5D mirror support

I am thinking about updating to FF. Because of cost reasons, I am looking for a nice used 5D I. There was a recall concerning mirror support. This was supposed to be done by Canon free of charge. The question that I have is....was this recall for all 5D I or just those of a particular serial number range. I do particularly want to purchase a used 5D and have problems. Yet, it would seem, that most people ignored this recall. Please advise

mdkinney wrote in post #14501626
I am thinking about updating to FF. Because of cost reasons, I am looking for a nice used 5D I. There was a recall concerning mirror support. This was supposed to be done by Canon free of charge. The question that I have is....was this recall for all 5D I or just those of a particular serial number range. I do particularly want to purchase a used 5D and have problems. Yet, it would seem, that most people ignored this recall. Please advise

It was for all 5D. Mine was in the last batch manufactured and as soon as I registered it Canon asked me to send it in.

I'm not so sure most people ignored it. Many just waited for it to break before getting the fix done.

This is the recall on the EU web site. Pretty much the same everywhere.

http://cpn.canon-europe.com …s/eos_5d_mirror​_repair.do

WaltA wrote in post #14501805
It was for all 5D. Mine was in the last batch manufactured and as soon as I registered it Canon asked me to send it in.

I'm not so sure most people ignored it. Many just waited for it to break before getting the fix done.

A lot depends on where the user lived, the mirror fault only occurred if the camera was used for an extended period in a hot and humid climate, most owners not living in such climates probably didn't bother. Those living in areas subject to those conditions would probably take up the fix sooner rather than later though.

Here in the UK (known primarily for being cold and wet, as opposed to hot and humid) there was no recall, and Canon didn't officially offer a free fix unless it broke. That was simply because there was very little chance of a UK based owner having a problem and having to "fix" tens of thousands of cameras, that were never going to fail, would be a pointless (and expensive) exercise. Unofficially, if you contacted Canon UK and said that you were going overseas into such an environment, they would provide the mirror upgrade free as a preventative measure.

My 5D is one of the first ones, has well over 100,000 clicks on it and has never had the mirror done, nor am I concerned about it needing to be done.

.. And I'm pretty sure if you don't get it fixed, Murphey's Law pretty much assures us it will fall off at the least convenient time.

Being in a situation where I travel to many countries (some hot - some not so hot) I wan't going to take the chance I'd end up in somewehere like Sao Paulo with only a cell phone camera.