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Olympus cameras are another nightmare to repair. The button broke, but they 1) won't sell the parts to the repair store, 2) want it shipped to the factory and $200 to repair. A button that shouldn't have broken in the first place (I've take thousands and thousands of pictures and never had one fail before.

Its micro four-thirds so my next camera will be panasonic.



I had the opposite experience, to be fair. The shutter button broke (I think the spring), and they repaired it, for free.


You figure they would just do that for the good will it engenders...




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