Questions tagged [equipment-damage]
Your camera gear is broken, or might be broken, or you're worried something might break it.
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Hasselblad 500c Light leak at the edges
I just got back my test roll of film from my recently purchased 500c. Wondering if this light leak is a result of wear and tear, resulting in the paint being removed where the film back attaches to ...
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I have a Canon EOS 50D, and my lens (EFS 18-200 mm) just broke. What should I replace?
I'm not sure how much the body of a camera impacts the quality of a photo. I'm not new to photography but I am very new to photography gear. Replacing the lens is about 150 on ebay.
Is it worth it to ...
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I have strange markings on my 2nd hand camera back display. Is that fixable?
I received a second hand Panasonic camera and have strange markings on the screen.
Can it be fixed? It hasn’t been dropped by me, wetted or anything that can do that.
And the eye scanner has a red ...
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How to test my camera's hot-shoe without a flash at hand
I have a Canon 5D Mark II and I'd like to see if its hot-shoe works before buying a flash.
For a bit of context: several years ago I put a primitive flash from my old times doing film photography on ...
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Suddenly have many stuck pixels on my DSLR - is there a reason for it/is it saveable?
I've got a Canon 1100D camera which is maybe getting on a bit at about 12 years old, but it's performed great up to now. I took it out recently though to do some long exposure night shots, and noticed ...
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Why did my back button focus stop working?
I was shooting at a styled shoot last week. Everything was going well. Then all of a sudden while I was shooting my back button focus stopped working. It didn’t seem like it was even trying to find ...
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Can I lock the mirror up indefinitely without damaging my DSLR?
Are there any issues I might experience if I leave the mirror up on my DSLR camera for a long time? My use mode would be "live view" mode connected to AC power, and using the HDMI output of ...
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Solutions for Snoot Modifier Overheating Tungsten Light?
I'd like to use a snoot light modifier on an halogen light, though it's clearly causing the bulb to overheat. This is to the point of seeing smoke coming out of the light's body.
I suspect the snoot ...
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Feasibility Sony Alpha mounted on motorcycle
I'm planning on buying a Sony Alpha a7 III and mounting this camera on the tank to take high quality footage.
From what I understand the high vibrations of the motorcycle would kill that camera rather ...
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Can I fix a D5200 with 200mm lens that doesn't autofocus correctly after being dropped?
When first bought, my Nikon D5200 worked like a champ! Now everything has a fuzziness to it and the auto focus doesn't quite focus and you can't see the details of a picture taken. It's ruining my ...
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Nikon D7100 - faulty LCD or mainboard?
LCD on my Nikon D7100 is not always working. Like 99% of time not working, then it starts semi-working until it doesn't. I read that there are two options why. It could be because of a faulty LCD or ...
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Can this water damage to my Canon T6 be repaired?
My Canon T6 got wet at a waterfall; the battery did not get wet. I let the camera dry out for weeks - it apparently works now but is giving me totally white images.
Is there any chance this damage can ...
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Can taking up-close photos of multiple candles stacked together damage my iPhone’s camera/camera sensors?
My brother took multiple up-close pictures of a stack of burning diyas (a type of candle); to the naked eyes, the candles looked very bright. Can such up-close photography damage my iPhone’s camera, ...
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Is this a good rule to know when I can shoot the sun? "if the sun is not too bright to look at with naked eye, then it's not too bright for a DSLR" [duplicate]
Most of what I have read about this, say that whether or not the sun is bright enough to harm the DSLR, depends on a lot of factors e.g. time of day, cloud cover etc.
What setting aperture, shutter ...
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Is a water-damaged micro SD card likely to be readable?
I dropped a camera in the water in the factory where I work; the micro SD card in the camera had private pictures on int that I don't want anyone to see. Knowing that the water contained some ...
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