I had the same problem with IS on an E-P2, didn't drop it, it just appeared
after a long time of no use. I must try to fix it! The E-P1, E-P2 & E-P3 are
all good walk around cameras but I think the eye level viewfinder is a good
investment.
...Wayne
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> Sent: Tuesday, 24 September 2024 3:30 AM
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> Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus E-P1 find
>
> I've had the e-pl1 for a few years & never had any issues, I always liked the
> shape of the P1 so couldn't pass it up at that price, bought my daughter a
> used pl5 some years ago which threw up an IS error after she dropped it,
> luckily I found a guy online who managed to fix the same issue & posted
> instructions & pics, the tiny IS mechanism that returns to its resting
> position
> during power off gets stuck out of position due to being dropped & battery
> falling out leaving the mechanism in no man's land. If you're lucky Moose you
> might reach Scotland just as Brigadoon comes to life, only occurs every
> 1000yrs so have the camera ready.😉
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> On 23 Sep 2024, 17:40, at 17:40, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >Nice to hear from another long time lurker!
> >
> >On 9/23/2024 8:53 AM, Paul Haigney wrote:
> >> I just clicked 'buy' on a great condition silver E-P1 body €47 incl
> >shipping from a local seller, we are off to Lloret
> >> De Mar (Spain) next week & will take it along as a walk-about
> >snapper, happy days.
> >
> >In my summary of all the E-xx MFT bodies, I have a note at the bottom:
> >----------
> >Almost all µ4/3 cameras suffered from “Shutter Shock”, a vibration from
> >the shutter that creates motion blur in a certain range of commonly
> >used shutter speeds. As the effect varies depending on lens used, it
> >was often attributed to lenses at first.
> >
> >Although completely undocumented by Olympus, missed by Dpreview and
> >missed by me at first, the E-PL1, and all subsequent Pens, as far as I
> >know, include a shutter delay feature deep in the menus, called
> >“Anti-Shock”. The manuals never say so, but it has a range from 1/8-30
> >sec. The very shortest setting, 1/8 sec., almost completely eliminates
> >the effect on images.
> >-----------
> >
> >I don't recall from so long ago whether I named the E-PL1 as the first
> >body with shutter shock compensation because I knew that to be true, or
> >because I didn't know whether earlier models had it or not.
> >
> >If it's the original battery, might be a good idea to buy a new,
> >aftermarket battery . . .
> >
> >Have a great trip! We're leaving Boston area for Scotland this evening.
> >
> >Travelin' Moose
> >
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