Sorry - I meant the thumb grip on the E-M5 body broke off. The only missing
part is on the battery grip.
Paul Braun WD9GCO
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> On Dec 7, 2017, at 15:55, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On 12/7/2017 1:06 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>> So, my E-M5 has been reliable all along.
>
> Sounds like it still is. It's an accessory that's gone wrong, no?
>
>> Then the knurled cap on the
>> selector wheel on the battery grip popped off, and Olympus told me that
>> they wouldn't sell me one, I would have to send the grip in for servicing,
>> so a 50 cent snap-on part would end up costing me $70 or more plus postage.
>>
>> Today, the thumb grip broke off. There are two little screws or something
>> from inside the camera into a couple of molded-in bosses, and those just
>> fractured. I'm sure that will require a $300 service call, so I'm
>> considering just cleaning the area really well and filling the back of the
>> grip with epoxy and just sticking it on.
>
> KEH has the whole thing for $99-139, depending on condition.
> <https://www.keh.com/shop/olympus-micro-4-3-olympus-hld-6-power-battery-holder-includes-6g-grip-6p-pack-om-d-e-m5-219669.html>
>
> B&H has three for slightly more.
> <https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/used/842943/?c3api=1876%2C72118895162%2C&gclid=CjwKCAiA6qPRBRAkEiwAGw4SdoT-7S6LvaqnwG4ZSIiS0xEU2E6EZL2HvMhD82e0EcICYvMtaurutxoCfAcQAvD_BwE>
>
> If it's only the top part that is broken, there are several of those (HLD-6G)
> available for well under $100 on the 'Bay.
> <https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=hld-6g&ul_noapp=true>
>
> Personally, I'd sell the unbroken part and throw the other away . . . ;-)
>
> Shopping Slave Moose
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