Bobby V
Senior Member
I was inspired by Marco's solution, and so on a used body I just picked up that had some minor play in the SD card door, I cut and placed tiny pieces of gaffer tape on the inside corners, as shown, and now it is rock solid. I can't say whether it affects weather sealing at all, but I strongly doubt it as it feels totally secure with no gaps and it closes with a secure sounding click.Marc,
If you read my ‘report’ at the top of this sub-thread you will see my original thoughts on this matter
Since then my card door has loosened a little further, but still IMO it’s an annoyance rather than a problem.
One thing to note is the there are 2 latching tabs on the door which fit into rectangular sockets on the body when the door is latched.
One concern I have with your solution it that it might place some upward pressure on the door as it latches forcing the tabs to contact the upper edge of their sockets
I just examined my camera under a magnifying light and I can see that the top socket on my camera is showing some wear on the outer rim where the tab is making contact as I close the latch. And that action will be putting stress on the tab - flexing it as the latch locks. I’ve had 2 early model Olympus DSLRs where the tabs eventually broke off and I had to replace the doors.
Having noted this wear pattern I’ll now be putting a bit more closing pressure on the door before I press it forward into the latched position.
Peter

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