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how many cameras can I break?

Started May 30, 2014 | Discussions thread
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Re: Buy cheap cameras until you know all ways to drop a cameras

It is an eye opener when you drop a camera and you find the weak spots. I dropped an Olympus SZ30MR a short distance on to concrete and the substantial metal ring around the lens turned out to be made of thin tin foil. Repairing the lens would have cost more than a total refurb, which would also cover the repair so I used a pair of pliers to clear the lens movement and it has worked fine ever since.

Mr.NoFlash wrote:

10 years ago i also dropped cameras, but with the time i knew every of the 20 ways how to drop a camera and avoid it.

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