It's good their service policy is not set in stone as in "mirror has not
fallen out so you can't get it done".
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John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I emailed Canon and they have agreed to do a free, preemptive fix on the
> mirror. They will email me a form to be sent with the camera and a UPS
> label to take care of the shipping. Service requires 10-15 business
> days from time of arrival so I'll be without the camera for some time.
> i need the camera next weekend so I won't send it off until 6/22. That
> means no 5D for July 4 but I don't think we're doing anything special
> then. Looks like I'll have to get reacquainted with some other cameras.
> :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> John Hermanson wrote:
>> So they're saying IF your mirror falls off, you can get the service, but
>> you can't do preemptive upgrade.
>> ___________________________________
>> John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>> 631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>> Thanks. I was aware of that service notice but so far my own 5D's
>>> mirror has not fallen off and thus is not one of the "affected
>>> products". I hope it stays that way. Your note did remind me to
>>> inspect the mirror and I can't see any evidence of it coming loose. I
>>> don't see any evidence of "clamps" on DPReview's photo of the 5D Mk II
>>> mirror so they must have come up with a better adhesive.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>> John Hermanson wrote:
>>>> Speaking of the 5D, there is a service advisory from Canon stating that
>>>> original production mirrors may come unglued from the mirror base and
>>>> fall out. Updated 5Ds have some kind of mechanical clamps holding the
>>>> mirror in place. Repair is done free.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=215&modelid=11933&keycode=2112&id=55659
>>>> ___________________________________
>>>> John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
>>>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>>>> 631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
>>>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>>>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>>> I agree. It takes a FF view to get the larger and brighter view to help
>>>>> with manual focus. But even my Canon 5D can't hold a candle to the size
>>>>> and brightness of the view through an OM-1. But I don't consider it a
>>>>> problem since I have come to throughly embrace autofocus lenses. The
>>>>> only OM mount lenses I typically use these days are either very fast
>>>>> (for a bright view) or else have very short focal lengths that lend
>>>>> themselves to hyperfocal focusing methods for landscape.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob Whitmire wrote:
>>>>>> Agreed. Both my Nykons have viewfinders that offer a hell of a view,
>>>>>> but the screens are optimized for autofocus, not manual. That said,
>>>>>> after much experience, it's not so much of a problem anymore. You
>>>>>> begin to sense when you've got it just right.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --Bob Whitmire
>>>>>> www.bobwhitmire.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 9, 2010, at 6:44 AM, Moose wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think the only thing that comes near is a FF DSLR. Even at that, the
>>>>>>> 'view' is not the same, the standard screens not optimized for manual
>>>>>>> focus and, according to folks here, the alternate screens still not
>>>>>>> ideal.
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