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!

I wouldn't bother, because even after they checked it out you could get the failures.  I had two E-M1's, and between the two I had 3 dial failures (twice on one of them), one EVF burn in, one shutter failure, and two grip failures (the grip material separates from the body).

I did not have any lug failures because I didn't use neck straps after hearing about the problems.  I use a custom bottom plate on all of my cameras, and black rapid straps with Arca clamps to grip the base.  The approach I would take if I ever got an E-M5 Mark III to avoid the tripod mount failure issue.

I've since upgraded to two E-M1.2's.  I just got one of them back from service because of problems with lens contacts (and they replaced the grip material).

If I didn't like the cameras so much, I would never put up with the failure rate on them.