And abuse may be another factor.ĭue to the IBIS, sensor, smaller body things are more crammed together than with the traditional DSLR - heat may be an extra factor too. It's too early to determine whether the Shutter itself is to blame or the construction of the driving mechanism, or the software behind it.
SHUTTER COUNTER FOR SONY A7 II FULL
What i know is that the same shutter will be used in other camera's withing Sony or in other non-Sony Full Frame body's. We don't have the numbers and we do hope the class action suite may give us those. And i am not going to stop using the mechanical shutter.
Having a A7III we're reading this discussion with some mixed feelings.
This avoids rendering your camera inoperable when the shutter fails completely.ĭoes this lawsuit have merit? Let us know in the comments below. If you notice the phenomenon, you can at least continue shooting by switching to a completely electronic shutter until you can have your camera repaired. It remains unclear as to whether the a7 III genuinely has an issue or if the popularity of the camera combined with social media algorithms exaggerated a problem that is not unique to the a7 III.Īs reported by Fstoppers in August 2019, there are often warning signs that the shutter on a mirrorless camera is about to fail. The lawsuit emerges more than 18 months after a spate of rumors claimed that the a7 III’s shutter was potentially defective, with multiple owners reporting shutter failures in various Facebook groups. The lawsuit reads: “Unfortunately for many purchasers of the a7iii, mechanical problems with the shutter have rendered the cameras unusable provided they do not pay over $500 for repair to an authorized service center.” It explains that while the life expectancy on the a7 III is estimated by Sony at 200,000 actuations, “numerous users report shutter failures” that are far below this figure, sometimes as low as 50,000 or even 10,000 actuations.
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