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08-31-2012
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Refuses to suffer fools
Ken Ford is offline
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New video button guard available for NEX7
I just installed a new product on my NEX7 yesterday - it's a ring/guard that makes it much harder to accidentally press the video button. Best $20 I've spent on my NEX!
No association with the manufacturer - just a happy paying customer.
See http://www.rluther.com/ for details.
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08-31-2012
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Cool product. That would be a must have if I had a NEX 7.
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08-31-2012
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For less then 20 twenty cents you could have gone to the hardware store and purchased a rubber "o" ring the exact size and spot glued it on!
Check the Luminous-Landscape website for this fix!
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08-31-2012
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For $20 this is probably the right solution for a $1100 camera. I'd be inclined to glue something on, but this seems a lot cleaner and avoids potential damage if you intend to sell the camera later.
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08-31-2012
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It's your money. If it had a red logo, it would probably sell for $199.99.
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09-01-2012
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jb2012 is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Ford
I just installed a new product on my NEX7 yesterday - it's a ring/guard that makes it much harder to accidentally press the video button. Best $20 I've spent on my NEX!
No association with the manufacturer - just a happy paying customer.
See http://www.rluther.com/ for details. |
Its certainly the way forward rather than waiting for Sony to get their finger out.
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09-01-2012
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Sony are notorious with the non-firmware updates sometimes. I'll be getting one of these for sure. Thanks Ken for the tip! 
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09-01-2012
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A much nicer solution than glueing an o-ring on. Thanks for the link
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09-01-2012
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Refuses to suffer fools
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kbg32
For less then 20 twenty cents you could have gone to the hardware store and purchased a rubber "o" ring the exact size and spot glued it on!
Check the Luminous-Landscape website for this fix!
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Yep, that works but is kinda ghetto for my tastes.
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M6 - Leicavit M - RapidWinder - Motor M
28 Ultron - 35 Summicron ASPH - 40 Summicron - 75 Summarit-M - 75 Color-Heliar - 90 Elmar-C
NEX-7, N1V1, oodles of filthy Nikon SLRs and DSLRs, some OM gear, an XA, Retinas, a 4x5 and a lonely 500C/M
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09-01-2012
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Of course, the release of this product and my purchasing it will cause Sony to provide a firmware fix in two or three weeks. 
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M6 - Leicavit M - RapidWinder - Motor M
28 Ultron - 35 Summicron ASPH - 40 Summicron - 75 Summarit-M - 75 Color-Heliar - 90 Elmar-C
NEX-7, N1V1, oodles of filthy Nikon SLRs and DSLRs, some OM gear, an XA, Retinas, a 4x5 and a lonely 500C/M
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09-01-2012
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May all good things come true.
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09-01-2012
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Thanks... Sony Listens Email is a joke. At least this gets the job done. If it were chrome it would be off my list, but it looks like a good solution. I like my NEX-7, but I'm not so sure about buying another Sony camera. I don't like their pseudo customer service. They gave me a run around with the video overheating issue. Totally insincere run around.
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09-02-2012
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Were you using 3rd party batteries or Sony when the overheating occurred?
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09-02-2012
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This are good times for machinists, being able to somehow fix issues with cameras created by manufacturers. Custom grips, now this...I think it's win-win. Personally I wouldn't swallow "6061 aircraft aluminum hand polished" hook, but I paid $40 to a handy Chinese who sells a tiny bit with wire soldered to it dedicated to keep lens of DP1/DP2 extended all the time (to prevent wear of ribbon cable in lens - notorious issue with this cameras). Some people get job and some get choice.
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09-09-2012
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Mine came in the mail this week and it works really well. It was a bit finicky getting the back cover to peel off but once you do that the installation is trivial.
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