Careful with Olympus - Olympus' Dirty Little Secret

Greetings all. I wanted to divulge my site -
http://www.olympuscheatedme.com - which describes the latest in a long
line of problems with Olympus-brand cameras.

My wife and I received an Olympus C-5060 WZ camera as a wedding gift.
It was great for the first couple of months that we had it, but,
inevitably, we were doomed with the mode dial defect that joins these
and the C-5050 models. I sent it back to Olympus in January and they
"fixed" it. Unfortunatly, it didn't work when they shipped it back to
me (not even for one photo). So, like a nice guy, I spent the cash to
ship it ALL THE WAY FROM AFRICA to the USA for more repairs. After a
month's delay, they sent me a letter that says they're holding it for
hostage unless I pay $244.65 for "damage". It was never even fixed the
first time. And, yes, the camera is still under warranty. This
problem is well documented in reviews and other websites, but Olympus
has yet to accept it as a manufacturer's defect.

Please let me know if you've had similar experiences with Olympus.

Cheers,
Jonathan aka Mr. Mozambique