ex1 mic clamp replacement

[Phil Bloom]

Originally Posted by Bob Grant

My biggest worry is the tripod mounting plate on the EX1 itself. Whatever weight you add to the camera, it plus the weight of the camera is all held onto the tripod by that plate. We've already got one EX1 with a plate that's separating from the camera.

i have had two go on my ex1. with the weight of the 35mm adaptor it really puts a strain on it

[Dean Sensui]

One of mine broke. So I repaired it with Crazy Glue, then reinforced it with epoxy. I also reinforced the one on the other camera with epoxy. Here's photos posted earlier:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/sony-xdca...ut-needed.html

[Phil Bloom]

Originally Posted by Dean Sensui

One of mine broke. So I repaired it with Crazy Glue, then reinforced it with epoxy. I also reinforced the one on the other camera with epoxy. Here's photos posted earlier:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/sony-xdca...ut-needed.html

i did that but it means Sony won't repair your camera when it goes in for repair unless they replace everything you have done. Sucks doesn't it?

[Dean Sensui]

I just sent mine in for software update and getting the battery "drain" problem fixed.

It came back with the work done and no comment about the mic clamp. Could be that when the clamp is closed the repair isn't visible.

[John Woo]

The mic clamp can also be found on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-PMW-EX1-ori...d=p3286.c0.m14