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Sony Japan announced a free repair on the Sony A9 cameras with serial number between “3020001 to 3023644”.
Not too many affected
Sony Japan announced a free repair on the Sony A9 cameras with serial number between “3020001 to 3023644”.
I wonder what they'll do with the ones they recall? Sell them as refurbished maybe or just bin them and move on?
Given the price of stuff leaving the factory and the cost of recovering them never mind doing anything with them such as sending them to a repair centre and replacing the screws (or whatever else needs replacing too) there's bound to be an argument for not bothering to collect them at all.
Anyone used the Godox V860II flash with their cameras?
Surely it would make more financial sense to just replace the screws then send them back out to retail again? I wouldn’t call replacing screws “refurbished” and it would be ridiculous to scrap a £3500 Camera for it.
Well mine falls under the camera that need sending back
Does anyone have an official press release stating the recall? I will need to contact park camera about it and if I can return it through them.
I'm not a Sony pro member
I probably wasn't being 100% serious about scrapping them or not collecting them but there'll certainly be a cost to recovering them and carrying out any remedial work. One problem with not collecting them is that the owners probably wouldn't bin them and they'd inevitably work their way onto the used market and continue to hit Sony's reputation so for that reason alone it's worth at least collecting them even if they're then binned
If they do even something as simple as changing a few screws I think they'll have to be sold as refurbished as that's what they'll be, used cameras with clicks on the shutters that have undergone some work back at the manufacturer or their agents.
Check out the post in Sony alpha rumours. It has various range that it is affectedInteresting, mine doesn't fall inside the affected units
GulpCheck out the post in Sony alpha rumours. It has various range that it is affected
An email came through from Sony yesterday actually, they are offering a free check/repair service through their website. Our rep tells me that the issue only potentially affects less than 2% of cameras globally (and even if they are potentially affected the problem might never arise) so it's a very rare issue. It's great that they have been up front about it though and decided to sort it properly.
You can check if your is affected here:
https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/serial-number-checker/ilce9-mishoe
If it is you can either deal direct with Sony or bring it to us and we'll sort it, whichever is easier for you.
Yea i need to send mine back. Nearest Sony center looks dodgy to me lol [emoji23]Gulp
https://sony-paa-pa-en-web--paa.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/174574
Time to send mine back then....
You can check here.....
https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/serial-number-checker/ilce9-mishoe
send it to me, I have a few spare screws in the cupboardYea i need to send mine back. Nearest Sony center looks dodgy to me lol [emoji23]
Might as well lol [emoji23]send it to me, I have a few spare screws in the cupboard
Might as well lol [emoji23]
O? Where u got it from?Mine's going back to Sony via my camera dealership
O? Where u got it from?
Could my dealer do the same?
Also : I'm off to shoot this on my a9 https://www.visitlondon.com/lumiere
With your d750? Bring the camera that has the best low light af and iqI'm thinking of going tomorrow night
With your d750? Bring the camera that has the best low light af and iq
The factory is in my Mrs home town. Wish I'd known as we may have had a look if they do toursMade in Thailand
The factory is in my Mrs home town. Wish I'd known as we may have had a look if they do tours
I might not be understanding the issue fully but if it’s just a case that a batch of cameras were assembled using the ‘wrong’ screws in the hotshoe there wouldn’t be any clicks added to the shutter to repair them? If Sony are recalling unsold units, they’d just replace the screws and resell them and they would still be ‘new’. In the case of recalling used cameras like Jonney’s, that would fall under standard recall terms and the shipping/repair would be carried out under the warranty.
CaNikon/Fuji etc have performed bulk recalls in recent times for oily shutters/halos etc and it’s just a normal manufacturer process.
SNOW!!!!!!
Anyone else off to take pictures in the snow?
I'm having a busy and upsetting time here so I don't know if I'll get out and even if things are ok Mrs Woof Woof may not want to leave the house.
Same here in Londonbright sunshine here. cold and windy.
Why?.............did she work in the Sony factory!Mrs Woof Woof may not want to leave the house.
d750 would do an awesome job in low light. i'll be taking something without a mirror though.
When did that happen?
It didn't.
but the camera would be one of the best options
Ah... I thought you owned it already.
What do you shoot with now?came very close to getting one. will consider if the price drops a bit later. its due an upgrade i think.
came very close to getting one. will consider if the price drops a bit later. its due an upgrade i think.