In 20 years of servicing OM, I've seen 1 - 8mm fisheye. Owners will likely
have to bite the bullet if they want this kind of work done.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY 11743
631-424-2121 | omtech@xxxxxxxxx
www.zuiko.com
Factory Trained OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 6:51 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: element repairs and stuff relating to the 8mm fisheye
although also relevant to other lenses
> You need to form a consortium of 100 owners of 8mm fisheyes with damaged
> rear elements. Then you might have enough volume to have a lot made up
> at a barely affordable price. Maybe John and Clint could make an
> estimate of the size of the possible market given the number of repairs
> they've had to turn down for lack of repair parts.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Moose wrote:
>
>> Yes, there is at least one place doing this. I think someone already
>> posted the name. They will separate, clean, polish, reglue and recoat. I
>> think I've heard of elements being created from scratch, but the cost is
>> simply uneconomic.
>
>
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