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Sony Alpha (Pro service)

1 source-linked failure report. Most reported: Shutter died mid-shoot; poor Pro service experience.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

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1 confirmed failure report · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Shutter died mid-shoot; poor Pro service experience
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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Shutter died mid-shoot; poor Pro service experience

Shutter

Forum / discussionIndexed Oct 8, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — Reddit post

Reddit r/SonyAlpha: "Just FYI about Sony’s Pro service". I’ve not been impressed with Sony’s “pro” service. I’ve unfortunately had to use it a couple times in the past year. The most recent - Sunday one of my cameras died mid-shoot. Shutter died with the “Camera error, turn camera off and on again” message. Called the pro number (which is 24:7) and got a very nice lady who got me a shipping label sent and a link to the pro service for a loaner. To send in your gear for warranty work (which mine is still under warranty), you have to 1. Print out the email they sent you and include it in the box for some reason and 2. Print your original proof of purchase and put THAT in the box, even though I’ve already provided that info for warranty registration and putting my gear into my Sony profile. My camera arrived yesterday to the repair center, today I

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