nothing new move along button fell off

[SimpleShutterSnaps]

Em1 had the bottom replaced out of warranty on my dime for not functioning

Today the 5 lost its button

Come on My film om4 still has all its buttons

 

[boxerman]

Condolences. I hope you caught the dial. I did, and three tiny but well-placed dollops of superglue fixed it fine. I think my E-M5's telling me that the E-M1 II is in my near future.

Images also worn off the buttons. But, after 4 years, I know which one is which.

 

[Hugh J]

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[CelticOdyssey]

I have owned a Leica M3 (inherited from my uncle), an M6, a Nikon F2, and Olympus Om2 and OM-4T, all film cameras of course. The only repair ever necessary was not really a repair at all, just a cleaning and adjustment when I first acquired the M3.

Then I got into digital. (snort!)

 

[LMNCT]

I would be losing my buttons if parts were falling off the equipment that I have paid rather respectable amounts of cash for. Is there no QC? Time for a new body...good excuse.

 

[Bobby J]

Frankly I think Oly's quality control is dismal. I used OM cameras for years without ANY problems. The only problem that camera ever had was that the flash quit working. Oly replaced the contact points with gold ones (and my OM-2 as well) and that is the only time I ever had any of my OM cameras in the shop. My daughter still has that OM-1 (purchased in 1972) and it still works perfectly..even the exposure meter!

I've owned nine digital Oly's starting with a C-8080 and I've had to send 4 of them in for repairs. Two under warranty and two out of warranty on my own dime. I just got my EM-1 back yesterday. They had to replace the back control wheel, and the "skin" on the back. I did have the extended warranty on it so I guess I paid in advance. I think the engineering on these cameras is really good, but I think quality control sucks. Just my opinion based on 12 years experience with them. Still, I love the system.

 

[RSSrsvp]

I've owned nine digital Oly's starting with a C-8080 and I've had to send 4 of them in for repairs. Two under warranty and two out of warranty on my own dime. I just got my EM-1 back yesterday. They had to replace the back control wheel, and the "skin" on the back. I did have the extended warranty on it so I guess I paid in advance. I think the engineering on these cameras is really good, but I think quality control sucks. Just my opinion based on 12 years experience with them. Still, I love the system.

I am not a big believer in purchasing extended warranties with the exception of one for my 2004 Mercedes CLK500 convertible which I still own and the repairs needed once out of the original warranty proved me smart to buy the extended one and I saved a fortune doing so. I have never purchased one for any camera or other electronics I have ever owned and was not going to when I purchased the E-M5 Mark ll.

However after reading all of the posts here on DPR about quality control issues in the latest OM-D lineup I changed my mind. Buying the extended warranties is becoming the "standard operating procedure" and "the smart move" instead of the exception for the E-M1 and to a lessor extent the E-M5 Mark ll. It is adding approximately 10% to the original purchase price of the camera body but in the long run all you need is one repair to put you ahead of the curve!

 

[webber15]

Em1 had the bottom replaced out of warranty on my dime for not functioning

Today the 5 lost its button

Come on My film om4 still has all its buttons

That's the dial I heard about that often fell off...I was scared to use it so used the one on the battery grip - that fell off instead!!

Dave...

 

[SimpleShutterSnaps]

So found the button at the bottom of the case.

The inside looks like it was applied with some type of rubber cement (black in color). I scrapped that out and applied a little Super Glue.

Olympus wanted the standard repair fee close to $200 after I ship it etc.

I will wait for the next EM1 and get the extended warranty for sure.

Barry

 

[Rudi]

That´s the modern style which came with "digital" . All cheap plastic - from the cameras to the look of the photos.


Rudi.

 

[CelticOdyssey]

That´s the modern style which came with "digital" . All cheap plastic - from the cameras to the look of the photos.


Rudi.

Rudi,

I can be as nostalgic as anyone, but do you really believe the quality of the image has suffered with digital?

I thought that for a long while, but by about ten years ago I changed my mind when I bought the first digital camera that exceeded my expectations. And about five years ago, I sold all my high end film cameras and have never looked back.

As for the plastic feel of modern cameras, I probably agree.

Richard

 

[Rudi]

... well, if you tweak your image the right way you can get a life like touch to it and make it look real good, but most images you find, also on DPR, have lost that "natural" or "individual" look which comes from taking care of the Scene, different film material, developing times etc. when making the pictures.

It´s all some kind of standard capture, processed with standard software, which gives them a look no longer life like. Two exceptions might be the old Kodak DSLRs and the old Sigma SD- and DP- cameras. Images from those have their own personality, but everything else is somehow all of the same cosmetic kind, as if there is a standard what pictures today have to look like.

Rudi.

 

[SimpleShutterSnaps]

The other half of the equation is monitor type and calibration.

The same holds for what paper it used to print the image.

Most of the images are viewed on mobile devices and never make it to print.

Barry

 

[stateit]

...

The inside looks like it was applied with some type of rubber cement (black in color)...

Do you live anywhere hot and/or buggy (the two usually go hand-in-hand it seems)?

I'm thinking either sunoil or bug deterrant (DEET) may have effected the glue.

 

[Stan Powers]

I've owned nine digital Oly's starting with a C-8080 and I've had to send 4 of them in for repairs. Two under warranty and two out of warranty on my own dime. I just got my EM-1 back yesterday. They had to replace the back control wheel, and the "skin" on the back. I did have the extended warranty on it so I guess I paid in advance. I think the engineering on these cameras is really good, but I think quality control sucks. Just my opinion based on 12 years experience with them. Still, I love the system.

I am not a big believer in purchasing extended warranties with the exception of one for my 2004 Mercedes CLK500 convertible which I still own and the repairs needed once out of the original warranty proved me smart to buy the extended one and I saved a fortune doing so. I have never purchased one for any camera or other electronics I have ever owned and was not going to when I purchased the E-M5 Mark ll.

However after reading all of the posts here on DPR about quality control issues in the latest OM-D lineup I changed my mind. Buying the extended warranties is becoming the "standard operating procedure" and "the smart move" instead of the exception for the E-M1 and to a lessor extent the E-M5 Mark ll. It is adding approximately 10% to the original purchase price of the camera body but in the long run all you need is one repair to put you ahead of the curve!

Sigh. Yes, I've been shooting Olympus since the mid-70's - my OM-1n and 2n are still like new. Too many Oly P&S and dSLR digitals to count. I recently received a defective kit lens (14-42EZ) which I sent in (under warranty) for repair (Oly refused my request for a replacement of course) which was returned to me still defective. All subsequent communications have been ignored. So, I eat a cheap kit lens, could be worse. But, what value is any warranty if Olympus cannot provide a repair and customer service is unresponsive? Maybe my experience is an outlier, but I am dubious of Olympus Repair and Customer Service.

I am not ready to pack up my marble and go home just yet - but I am leery...

 

[boxerman]

So found the button at the bottom of the case.

As I recall, mine came off in my hand. Also our guide (safari) found the rubber "point" of my monopod that had fallen off in the jeep. I guess I'm lucky. I DO have a safety strap on my cam, connecting to the neck strap (I have a neck strap that screws into the tripod mount--maybe prone to unscrew, but I do check that often, and it's never come loose.

The inside looks like it was applied with some type of rubber cement (black in color). I scrapped that out and applied a little Super Glue.

I did not detect any glue for mine. I was convinced that the three little pairs of metal thingies were mechanical bindings. But, I'm not going to pull it off to look! It's been 4 months, and the superglue seems firm.

Olympus wanted the standard repair fee close to $200 after I ship it etc.

Holy cr@p!

I will wait for the next EM1 and get the extended warranty for sure.

Will think about that. If I can get 4 years, I'm happy. Digital is still improving enough that I'm not thinking about a cam as a lifetime investment, as I did with some of my earlier cameras. That didn't work, either. My first "SLR" was a Zeiss. German precision engineering, hah! Every 3-6 months in the shop.

 

[Kung Pao Panda]

So found the button at the bottom of the case.

The inside looks like it was applied with some type of rubber cement (black in color). I scrapped that out and applied a little Super Glue.

Olympus wanted the standard repair fee close to $200 after I ship it etc.

I will wait for the next EM1 and get the extended warranty for sure.

Barry

Can you use Crazy Glue to reattach?

 

[boxerman]

Can you use Crazy Glue to reattach?

Krazy Glue and Super Glue are trade names for cyanoacrylate glues. There are small differences among formulations, but I think they all work about the same. I used Krazy Glue, maximum bond. So far, so good.