Broken BG-E2

RedHotLama · 20th of October 2007 (Sat)

Check out the dial. Its all plastic, no wonder it breaks. Poor quality canon. Does someone know where i can find a metal one. I also found one place for a whole little assembly but just need the dial. Can i order directly from canon.

nutsnbolts · 20th of October 2007 (Sat)

umm, can't you send it back to Canon for repairs?

scot079 · 20th of October 2007 (Sat)

I did the same thing to mine, had to rip it off. It comes from trying to torque it down onto the camera.

tunin · 20th of October 2007 (Sat)

Hi there, try this number and ask for Cherry (or something like that), she was the most helpful person in the tech world I ever talked to. 732.521.7230, this is in Jamesburg, NJ. I dropped a canon 30d and the back cover, below on/off switch broke, she found it quickly, sent it off and I got it the next morning. I took the camera apart, put the new part on and it works like a charm.

RedHotLama · 20th of October 2007 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by nutsnbolts

umm, can't you send it back to Canon for repairs?

Why should i pay canon to fix something that they poorly designed when i can do it myself if i get the parts??

scot079 · 20th of October 2007 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedHotLama

Why should i pay canon to fix something that they poorly designed when i can do it myself if i get the parts??

LOL how did you break it?

RedHotLama · 20th of October 2007 (Sat)

By tightening it. Its just plastic gears against metal gears. The plastic is going to break. And when the grip can never get tight enough to stop flexing that a problem.

scot079 · 20th of October 2007 (Sat)

Were you tightening w/ your fingers or some sort of gadget. Perhaps a smallish flat head screwdriver? I've done it too

20th of October 2007 (Sat)	#1
RedHotLama Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 223 IMAGE EDITING OK	Broken BG-E2 Check out the dial. Its all plastic, no wonder it breaks. Poor quality canon. Does someone know where i can find a metal one. I also found one place for a whole little assembly but just need the dial. Can i order directly from canon. Last edited by RedHotLama : 20th of October 2007 (Sat) at 01:32.

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nutsnbolts Goldmember Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 2,279	Re: Broken BG-E2 umm, can't you send it back to Canon for repairs? __________________ Canon EOS 40D \| EOS Rebel XTI/400D \| G9 Lenses and Gear List Review of my ThinkTank Gear

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scot079 Goldmember Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 3,838 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Broken BG-E2 I did the same thing to mine, had to rip it off. It comes from trying to torque it down onto the camera. __________________ - Tim www.timadkinsphoto.com GEARandFEEDBACK

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tunin Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York, NY - Medjugorje, BiH Posts: 1,128	Re: Broken BG-E2 Hi there, try this number and ask for Cherry (or something like that), she was the most helpful person in the tech world I ever talked to. 732.521.7230, this is in Jamesburg, NJ. I dropped a canon 30d and the back cover, below on/off switch broke, she found it quickly, sent it off and I got it the next morning. I took the camera apart, put the new part on and it works like a charm. __________________ I am not young enough to know everything. O.W. www.medjugorje.net * Amateur tools * Last edited by tunin : 20th of October 2007 (Sat) at 12:35.

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RedHotLama Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 223 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Broken BG-E2 By tightening it. Its just plastic gears against metal gears. The plastic is going to break. And when the grip can never get tight enough to stop flexing that a problem.

20th of October 2007 (Sat)	#8
scot079 Goldmember Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 3,838 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Broken BG-E2 Were you tightening w/ your fingers or some sort of gadget. Perhaps a smallish flat head screwdriver? I've done it too __________________ - Tim www.timadkinsphoto.com GEARandFEEDBACK

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