What is up with my OM-D?

[loneranger]

So I have had my OM-D for about 2 weeks. It works great with my pany 14/2.5. however, with the pany 20/1.7 it goes dead at variable intervals (10 minutes or up to 2 hours). It just goes completely dead, even with a full battery. When I take the battery out and put it back, it starts back up again. This happened also once with my pany 25/1.4, but happens the most with with the 20/1.7. It has not happened at all with the 14/2.5.
SO my question is, is this a software issue, lens compatibility issue or what? has anyone else have this problem? do I need to worry and send it back?
Apreciate your comments

 

[dfatty]

i use all 3 of those lenses on the pen and have never had it turn off, something definitely sounds wrong. i'm not sure what it is but i don't think it's a compatibility issue. good luck sorting it out.

 

[venchka]

I would clean the contacts on the lenses and camera first.

Wayne

 

[kbg32]

Olympus has announced that there is a problem using the Panasonic 20 on the OMD. They are currently working on a firmware fix as we speak. Hang in there.

 

[dreilly]

The problem with the 20 is horizontal banding at high iso. This does sound like a contact issue.

 

[loneranger]

Olympus has announced that there is a problem using the Panasonic 20 on the OMD. They are currently working on a firmware fix as we speak. Hang in there.

I found a bunch of threads on dpreview, apparantly many folks are having the same problem , using OM-D and various panasonic lenses, not just the 20mm.
I will wait and see......

 

[kbg32]

I use Panasonic lenses exclusively on my OMD and have no problems whatsoever. Only lens I don't own is the 20mm.

I hope Olympus updates the firmware with a CA fix as well. It would be nice to do one less thing in post processing!

 

[KenRothman]

I'm having the same problem, too... with the 20.

I called Olympus and they seemed to know something about the problem, without admitting much.

I'm hoping that a firmware update will fix this problem, too.

 

[back alley]

a flaw in the omd!!!?
don't tell keith...it will break his heart!

 

[Keith]

a flaw in the omd!!!?
don't tell keith...it will break his heart!

Whetever happens to other people's cameras is their issue ... mine is working perfectly! 😀

My next ambition is for you to get one Joe so we can share other things aside from our love of bags and RD-1s! 😛

 

[back alley]

Whetever happens to other people's cameras is their issue ... mine is working perfectly! 😀

My next ambition is for you to get one Joe so we can share other things aside from our love of bags and RD-1s! 😛

on looks alone, it does not appeal to me...but i have yet to handle one in person...maybe this weekend i'll check out the local pro shop.

 

[Keith]

on looks alone, it does not appeal to me...but i have yet to handle one in person...maybe this weekend i'll check out the local pro shop.

I have to admit the looks didn't grab me until I saw one in the flesh ... then I was completely sucked in! 😀

You have largish hands though don't you? Because it is tiny without the grip!

 

[back alley]

i have the hands of a 61 year old surgeon...well defined and smallish...

 

[Keith]

i have the hands of a 61 year old surgeon...well defined and smallish...

Well ... the OMD is the perfect photographic scalpel for you then! 😀

 

[gilpen123]

Happened to me once when I left my camera on for a few minutes with the 20 1.7. I can't bring it to wake, I did remove the battery and put it back voila alive again. Didn't happen again though, I wish a firmware will fix this as the 20 is my favorite lens on the OMD.

 

[loneranger]

a flaw in the omd!!!?
don't tell keith...it will break his heart!

He is too much in love with this thing to noise any faults.