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Life expectancy of Mirrorless Camera Bodies

Started Nov 5, 2016 | Polls thread
NZ Scott
NZ Scott Veteran Member • Posts: 5,201
E-P3 three years plus, GM5 only 14 months

My E-P3 was retired to the back of my cupboard after three years and 50,000 shots. It still works fine. The mode dial fell off once, but luckily I felt it land on my foot and was able to recover it / glue it back on.

My GM5 started having problems after just 14 months and 10,000 shots. The on-off switch has become very stiff, the rear scrollwheel stopped working and the metal sheath fell off the 12-32 kit lens. Although annoyingly semi-disabled, it is still my main camera two years after purchase.

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