IMPORTANT; First frame black issue

I have a late 5D 12-17-2005.. Is there any ser.number #01509070, that would be considered safe and had the new parts installed in it new from the factory? I have about 3000 shots and so far so good.. Am I safe? Thanks George

George wrote: I have a late 5D 12-17-2005.. Is there any ser.number #01509070, that would be considered safe and had the new parts installed in it new from the factory? I have about 3000 shots and so far so good.. Am I safe? Thanks George

I guess KM (and sony) do have this info, since they know at which point they have started used the new, properly dimensioned part in 5D production process. But i don't have this info and i guess it will be very hard to find it out.

The only date that we have in this respect is November 07. 2005; this is the date stated in the 5D repair manual describing this problem so i guess that at that time KM has already started producing 5D with the new part incorporated.

Kiklop wrote: George wrote: I have a late 5D 12-17-2005.. Is there any ser.number #01509070, that would be considered safe and had the new parts installed in it new from the factory? I have about 3000 shots and so far so good.. Am I safe? Thanks George I guess KM (and sony) do have this info, since they know at which point they have started used the new, properly dimensioned part in 5D production process. But i don't have this info and i guess it will be very hard to find it out. The only date that we have in this respect is November 07. 2005; this is the date stated in the 5D repair manual describing this problem so i guess that at that time KM has already started producing 5D with the new part incorporated.

I wonder if they will replace it if you just send it in without actually experiancing the problem. I imagine they look for the code error to verify, but if it is ineveitable for it to fail, you would think they would just replace it upon request. My dilema is that I own multiple 5&7Ds... by having more than one body some of them get very little use. I have third party extended warranties with some, but I'm not sure if those places will have parts. I believe Mack does their own repairs but I wonder if they have access to parts. If they don't, they have the option to substitute a camera of equal (fair market) value or possibly a refund. I can just imagine them handing me a body of equal value from a     different system.

BTW... Does anyone know if any 7Ds were made with the correct part?

Hi,

I have to say that I'm deeply dissapointed by the current situation with my camera. I've taken my 5D to repair 4 moths from now, mid September ....

After 2 moths the service (the camera has been shipped to Germany) told me that they can not fix the problem, and I'll get my money back. Well... it is January now
and nothing happened :(

I'm calling KM and Sony every week and they keep telling me to wait... :(

Also I don;t know which way to continue. I'm not brave enough to buy another KM camera, but also reluctant
on buying a SOny as it is f.ing expensive. But what than? Should I sell my lenses and buy a Nikon.

I was proud of having a Minolta, but I think that is over.

I had a 5d repaired in August for this issue, it was bought new from B&H Jan-06 and had about 12k frames. It does worry me a little, my 7D that I bought in Aug-06 is getting near 5k frames with no problems... at least there is warning when you develop this problem and its not typically a sudden complete failure.

I will be much more relaxed when there is a replacement Sony on the market thats bigger than a ipod nano. Who wants these miniturized cameras anyway? They're painful to use with real glass.

FYI.

The Swedish Konica Minolta Support just confirmed that they will repair my 5D that suffers from the First Black Frame problem.

I bought my camera in october 2005 and therefore it is under EU consumersrights(?)law.

At first they would'nt aggree that there's a problem with the F.B.F.

They where a little "pissed of" when they read my e-mail in wich I clearly stated where in the service manual they could find the error-information.

These manuals are not for public use they claimed, I did'nt reveal my source (Dyxum).

Is it authorized by KM/Sony to have the service manual on Dyxum..?.

Thanks Kiklop, I really appreciate and support your curage. Thanks to you, and the information you Dyxumers provide, KM will actually repair my camera!

For all you EU-citizens that is under "EU comsumesright laws", be hardheaded against KM/Sony.. It did pay off for me.
Two weeks of e-mailing back and forth.. and they finally realized that I was not going to give up.. And of course, some threats that I would drag the whole thing to the cunsumersrights organization if they continued to stick their heads in the sand..