I had a problem with v1.1 in my first purchased E-M5, and could not use my camera for any period of time. After using my camera for a short period of time, it would lock up and not fire. I had to let it set for a while without the battery in it and then replace the battery before turning it back on. Now that I have upgraded both of my E-M5s to v1.2, I was able to do a job the entire morning yesterday without any shut downs.

Logically, if there were an issue with the E-M5 that would warrant a recall, the reason and problem would have surfaced on forums like this one. We would be the first to know, not last.

The only persistent problem with the E-M5 that affects a large number of users is driver error. Olympus can't do a recall for that.

I think that mine is referred to as the OM-D Classic

__________________
Nic
E-M5, GH1
Flickr Photostream
>> Insert quote here <<

To borrow from IT PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair)

...I guess it would be PEBVAS (Problem Exists Between Viewfinder and Strap)


I know that is the biggest issue with my images

__________________
OM-D E-M5 | M.Zuiko 12-50 f/3.5-6.3 w/LH-55B | Panny 45-175 f/4-5.6 | M.Zuiko 45 f/1.8 | PL 25 f/1.4 | Panny 14 f/2.5 | FL-300R | SMDV RFN-4 | Hoya HD Circ. Polarizer with step up rings | Billingham Hadley Pro (yes my entire kit fits in there)

There was at least one report here of someone sending their bricked camera in for a restore, and it came back unexpectedly with a new IBIS System installed. There could very well be a block of early production cameras that have an IBIS System that needs replacing with an improved version because something in them is prone to break prematurely.

I'm currently managing two different recall situations with products we purchase from China. In one case a small portion of the production lot missed getting a key processing step that degraded a few the parts service life. In the other they lost control of the raw material identity and part of the run was made with much weaker material. In both cases you can't tell the good parts from the bad parts and we had to try to get them all back. There was nothing wrong with our designs, but we still have egg on our face because our suppliers let us down, and we didn't catch it up front.

I basically said the same thing in the other Firmware 1.2 thread:

I've experienced exactly the same issue, and it's a major problem for me, as I use AEB (bracketing) frequently (HDR). Consequently, I'd normally want to have AEB turned on in it's menu (it's an option to have it set to "off").

I was having strange things happen, in the sense that in single-frame shooting, after taking one shot, the next preview in the EVF would be dramatically under-exposed. Couldn't figure it out, I thought the exposure system was erratic. Normal for me, in initially configuring the camera, I had set AEB to one of the "on" settings. You wouldn't expect this to affect Single shot use, but it does. If I set AEB to "off", the problem in Single AF appears to go away (just discovered this, so only my initial impression).

So the "bug", if you want to call it that, is that I can't have AEB configured and simply switch into multi-frame mode to be able to shoot exposure brackets, as I can on my Panasonic. I have to both change single-frame to multi-frame (from the SCP), and also go into the menus and set up AEB. Note that these settings are in different places, adding to the complexity; AEB settings aren't accessible in the SCP. AND I have to reverse this kludgy process to go back to single-frame use.

I can, and have, saved my bracketing configuration to the rear FN button (seems to be the only configurable button that can access MySet), but this requires that you press & hold the FN button, which makes it more difficult to shoot brackets handheld at marginal shutter speeds, due to muscle tension. If Olympus had provided a user-selectable option for the FN button to work as a toggle, instead of limiting it to press-and-hold, that would be a noticeable improvement, but it's still a work-around, IMO.

This mode of use is incredibly easy on my GH2, by comparison. My comment to Olympus would be that if you're going to offer this degree of configurability, (always a liability in terms of user interface design), be sure to take it all the way - make it more versatile than it presently is. This type of problem could easily be addressed in firmware (AEB settings only come into effect when multi-frame is active) , but I doubt that Olympus even recognize the problem.

For me this is a major issue, and if not corrected, will probably see me avoiding Olympus in future.

Brian

__________________
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueshound/

My B&H Photo rep emailed me yesterday to tell me they had a new shipment and made no mention of any recall. I think that's pretty good reassurance. I won't bother asking my Oly contacts, because they never give me advance info about this kind of thing.

__________________
Amin
Mu-43.com Webmaster (Site FAQ | Help Forum | My Disclosures | My Flickriver | My G+ Profile)

Note: Links in this post may be to our affiliates. We get a small referral fee when you buy after clicking our link. Your price is unaffected.

I've had 1.2 software since the day it came out, no issues at all.

My EVF and Live View on the LCD failed shortly after the update, but theyre most likely unrelated cases. I am a bit disappointed with Olympus QC though.