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I had reason to visit the Olympus Homepage recently and was astonished to find that it appears only three Four Thirds bodies are listed as in current manufacture. From the top the E5, E30 and E620. All the other models are listed as "archived". Every Olympus site I visited told the same story. Surely I must be missing something? Seems a little scary if this is true. I guess that lineup does give us a barely adequate range but I would have expected at least another two bodies to choose from, as was the case not so long ago. Or perhaps I am expecting too much from a small manufacturer?
It has come to my attention that the rubber grips on Olympus cameras can come off as the cameras age. There is a supplier in the UK (Luton Cameras at http://www.lutoncameras.co.uk/Spares.html) who can supply replacement rubber kits at very reasonable prices but here is the rub: There are no more kits for the E-1 and Luton tell me that Oly gives no warning when they are going to stop supplying spares but typically they stop when a model is 5-6 years old. Oly will repair the grip but at a charge of $250 I wonder how many would bother! I think this is a little unfair of Olympus. Surely it's not too much to ask that they maintain supplies of high-wear parts such as rubber grips for at least 10 years? I suppose that is an aeon in digital terms but I expect to get many more years out of my E-1. The rubber on mine is still fine but I would like to know that I can still repair it should it deteriorate. Perhaps this might be a case of strength in numbers? If enough of us complain Oly might ...
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