Info on KM5D/7D Dark frame Problem (ERROR 58)

[TME]

Although it's called the shutter count, thot what really matters is actually the CCD usage, rather than the shutter? :dunno:

Not really, the shutter is still a mechanical one... it has life cycle as well... I think should be rated at 100,000 cycles. After that it fails... or at least is no longer warranted to do what it's supposed to do... so shutter count is important... the CCD's lifespan is likely to outlast the 100,000 counts for the shutter assembly but I dun think anyone has really pushed the camera to such limits or at least have not reported it... cos very often even for reporters, professionals, likely other external parts fail first (like buttons, knobs & dials) and since they get their products sponsored and also since reliability is key, they would just buy another unit rather than repair and see out the unit' lifespan...

 

[wee_ly]

i got hit with the Black Screen Err lately. Sent to SSC yesterday.

Wonder how long it will take to repair and what is the damage like?

 

[yokechye]

a week or so?

 

[TME]

May not take so long if they have the spare parts... they already know what the problem, they just need to replace one part in the shutter assembly.

 

[wee_ly]

received a call from KM technician (mr. seah). told me that he will change the suspected faulty part, which is a known fact to all of us around the world. this will be FOC but if there are some other problems after the change, then change of other parts will be chargable. ok-lah, fair enough.

km/sony do honour their words.