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Coolscan V ED discontinued
Not exactly old news, but I did hear a couple of weeks back, Martin.
I'm not sure what your quandary is. You have the choice of:
a) getting no service from Nikon Canada on a scanner which is available from
Cameta; or
b) getting full service from Nikon Canada on a scanner which is unavailable
in Canada!
I have a 4000ED (which is internally identical to the V ED) which I acquired
from a list member ~4 years ago. It has never shown any sign of needing
service, and continues to provide excellent service, though my demands are
diminishing in frequency.
Given the onward march of digital and the steady reduction in competitive
offerings, I doubt that we will see much inthe way of better film scanners.
And the continuing high prices fetched by some of the ancillaries for the
Nikon scanners suggests that they are still used by those with extensive
slide/negative libraries (e.g. the SF210 slide feeder easily fetches well
over $300 on the auction site).
My suggestion is that if you want one, you get one while you can, and trust
that it will be as reliable as mine has been.
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Walters, Martin
Sent: 16 September 2008 18:31
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Coolscan V ED discontinued
I've been mulling over buying one of these scanners. Not seriously, yet,
but thinking about it. Anyway, this model is listed on Nikon Japan
site as discontinued. It's still listed as a current model on Nikon Canada's
site; however, a phone call indicated that it is, indeed, discontinued.
This may be old news to some on the list. If that isn't bad enough, Nikon
Canada adamantly refuses to honour warranties or service in anyway machines
not purchased through NC agents. Which sort of rules out the USA as an
alternative supply (Cameta and others have them regularly on Eb*y).
Martin
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