I also have the same problem but don't have the life left in me to fight. It would have been far better if Fuji had put their hands up, recalled (as Nikon did) when a problem of this magnitude manifested itself. I firmly believe this problem will appear in every XF1 made, I'm not wealthy and I bought it as an upgrade because of the excellent revues in computer and photographic magazines. Manufacturers recall cars, camera should be easy unless they can't fix it. From reading other comments fuji blame everything (not got to sun spots yet though) for an inherently faulty camera.