Why let a good friend go to an early grave. Check with zuiko.com for the best repairs going. I have many OMs and John has serviced most of them. Bill Barber
Thanks, guys - my broken OM will still be put to some use - as a parts body. Until then, it will have pride of place in my shelf (I can't believe I'm talking about a camera this way, but I'm just going to run with it). I've checked Zuiko.com's website, and I've asked around at a few repair shops - the cost was going to be too high.
@JD: yeah, I ended up finding a lot of interesting things to shoot, and close to my hotel, too. I can't decide which film I like best in terms of effect - the Provia film, or the Fuji 64T.