I was changing cards, camera hanging around my neck, (K20D), when I
fumbled and dropped the camera. Somehow the little door latch caught on
my belt or belt loop and got sheared off, (the mechanics of this escape
me, but that's the only explanation I have. Searching for a tiny piece
of black plastic isn't exactly the most fun I can imagine in a public
place by the way. The interlock switch on the K20D is in the latching
mechanism. Without that latch the camera is inert. I managed to find
the little shard of plastic and put it into the latch, with a bit of
gaffers tape to hold it in proper position. The camera still needs to
visit a repair facility to have the door replace, but it's usable, I
keep the door closed with a bit of black plastic tape that leaves less
residue than gaffers tape.
It's been almost a year now and I really should be looking into that..
On 7/9/2011 10:21 AM, Miserere wrote:
Larry,
Some of the problems you get in to.....I just don't know, man; they
seem to looney to me :-) Sometimes I see you as Wile E. Coyote with
a camera.
I have NEVER left my SD card door open in the 4 years or so I've owned
a DSLR. I can't even imagine how or why that would happen. What do you
get up to, man!!?? :-D
Why not paint it prison-suit orange? Just use a paint that won't flake
off, cos that's the last thing you need, paint flakes going into the
card slot.
Cheers,
—M.
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On 9 July 2011 04:07, Larry Colen<[email protected]> wrote:
Once again, I moved my camera while leaving the SD card door open.
Fortunately, no damage was done.
It occurred to me that it being open might be more noticeable if the inside of
the cover were more visible, white paint, reflective tape or something.
Has anyone tried this? Is there any obvious reason why I shouldn't try this?
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