Originally posted by stevebrot Ours is not the only site where this is being discussed.
Ah, OK. Thanks for that, Steve.
Originally posted by stevebrot @opal is a very unhappy owner. With any luck they will report back their experience with their vendor.
Gotcha. Well... I'd be disappointed too. However, I'd like to assume our new member is wise enough to realise these things can happen with any product. One bad sample is not a reflection on the product or manufacturer. If fifty folks reported the same issue and provided similar evidence, then we might have a problem on our hands... In any case, let's hope we hear more on this and the resolution process...
EDIT: OK, I just read through our new member's posts in that thread on DPR. I don't buy the grease explanation without further evidence, but it sounds like the issue will be dealt with through warranty. And, since this isn't a widely-reported problem, we can put it down to "just one of those unfortunate things". Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Leica owners have all been subject to different but equally frustrating rarities...