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Olympus PEN battery door cover replacement

Started Sep 17, 2016 | Discussions
Paul 1712 New Member • Posts: 8
Olympus PEN battery door cover replacement

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if the battery cover on the Olympus PEN E-PL6 is the same as the one on the E-PL5 or E-PL7? I need to order a new cover for my E-PL6 but Olympus' website only has them for the 5 & 7. I have found one for the 6 elsewhere but it's twice the price and doesn't look like it is an original part.

Thanks

 Paul 1712's gear list:Paul 1712's gear list
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-PL6 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ
Olympus E-PL7 Olympus PEN E-PL5 Olympus PEN E-PL6
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Guy Parsons
Guy Parsons Forum Pro • Posts: 40,000
Re: Olympus PEN battery door cover replacement

Paul 1712 wrote:

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if the battery cover on the Olympus PEN E-PL6 is the same as the one on the E-PL5 or E-PL7? I need to order a new cover for my E-PL6 but Olympus' website only has them for the 5 & 7. I have found one for the 6 elsewhere but it's twice the price and doesn't look like it is an original part.

Thanks

E-PL5 and E-PL6 are the same camera, just a couple of extra firmware wrinkles in the 6. So the battery door will fit. It's a snap-out design, so easy to snap out and snap in.

Regards..... Guy

Helen
Helen Veteran Member • Posts: 7,606
Re: Olympus PEN battery door cover replacement

Paul 1712 wrote:

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if the battery cover on the Olympus PEN E-PL6 is the same as the one on the E-PL5 or E-PL7? I need to order a new cover for my E-PL6 but Olympus' website only has them for the 5 & 7. I have found one for the 6 elsewhere but it's twice the price and doesn't look like it is an original part.

Thanks

It's exactly the same as the one for the E-PL5, except perhaps the cosmetic finish (it's made to match the bodywork and if it's a black camera, the E-PL5 is smooth black anodised metal whilst the E-PL6 is coarse matte sputter enamelled metal - though the door in both cases is of course plastic).

The E-PL7 door is different, as it is hinged at the opposite end.

[Edit - Oh, would you look at that!  Guy and I (rhyme!) replied at the same minute, at different ends of our respective days in Oz and the UK ]

Guy Parsons
Guy Parsons Forum Pro • Posts: 40,000
Re: Olympus PEN battery door cover replacement

Helen wrote:

[Edit - Oh, would you look at that! Guy and I (rhyme!) replied at the same minute, at different ends of our respective days in Oz and the UK ]

Helen, the obvious response is that great minds think alike - but that's wrong.

In this case this chimp brain is a pale and feeble imitation of the Goddess of Camera Information's brain.

Regards..... Guy

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OP Paul 1712 New Member • Posts: 8
Re: Olympus PEN battery door cover replacement

Thanks for the replies .

Paul

 Paul 1712's gear list:Paul 1712's gear list
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-PL6 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ
Guy Parsons
Guy Parsons Forum Pro • Posts: 40,000
Is it really broken?

Paul 1712 wrote:

Thanks for the replies .

Paul

Is it really broken, or has it just been bumped and popped out of its socket?

They pop right back in easily if the latter situation.

I "broke" mine deliberately some time back to show how it can be "repaired". https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/51872228

Regards....... Guy

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