EM1 Preemptive Repair

thatnormguy wrote:

Greetings All. Slightly new angle to the "should I... EM1" topic. Ordered one in EX+ condition and called Olympus to get a verbal ballpark estimate to 1) reinforce the lugs, 2) check/replace dials known to fail, and 3) check shutter to avoid stickiness.
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Background: after having an EM5 II, EPL7, and EM10 II... I (an a GX7 too) have to get the EM1 experience out of my system because of the tilt screen, viewfinder, light(er) weight compared to newer models in the line and phase detection.
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Question: Is it worth trying to get these potential issues addressed before they happen even if they don't? I can spare a couple of hundred bucks for a camera that has so much going for it.
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Any guidance welcome and thanks in advance!

Good points. I have an E-M1.

1) Lugs - my lugs have given me no trouble - but I have never had to suspend the camera by its strap lugs - I use wrist straps for safety but very rarely to dangle.  Maybe buying second hand you don’t necessarily know if it has been dangled by neck strap - does it come with a neck strap in place?

2) Dials - my only issue was the rear dial which took a lot of spinning to work “out of the box”.  I thought it was awkward but must have been designed that way. I did get it fixed under warranty even if I had to argue a bit with Olympus Australia to get them to cover it under warranty.  I suggest that if your camera dials work properly then they were always good or have been repaired - this far down the track they most likely will continue to work properly.

3) Shutter stickiness - what is that?  I did not know that this was an issue ....

4) Sunburn on the evf - more insidious - little yellow dots and some not so little, and smears.  You almost have to do no more than wave the camera evf in the general direction of the sun and the evf will get burned.  The evf has a high degree of eye-relief and can be penetrated by the sun at some quite extreme angles and not just direct exposure.

Easily done and very expensive to fix and even difficult to get repaired under warranty at the best of times.  Check carefully to see if the evf has been burned.  Despite utter care my E-M1 has accumulated a few more yellow spots as small flecks but they are so small I can live with them.