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Re: [OM] Well, that sucks

Subject: Re: [OM] Well, that sucks
From: Mark Kronquist <mak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 17:36:54 -0700
remove and leave off grip

> On Sep 9, 2019, at 5:33 PM, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Just got back from three days in Rome and a 7-day Greek cruise.
> 
> Yesterday, right before we were getting off the bus to walk to Trevi 
> Fountain, I pressed the shutter on my E-M5 to grab a shot of whatever it was 
> we were standing next to, and the camera locked up and went dark. I knew it 
> couldn't be batteries since I had one in the grip as well as the body.
> 
> I ended up shooting the fountain with the iPhone...
> 
> Got back to the hotel, charged two batteries up and put them back in the 
> camera. Nothing. Decided to try the let-it-sit-without-batteries-for-24-hours 
> trick. Just got home after no batteries for 30 hours - nada.
> 
> I looks like my E-M5 may have just died. Not good. A new body ain't in the 
> budget right now.
> 
> Anyone have any suggestions before I call Olympus and see how much it might 
> cost to get it repaired?
> 
> If I decide to just go with a clean used E-M1, will I still be happy? A new 
> body for $1200 or $1600 ain't gonna happen any time soon.
> 
> At least it held up through the first two days in Rome and on the cruise 
> through Greece.
> 
> I am, as they say, not happy. Especially since I know I have some shoots 
> coming up in the next month...
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> Paul Braun WD9GCO
> Amateur Radio Newsline Anchor
> ARNewsline.org
> Certified Music Junkie
> 
> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
> 
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