Several years ago, my wife and I lived in Maine. I gave my wife a new Canon
digital camera for Christmas. We had a tradition of taking a walk in the
woods behind our home on New-Years Eve, and that year we took our walk (on
snowshoes). She put her new camera in the pocket of her parka, and I put a
Canon Canonet QL17 in my pocket. Half way through the walk, her camera
failed. I sent it in for warranty repair, and was told that the camera could
not be repaired, and that it was unrealistic to expect any camera to survive
outdoors in Maine. My Canonet, which was 40 years old at the time, is still
working flawlessly, and is my go to camera for poor conditions, and when I want
to carry a camera in my pocket.
Your Epic might not have been built to the same standards as the 80 year old
Leica, but it was probably far better than anything being made today. Most
cameras today are in phones that are not expected to last 5 years.
Mark
From: Richard Lahrson <gtripspud@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 10:16:25 -0800
Subject: [pure-silver] Wonder...
My Olympus Stylist Epic w/35 2.8 an
electronic wonder of the '90s broke
(the electronic shutter switch failed).
My '30 Leica that sat down for 1/2
century works great & is being CLAed.
I suppose the Epic needs the circular file.
Rich
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