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Re: [OM] LensRentals.com - Lensrentals Repair Data: January – July 2012

Subject: Re: [OM] LensRentals.com - Lensrentals Repair Data: January – July 2012
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:56:33 -0500
We have a 3 day turnaround.

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On 11/8/2012 6:53 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Another good article from LensRentals.com.  On price and turnaround for
> repairs Tamron looks excellent and Olympus looks fairly good.  Not so
> good if you own Nikon or Sony.  One interesting observation is that
> large, fast lenses have higher repair rates than their slower brethren.
>    The highest frequency of repair items tend to be big, f/2.8 and really
> big f/4 zooms.  I guess AF motors and drive gears suffer the effects of
> moving large masses.  There are also comments about specific weaknesses
> of certain lenses and bodies.  There is a very high frequency of repair
> on the Canon 5D Mk III and Nikon D800s bodies and the Nikon 70-200 VRII
> for a tripod foot that's too weak and is easily bent.  If you're in the
> market for new (or even used) gear this is a recommended read.
>
> ps:  I guess Tamron looks good on repairs since John Hermanson is now
> working there.  :-)
>
> <http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/lensrentals-repair-data-january-july-2012#more-9311>
>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>

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