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GXR & Gaffer's tape

Duane Pandorf

Duane Pandorf

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I've never owned nor had to use Gaffer's tape but I have now. A week or so ago while I was pulling my GXR out of my bag I snagged the built-in flash and broke the catch that keeps it stowed.

So I bought Gaffer's tape to secure it. Not sure if I will have it repaired or just buy a second body.

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Blow-in":2g248uts said:
Looks like a professional photographer's camera now - do you ever use the flash?

Richard
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The only time I "normally" use flash is to fill. So far I've been able to avoid it and use the "Dodge" tool in Aperture if I really need to lighten an area.
 
Dunno about looking pro... Sure looks like a Marine repair.....not the water kind either...
Improvise and overcome.....!
 
Yes, you both look like pros. At least like you really use the cameras enough for them to need lashing together.

Grin

But I am sorry that it no longer looks pretty. Is it beyond redemption? There used to be people who did "invisible" plastic repairs.

Tom
 
Tom Caldwell":3zhvr9or said:
Yes, you both look like pros. At least like you really use the cameras enough for them to need lashing together.

Grin

But I am sorry that it no longer looks pretty. Is it beyond redemption? There used to be people who did "invisible" plastic repairs.

Tom
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I'm not quite sure how the mechanism worked to keep the flash cover down without seeing one that still works. But it would appear that there must have been a hook on the back of the black post that sticks up out of the camera that would catch the flash lid when closed.
 
Duane Pandorf":212798h3 said:
Tom Caldwell":212798h3 said:
Yes, you both look like pros. At least like you really use the cameras enough for them to need lashing together.

Grin

But I am sorry that it no longer looks pretty. Is it beyond redemption? There used to be people who did "invisible" plastic repairs.

Tom
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I'm not quite sure how the mechanism worked to keep the flash cover down without seeing one that still works. But it would appear that there must have been a hook on the back of the black post that sticks up out of the camera that would catch the flash lid when closed.
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Duane

It seems to be a very simple mechanism and as you say it seems to be an upright latch with a hook facing backwards and spring loaded to catch into a little slot in the flash housing itself. It is directly mechanically connected (push rod?) to the flash release button on the back of the camera. The latch is located just behind a centre-slot in the rear of the flash recess. Even if the return spring, which probably would be located in front of the latch (looking inwards), were dislodged then the flash would not stay shut. It might be a flat metal spring rather than a coiled one. Even my smallest inspection mirror would not allow me to see inside the slot properly to see what sort of spring might lie in there. Nor could I see any easy way to access the area to find out it is actually constructed. If the rest of the housing is not damaged then it may well just be a dislodged spring. Resetting the spring if that were the problem would be hard not knowing just the type of spring and how it should be located.

The catch bar is an upright black plastic rod - if that is broken then it must be a back to base repair in any case.


Tom
 
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