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Reliance on Li Ion batteries in Oly Pen series

Started Dec 23, 2015 | Discussions thread
OP alexisgreat Veteran Member • Posts: 6,459
Re: Reliance on Li Ion batteries in Oly Pen series

baxters wrote:

alexisgreat wrote:

What kind of repairs have your cameras needed? Did the shutter assembly fail (I take it the Pen series is rated to 50,000 actuations like my E-520?)

-Shutter failed EPM1 around 8000 exposures. Fixed.

-Compact XZ1 failed to extend lens. Fixed.

-Dials didn't work on EPL5 and later the LCD went blank. Fixed.

-Dials didn't work right on EM5. Useable, but a nuisance. Finally got fed up and had it fixed. When it came back, the flash hot show was bad. Replaced.

Thanks for the details- how much did these repairs cost?  I called Olympus once and asked them how much it costs to replace a shutter, they told me $120 for the E-520.

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Olympus C-7070 Wide Zoom Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR Fujifilm FinePix HS50 EXR Olympus E-520 Olympus PEN E-PL6 +3 more
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