Camera fall down and go boom...

studiozahzah · 07-08-2012

Came home from work last week to find my E-510 on the floor of the carpeted closet (the cats can open the closet door and apparently decided THAT shelf was the shelf they needed to be on). Didn't look worse the wear for the fall until I noticed the glass over the viewfinder was cracked. Cracked beyond repair.

Cats don't remember s _ _ t & I'm sure they had no idea what the heck all the screaming was about. A dog will know what he done wrong... but I digress.

After a quick google to find out the repair cost is prohibitive in relation to the value of the camera, I popped all the glass out. I took several shots & it seems the camera is working still just fine, just no protective glass.

Here's the question (& certainly not Olympus-exclusive), if I don't take the camera to Niagara Falls to shoot pictures will it survive as is? I have the large eye piece, so my eye doesn't get anywhere near the inner glass.

Anybody else had this happen? Que pasa?

Floribunda · 07-11-2012

Crikey Renata, what a bummer!
I have absolutely no answer to your question as I am technologically challenged at the best of times, but offer sympathy, and as a cat lover .......don't be too hard on them!

TheFantasticG · 07-11-2012

Duct tape it closed and you're good to go... Because duct can fix everything.

Don Kondra · 07-11-2012

With the glass missing that will allow dust in to where it shouldn't be

If you are at all handy I'd be tempted to replace the glass.

At worse, you can close up the eye piece and use Live View, sigh...

The cheapest option is to purchase a E-5 <big grin>

Cheers, Don

studiozahzah · 07-11-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don Kondra

With the glass missing that will allow dust in to where it shouldn't be

If you are at all handy I'd be tempted to replace the glass.

At worse, you can close up the eye piece and use Live View, sigh...

The cheapest option is to purchase a E-5 <big grin>

Cheers, Don

All of these thoughts were MY thoughts exactly!!

There's an E-30 for sale hovering around the camel's marketplace too... le sigh.

Don Kondra · 07-11-2012

Since you have the E-3 you wouldn't be disappointed with the E-30

Cheers, Don

SpeedGraphicMan · 07-11-2012

Looks like a prime excuse to buy a new one!

*HINT* Get a Hasselblad HD60!

studiozahzah · 07-11-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don Kondra

Since you have the E-3 you wouldn't be disappointed with the E-30

Cheers, Don

I didn't say I could actually BUY that E-30 right now, just that it was THERE!!

studiozahzah · 07-11-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpeedGraphicMan

Looks like a prime excuse to buy a new one!

*HINT* Get a Hasselblad HD60!

If I I ever got good enough to warrant using a Hasselblad then I suppose that I might be actually able to afford one.....NAH!

pandora · 07-23-2012

Of course you might even like to try one of the PENS, the E-M5?

07-08-2012	#1
studiozahzah Bactrian Location: Buffalo, New York Posts: 1,798 CamelKarma: 58552 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Camera fall down and go boom... Came home from work last week to find my E-510 on the floor of the carpeted closet (the cats can open the closet door and apparently decided THAT shelf was the shelf they needed to be on). Didn't look worse the wear for the fall until I noticed the glass over the viewfinder was cracked. Cracked beyond repair. Cats don't remember s _ _ t & I'm sure they had no idea what the heck all the screaming was about. A dog will know what he done wrong... but I digress. After a quick google to find out the repair cost is prohibitive in relation to the value of the camera, I popped all the glass out. I took several shots & it seems the camera is working still just fine, just no protective glass. Here's the question (& certainly not Olympus-exclusive), if I don't take the camera to Niagara Falls to shoot pictures will it survive as is? I have the large eye piece, so my eye doesn't get anywhere near the inner glass. Anybody else had this happen? Que pasa? __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member of PhotoCamel to open up the site's many benefits and features.
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Floribunda Llama Location: Hahndorf South Australia Posts: 922 CamelKarma: 239150 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Camera fall down and go boom... Crikey Renata, what a bummer! I have absolutely no answer to your question as I am technologically challenged at the best of times, but offer sympathy, and as a cat lover .......don't be too hard on them!
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Don Kondra Llama Location: Canada Posts: 666 CamelKarma: 134805 Editing OK?: No Gallery \| Blog	Re: Camera fall down and go boom... With the glass missing that will allow dust in to where it shouldn't be If you are at all handy I'd be tempted to replace the glass. At worse, you can close up the eye piece and use Live View, sigh... The cheapest option is to purchase a E-5 <big grin> Cheers, Don
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SpeedGraphicMan Dromedary Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,643 CamelKarma: 55043 Editing OK?: No Gallery \| Blog	Re: Camera fall down and go boom... Looks like a prime excuse to buy a new one! HINT Get a Hasselblad HD60!
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pandora F1 Camel Location: Victoria - Australia Posts: 3,781 CamelKarma: 473195 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Camera fall down and go boom... Of course you might even like to try one of the PENS, the E-M5? __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member of PhotoCamel to open up the site's many benefits and features.
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