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04/19/2012 02:49:03 PM · #1 |
I was shooting at a galla event last night and my buddy lent me a tripod. It turns out I didn't secure my camera properly and it tumbled onto my head and inevitably the floor.
The battery grip kind of parted in two. I didn't have the battery cover so my 5D wouldn't turn on without the battery grip, I took out the screws with a butter knife and put it back together as best I could.
It functioned with my camera but something happened with the connectivity. I spent the rest of the galla holding it together with one hand and praying my camera didn't turn off while they were giving out the awards.
Anyway, I got all the shots I needed in the end, PHEW. BUT. Should I just toss this battery grip? It still works but it's unreliable, has anyone else had this problem?
I was sweating BUCKETS haha, literally seconds before it dropped I mentioned to the videographer, "thankfully nothing has gone wrong." - Never say that sentence.
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04/19/2012 02:53:16 PM · #2 |
| and that's why you bring along a backup body. |
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04/19/2012 03:03:52 PM · #3 |
Duct tape might have been handy.
I'd toss the grip.
Spazz. ;-D
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04/19/2012 03:10:20 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Sebi:
I didn't have the battery cover |
You mean you didn't put the cover in the purpose-made slot on the bit of the grip that actually goes inside the camera? :)
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04/19/2012 03:12:23 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Manic:
Originally posted by Sebi:
I didn't have the battery cover |
You mean you didn't put the cover in the purpose-made slot on the bit of the grip that actually goes inside the camera? :) |
Yeoch! A zinger from Manic.. :) |
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04/19/2012 03:16:28 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Cory:
Originally posted by Manic:
Originally posted by Sebi:
I didn't have the battery cover |
You mean you didn't put the cover in the purpose-made slot on the bit of the grip that actually goes inside the camera? :) |
Yeoch! A zinger from Manic.. :) |
Hehe! :-D
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04/19/2012 03:20:44 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Manic:
Originally posted by Sebi:
I didn't have the battery cover |
You mean you didn't put the cover in the purpose-made slot on the bit of the grip that actually goes inside the camera? :) |
AHHHHHHHHHHH........ EF WORD.
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04/19/2012 04:18:59 PM · #8 |
| LOL I was thinking the same thing as Manic. LOL |
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04/19/2012 07:09:30 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by NathanWert:
LOL I was thinking the same thing as Manic. LOL |
+ another 1 |
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04/19/2012 07:17:11 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Sebi:
AHHHHHHHHHHH........ EF WORD. |
+1 (although my reference is not related to this thread) |
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04/20/2012 08:17:48 PM · #11 |
HOOO-HAH! I fixed it!!!
I epoxied a screw slot that chipped and it didn't work, but THEN my pops takes a gander and finds a hairline fracture on the circuit board, all fixed with a drop of solder.
Gotta respect the elders man.
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