5d Mirror recall "reinforcement" fell off!!

cicopo wrote in post #8181568
Anything can fail and that includes old Chevy's or I'd need a new job. Blaming Canon service isn't too wise since after they did whatever they had to do it was shipped back using several vehicle / depot changes where it could have been dropped, hit by another box, or taken several tumbles etc, and any one of them could be the real cause for what appears to be a poor repair. I've only had 2 things serviced by Canon Canada & both were done promptly & correctly.

Your arguement is lacking one serious detail. The new $2500 5D MkII should never have left the factory the first time, in need of a mirror repair. Again, BAD Canon, BAD dog...

montanawild wrote in post #8181591
^ her fingers were "pissed" .

That word has a different meaning in England. And you're probably still right.

This happened to me a couple of times. Apparently when the camera is subject to a hot environement constantly, in time the glue that holds the mirror in place wares out and the mirror falls out from its fixture. The first time it happened to me I managed to glue it back in place using super glue. It worked for a long while but then I had it subject to a hot environement again and it fell off for the second time. This time I did a thorough cleaning of the mirror and reglued it back again. This is the only way I can fix this problem. Canon needs a better way to reinforce the mirror in place instead of using glue.

I'm lucky, mine has never fallen out. I do show it a small of duct tape I carry with my at every lens change, my guess it knows whats coming if it screws around with me.

Quad wrote in post #8179738
I guess another notch for the (dis)service Canon Canada is providing. If I was asked to recommend a camera to a friend/relative* I would have a hard time recommending Canon in Canada at this point since their service facilities seem to be such a low priority. At least that is my impression.

Glad you did not have a major secondary issue because of this.

* I have been recently but he wanted to know what Nikon model due to poor previous experience with Canon.

The grass is always greener... Don't think these same types of woes don't strike the Nikon camp.