Whenever I take one memory card out of the camera I replace it with another card.
GS George Sinos -------------------- gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:00 AM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > The door breaking off is not uncommon. It doesn't even have to be because > you mishandled the equipment. > > And since there's a little switch inside that turns the camera off whenever > the door is open (or missing), I can see his point. > > Back when my *ist-D was my only DSLR, I was walking through the woods one > day when the door just broke off. The door was not open at the time, it just > BROKE OFF! > > Fortunately, I heard the noise it made when it broke & stopped walking, so > it only took about a half hour sifting through the layer of dead leaves on > the forest floor to find it. I was able to tape it back in place so the > camera was usable until the replacement part came from Pentax. > > I'm still paranoid about how sturdy the doors are, because the cameras won't > work without them. > > So I can understand where Larry's coming from. > > Do you need to paint the whole inside of the door, or only add something to > make it really visible when the door is open just for a reminder? > > If the latter, you might be able to put a couple of spots of fluorescent > fingernail polish on the inside. Or maybe high-light the inside edge. > > From: Miserere >> >> 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!!?? >> >> 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, >> >> On 9 July 2011 04:07, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> 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? > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3751 - Release Date: 07/08/11 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
