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August 19th, 2009, 05:32 PM | #16 |
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Or pulled out of the camera case by the strap, something to be aware of.
On location I sometimes put a male XLR plug in mic 2 to add a buffer. Cheers.
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August 22nd, 2009, 11:26 PM | #17 |
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I wouldn't call it a defect, but it could've been designed better. Definately..
I've got fat hands, and am probably going to end up with a camera on the floor one day.. When it happens to somebody else, it's probably their fault. But when it happens to you personally, it's usually a defect... @Nancy.... The only people i know that repair Canon equipment are Sun Camera Services... My XH A1 is currently in repair, and it's been a week..I should get it back next week, and have been told by my local camera store that I'm lucky to get it that quick... They're quotes and diagnostics are free. I'd be interested in knowing the cost of that fix. Good luck.. |
October 3rd, 2009, 01:01 AM | #18 |
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Thankfully Canon have finally recognised that the design is flawed. I just hope that the solution is going to be made available worldwide.
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You told me so..
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December 7th, 2009, 05:26 PM | #20 |
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Same thing just happened to me - XHA1
Shooting a wedding at the weekend and the grip belt base snapped on my XH A1 whilst in front of bridal party!
Camera fell on to my leg (I tried to kinda catch it with my foot) and then landed in the dirt and bounced down two steps. Scared the **** out of me. Picked it up - all ok - just some scratches to the canon .8 adaptor and a few dings to the on board mic. Thanks to Richard for the posted link to Canon were they talk about the doubled up Grip Belt cover option. I'm in Australia but I am assuming that that can be done here too. My A1 is almost 3 years old and has had alot of use. I recently got the wide adaptor which probable put more stress on the cover. I would recommend everyone keeps an eye out for cracks and if using an wide adaptor to consider taking the camera in for the counter measured modification from canon which is free. This is a double loop instead of a single. Prevention is better than a cure. I am just thankful that the grip cover did not break a few minutes earlier when I was shooting at the edge of a large pond!
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December 18th, 2009, 02:10 PM | #21 |
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I just got both of my A1s grip belt loops replaced with quick turn-around time. Thanks Canon!
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