Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mine came off once during a hike. For a month or so afterward, I had to use gaffer tape as cover until I got a replacement. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Ken <kkanno at users.symmetric.net> wrote: > Interesting- > > We have a mix of too loose and it falls off to works fine, to won't even > open without brute force. > > I'd like to clarify that mine will open with a thumb pressed on the cover, > but only if the battery cover has previously been removed. I just changed > batteries today, and now it opens as it should, but in a few months it will > not come open without jabbing the thing with a knife. > > I do clean the battery opening and cover off, and the camera isn't caked > in dirt and glue or anything like that. It seems to almost fuse itself into > place over short periods of time. > > > > On Mon, 27 Feb 2012, Michiel Fokkema wrote: > > Mine is too loose! I have to tape it to prevent it coming off. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Michiel >> >> On 27-2-2012 18:03, Ken wrote: >> >>> Any tips for removing the damn battery cover on these things? >>> >>> Considering how hard it is to remove them, I felt no shame in taking a >>> pocket knife and chipping a notch into the edge of the battery cover and >>> prying it off against the lense relase button. >>> >>> I see mentions of a slotted M6 battey cover that can be ordered from >>> leica directly. Does anybody know off hand if this is compatible with the >>> M7? >>> >>> Also, I'd be be willing to buy a beater spare battery cover to try to >>> mill a slot into myself if anybody in the US has one. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------**------------- >> Michiel Fokkema >> www.michielfokkema.com >> +31 (0) 615569576 >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>