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[OM] Opinion needed, please

Subject: [OM] Opinion needed, please
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2021 23:10:27 -0500
Actually, you lot may be the wrong people to ask...

You may remember that a couple of years ago near the end of our trip to Rome/cruise through Greece that my trusty E-M5 ceased to live. It just shut down and wouldn't come back. I've tried a hard reset, but no go. I finished out our last day in Rome with my iPhone.

In late 2019 I picked up a shiny new E-M5 mkIII, which is still clicking away. But that original E-M5 is still sitting on the shelf, looking forlornly at me.

I believe at the time, it was mentioned that for a $250 flat fee, Oly would refurb it and bring it back to life.

The family CFO asked why I needed two cameras and questioned my wisdom. I explained that it's always good to have a spare body, and that the original camera does a few tricks that the new one doesn't, including letting me use the extended battery grip that Oly stubbornly refuses to even consider for the mkIII. Plus, the screen flips up the right way for ground-level shooting. The look I got seemed to indicate my explanation didn't exactly justify my reasoning.

Am I crazy, or is it worth sending the original body back in for some TLC?

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