Originally posted by luckylu Hi Penotax rest assured you have bought a brilliant camera IMO. I bought mine in 2018 was manufactured 2017 and I bought it new. The chances are it won't happen to yours as the problem seems less likely compared to previous models. If you follow the "rules" to mitigate the issue, like taking photos regularly not letting it sit idle, and if you make sure that if you do get the PLM and love it as much as I do, then swap it to give the solenoid exercise. If after this it still goes wrong it is an easy fix whether you do it yourself or pay a professional to do it. My repair cost just over £100 with a years warranty on it and it got a good clean up and service as well.
So take you're pics worry free and enjoy it and like me I hope you end up loving the camera.
Thanks mate! You really did inspire me
I am already in love with this camera, it feels so good in my hand(s), and that lovely shutter and mirror flip sounds make me feel high)).
I'm comming from mirrorless (sony a6000, a6300) sold them already, not for me.
I happened to shoot Nikon d7200 recently, which made me switch to dslr. I found it is much more interesting to shoot, totaly different experience, it made me rely upon my brain, rather than relying upon EVF that decides for me.
But that "follow the rules" thing got my attention "like taking photos regularly not letting it sit idle".
As I understand, I need to keep that solenoid thing busy?
I've just started learning, i use it intensively every evening since i bought it, but in the future, it will sit idle for a week, may be two weeks. Will that be too long?
How often would you suggest to use it? 'cause if it a matter of messing with repairs, no no, then i'm ready to use it every hour