Paul:
I don't have another digital body, so it was either repair or shell out
for a new body asap. Now, it gives me time to think about an eventual
upgrade in a year or so, depending what's available.
Camera came back today with a new shutter, new screen bezel (was
cracked) and eyepiece glass (was scratched) and eyepiece, plus the check
up and cleaning. Just finished setting it up as before (don't think one
can download E-M5I settings). ANyway, a useful reminder of what's in all
the menus.
Martin
On 10/09/2019 1:48 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
For a 7-year-old camera with a fairly decent amount of shots on it, I'm not
sure I want to spend roughly $250. Unless I look at it as $250 to buy
myself time to put the money together for a GH-4 and extra battery grip,
and then I have a backup camera that still uses the MFT lenses.
On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 12:27 PM Martin Walters <mwalters1440@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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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