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R10 cheap battery door.

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Photato
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Re: Requires body disassembling.

Distinctly Average wrote:

Photato wrote:

Sad to find out the R10 battery door can't be easily replaced.
While 1 eBay vendor sells the OEM part, to install it, it requires the removal of the frontal/bottom plate plus the rubber cover. Good luck gluing that back in place like it originally was.

This really sucks since there are other cameras with battery door designs which are easy to remove, or easier to replace when it breaks.

The problem be on the R7 has a simple sliding clip

Another detail in favor of the R7.

I'm sure Canon did this deliberately, because is not really about cutting costs.
What would be the reasoning ?!
The 40D of years gone by has a very simple door hinge like the R10, but it could easily be removed by the user when placed on an certain angle to snap it out.

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