Armadillo wrote:
mossgate,
It is unfortunate you are experiencing this nasty problem. Olympus has fallen into a deep canyon when it comes to digital cameras and quality performance.
I don't think the problem is unique to OLY, but other brands have experienced a similar problem, it sounds like lubricant is splashing onto the lower prism surface from the internal mirror as it flips up to the prism.
Suggestions:
When you send it in again make sure you are sending it to an official Olympus warranty repair station.
Carefully describe the problems and history.
Suggest they look at the entire area around the prism, mirror, and digital sensor for lubricant problems.
If it comes back, and again shows these symptoms consider purchasing a different brand DSLR; like Canon, or Nikon. Then place your OLY on eBay for sale with all the attachments that were made for the OLY.
Michael G
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The least you could do is recognize that Olympus cameras are mirrorless and your generalized recommendation is completely off the wall. Clearly you don't own one.
And your statement about Olympus falling into a deep canyon concerning digital cameras and quality is insulting to all of us m4/3 users without any statistics to warrant such a glaringly incorrect statement. I have never heard anything but praise from Olympus owners.
First of all, Olan Mills studios bought Olympus digital cameras in the days of 5 - 6 MP to equip all their studios nationwide for digital work. Most of those cameras are still working to this day and only get pitched when one fails. The results from those cameras that you can buy as large as you can fit on your wall are excellent image quality.
Second, Olympus cameras are regularly reviewed online as having image quality as good as, or better than, most any dSLR costing up to twice as much as the Olympus in question.
Third, Olympus cameras are regularly used in the medical field where image quality and reliability are paramount. Olympus is also in other fields of optics other than just cameras.
I have an Olympus PEN and the quality of it's build, compared to any other digital camera I've had since 1998, is like a little tank. Everything about it is tight, solid feeling, it has a metal casing, and it never gives me any problem. As I said in another post earlier today, I've shot around 80,000 auto-bracketed frames in the last year and it hasn't failed to work perfectly every time. I would never be afraid of buying another Olympus because of quality or image issues.
The OP acknowledges living in Arizona. In some parts of Arizona they have to put a refrigeration unit on the well water pipe coming out of the ground to cool household water enough to be able to sit on the toilet because the tank water is hotter than a sauna So I'd say parts of Arizona could be considered an extreme environment for any camera.
I've never heard of this yellow spot thing before. I wonder if the OP were to ask, if Olympus support department would tell them if they've seen this before in intense environmental conditions. Yet Olympus cameras are taken all over the world in extreme conditions and keep on working.
I'd like to know if any Olympus owners on UHH have experienced this, heard of anyone experiencing this, or if Google research would find people with this problem.