GH3 My GH3 fell apart

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Ed Jeffersen

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My GH3 is on it's way to the Pannasonic repair facility. The other day I picked it up and heard a rattle. The evf was gone. A gentle shake brought it back in to view off center. Bad glue?

I have also had problems with certain switches and buttons. The mode dial sometimes switches by itself between movie and still (M?) mode. Freaked me out at first. Exercising the mode dial clears it up. The center menu button sometimes activates while turning the main dial or using the directional buttons.
My thoughts are this is due to the weather-proofing membranes..
One more issue is the SD card door pops open at the slightest touch.
My camera has always been handled with great care and never exposed to moisture.

Are any of you having these problems?
 
Only the SD card door popping open for me.

...But I think Panasonic could have done a better job with the EVF. ( my GH2 EVF is a lot easier to see the full image completely sharp )
 
Got it back yesterday. They replaced the "top", card door, and for some reason the fold out screen hinge.
All seems nice and tight. The diopter is quite hard to physically adjust, but Ill take that as a plus.
Excellent customer service I would say!
 
I noticed the the main shutter button is sticking a bit. Anyone else have that issue? My wife had a photography gig and I used the GH3 as a secondary camera. Worked great! Was my first gig with the GH3 so I played with the video a bit too. Really love the GH3...
 
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