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Dropped my 2 month old GX9 on to concrete pavement....

Started Sep 17, 2018 | Discussions
SidSnot
SidSnot Senior Member • Posts: 1,045
Dropped my 2 month old GX9 on to concrete pavement....
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From waist hight, approx 3ft... â˜šī¸â˜šī¸

Picked up the 2 pieces - the camera and the battery which had popped out on impact.

Clicked the battery back in to place, found the battery door very tight to close due to the surrounding panel (which took the impact) having moved ½ a mm out of position.

A quick check of the camera found no other damage - just a small scuff mark on the panel that had taken the fall.

Switched on and checked all functions - all 100%

Continued taking pics....

Got home, loosened the teeny screw holding the scuffed panel with a jewellers screwdriver and pushed the panel back in to place, tightened screw, checked the fit of the battery door (which I never open due to USB charging/WiFi file transfer) - all fit perfect.

Very happy with the outcome of that potentially drastic experiance!

Very very happy with the quality build and ruggedness of this ‘non-pro’ Panasonic camera 👍

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Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm F4.0-5.6 Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 25mm F1.4 +4 more
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will focus
will focus Senior Member • Posts: 2,640
Re: Dropped my 2 month old GX9 on to concrete pavement....
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Is the concrete ok ?

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Sony a7R II Olympus OM-D E-M10 II Sony a7R IV Sony 70-200mm F2.8 G SSM II Sigma 24-70 F2.8 DG DN +1 more
SidSnot
OP SidSnot Senior Member • Posts: 1,045
Re: Dropped my 2 month old GX9 on to concrete pavement....

will focus wrote:

Is the concrete ok ?

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Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm F4.0-5.6 Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 25mm F1.4 +4 more
buratino
buratino Contributing Member • Posts: 929
I dropped my GX85 in a photo backpack and...

it stopped working! Despite being protected by my old trusty Lowepro backpack! What's worse, it happened at Samara airport on my way to St. Petersburg during FIFA World Cup 2018! Fortunately, my wife was waiting for me there with her trusty GF7, which did not fail us! As for GX85, I do hope it'll be repaired for just $185. Not yet, though.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 Panasonic GX850 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 Rokinon 7.5mm F3.5 UMC Fisheye CS +9 more
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