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Olympus TG-3 - is it possible to replace lens cover if scratched?

Started Jul 2, 2014 | Discussions thread
jimzenglish
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Re: Olympus TG-3 - is it possible to replace lens cover if scratched?

Mittskitts wrote:

I was really concerned about that lens when I got my TG-1, but it has held up very well. My TG-1 is going on 2 years old and has been dropped a few times and even sent back to Olympus for some trim bowing after a drop (they did a great job fixing it). I has no scratches on the lens. I do keep it in a case. I also finally bought it the Olympus leather jacket for it that has reduced the slipperiness of the camera body (reduces risk of drops) and also keeps things away from the lens a little more. I don't know if Olympus can replace it if it gets scratched, but I suspect they could (you could call customer service and ask).

That's good to know, I'm very impressed with the camera but that just seemed a chink in it's armour. I see some small screws there so I'm sure that Olympus could replace if necessary but thought maybe could be a consumer replaceable part too. I wish they'd built the lens cover into the screw off front ring as this would make it very simple to replace but maybe that would have caused a waterproofing issue.

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