Re: [OM] Well, that sucks

[Martin Walters]

Paul:
That's what my E-M5 did. Shutter locked up 'down'. Nothing would unstick 
it. It's being repaired by Oly-Canada. Cost is C$305, including taxes 
and shipping. I wondered about replacing rather than repairing; however, 
I'd prefer to wait for the E-M5III. Seems like I'll be using the mkI for 
a while yet.
In the interim been using OM-2N to finish off some film I had. What a 
nice viewfinder........
Martin


On 09/09/2019 8:33 PM, Paul Braun 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...
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