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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / June 2006Suggestions on how to repair plastic camera case cracks
>From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy glue. Anyone with a plastic bodied camera is advised to carry a role or a tube. >> From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy > glue. > Anyone with a plastic bodied camera is advised to carry a role or a > tube. Yes, this is why I carry a TIG welder with me on every shoot so that when I drop my magnesium bodied camera I can make instant field repairs. Rita >>> From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Yes, this is why I carry a TIG welder with me on every shoot so that when I > drop my magnesium bodied camera I can make instant field repairs. Maybe we can get somebody to repair the cracks in his skull. > >From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy > glue. > Anyone with a plastic bodied camera is advised to carry a role or a > tube. Or maybe even a *roll*. Either get a camera and learn something or shut up. > > >From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy > > glue. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Or maybe even a *roll*. Either get a camera and learn something or shut > up. What galls you shills for second-rate camera bodies is that the advice did not come from me and that your God, Canon is has gotten away from plastic use for bodies in any of their really good cameras. >> > >From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy >> > glue. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > use for > bodies in any of their really good cameras. You've never seen what happens to cast magnesium that has been subjected to an impact, have you? And once magnesium gets lit, it burns exceedingly hot and is very difficult to put out. I'd rather have a polymer case than magnesium any day, thank you.  Signature--John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) > What galls you shills for second-rate camera bodies is that the advice > did not > come from me and that your God, Canon is has gotten away from plastic > use for > bodies in any of their really good cameras. How would you know? You don't own anybody's camera. >>From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy > glue. > Anyone with a plastic bodied camera is advised to carry a role What role would that be? Macbeth? Hamlet? The Lord High Executioner? > or a > tube. Signature--John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) >>From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy > glue. > Anyone with a plastic bodied camera is advised to carry a role or a > tube. Sure. In the three years I've owned plastic cameras none of them have cracked. Do you own a camera? Greg Signature"All my time I spent in heaven Revelries of dance and wine Waking to the sound of laughter Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons >>>From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy >> glue. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Greg Yes, and it isn't plastic. >>Sure. In the three years I've owned plastic cameras none of them have >>cracked. Do you own a camera? >> >>Greg > > Yes, and it isn't plastic. Of course not. You've owned many many cameras haven't you. All cardboard, those disposable thingies from Woolworths weren't they? >>>Sure. In the three years I've owned plastic cameras none of them have >>>cracked. Do you own a camera? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > You've owned many many cameras haven't you. > All cardboard, those disposable thingies from Woolworths weren't they? ----------- One of the really good things about cardboard cameras is their resistance to damage when you drop them. This is probably why they're called "throw aways". A few years back an Australian Photographic magazine handed out 20 of these throw aways to Professional Photographers all over the country and held a competition based of the best 5 shots from each camera. They took the best three photos and entered them in a "real" photo competition and guess what? Second prize for one of them. It just goes to show... It's the Photographer not the camera which makes good photos. Hello... Helen or is it George or Orville? Which of the trolls are you socking for today? >>>>Sure. In the three years I've owned plastic cameras none of them have >>>>cracked. Do you own a camera? [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > Hello... Helen or is it George or Orville? Which of the trolls are you > socking for today? LOL, now thats hilarious Doug, you expert you. >> Of course not. >> You've owned many many cameras haven't you. >> All cardboard, those disposable thingies from Woolworths weren't they? > > Hello... Helen or is it George or Orville? Which of the trolls are you > socking for today? Are you new around here? Obviously you are unfamiliar with our friend Rich. If you have the competence to do so please feel free to compare my headers, from which you might just manage to tell I'm in the UK, which George (presumably you mean Preddy) isn't, nor is Orville. If you can't understand headers maybe Daddy or one of the teachers can help you find the right things to click. But I see you're in Australia, which explains a lot, and I wouldn't expect you to be able to understand much. Never mind. > Are you new around here? That's the infamous Douglas from Down Under. Not new, and unfortunately, doesn't seem to go away. SignatureJeremy | jeremy@exit109.com >>> Of course not. >>> You've owned many many cameras haven't you. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >But I see you're in Australia, which explains a lot, and I wouldn't expect >you to be able to understand much. Never mind. Only a Brit would insult and Australian. >>>> Of course not. >>>> You've owned many many cameras haven't you. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Only a Brit would insult and Australian. Actually lots of people insult us, luckily we have thick skins and can give as good as we get. ;-) >>>>> Of course not. >>>>> You've owned many many cameras haven't you. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Actually lots of people insult us, luckily we have thick skins and can give > as good as we get. ;-) Actually it is a hereditary feature based on the gene pool of the criminally insane forefathers. ;) >>>>>> Of course not. >>>>>> You've owned many many cameras haven't you. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Actually it is a hereditary feature based on the gene pool of the > criminally insane forefathers. ;) LOL, I think you need to check your history a bit, there was some naughty Poms amongst them but not to many were particularly criminal. :-) >>>>>>> Of course not. >>>>>>> You've owned many many cameras haven't you. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > LOL, I think you need to check your history a bit, there was some naughty > Poms amongst them but not to many were particularly criminal. :-) What? And ruin the Aussie reputation? :) Heh, they took some Pom hookers who were a wee bit long in the tooth and sent them there for their "retirement" years. Helped keep some of the others from feeling too lonely, plus saved the sheep from being ravished. ;) Seems the sheep liked it too much so their population was diminishing and the Pom's needed their woolies. >>>>>>>> Of course not. >>>>>>>> You've owned many many cameras haven't you. [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > ;) Seems the sheep liked it too much so their population was diminishing > and the Pom's needed their woolies. Actually the Dutch were particularly insane as shown by the Batavia shipwreck a few years back, not sure how many stayed though. http://www.deh.gov.au/heritage/national/sites/batavia.html >>>>>>>>> Of course not. >>>>>>>>> You've owned many many cameras haven't you. [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > http://www.deh.gov.au/heritage/national/sites/batavia.html Heh, thanks for the link, the page it led to was even better, krazee doochie's! LOL >>> Of course not. >>> You've owned many many cameras haven't you. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > But I see you're in Australia, which explains a lot, and I wouldn't expect > you to be able to understand much. Never mind. So by your reckoning, you being from the UK would be a poof, bad luck..... Never mind.... >> But I see you're in Australia, which explains a lot, and I wouldn't >> expect you to be able to understand much. Never mind. > > So by your reckoning, you being from the UK would be a poof, bad luck..... > Never mind.... At least here in the UK we can tell the difference between boys' names and girls' name. (We can also write decent grammar, but never mind, I understood what you meant.) I've never heard of a girl being called a poof. But by Australian standards I'm unusual in that I like men. >>> But I see you're in Australia, which explains a lot, and I wouldn't >>> expect you to be able to understand much. Never mind. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I've never heard of a girl being called a poof. But by Australian > standards I'm unusual in that I like men. See told you. Hey it was using your logic!! >>>>From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy >>> glue. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Yes, and it isn't plastic. Your Olympus camera is plastic Rich, sorry. >>>>>From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy >>>> glue. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Your Olympus camera is plastic Rich, sorry. It is? My God! They told me it was not only magnesium, but weather proof! Just like a 1D or Nikon D200! It got rained on. Should I be worried?? >> From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy > glue. > Anyone with a plastic bodied camera is advised to carry a role or a > tube. I've owned plastic cameras for years. If you don't drop them, they don't break. >> From a Brit photo mag. They suggest black electrical tape or crazy > glue. > Anyone with a plastic bodied camera is advised to carry a role or a > tube. That's sort of funny, but it's also completely unsubstantiated as it relates to non-metal DSLR bodies--which have a remarkably good durability track record. Heck--When my D30 fell more than 90 feet, the ONLY break in the body housing was the small portion on the side of the battery enclosure piece, which is very thin. The rest of the body housing remained quit intact--despite having the lens and vertical grip literally ripped from the mount during the violent impact: http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/47959941/original SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson |
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