Cracked my D750's body :-/

[Bill De Jager]

Sorry to hear that, again.  Didn't you use a camera strap?

The one time I dropped a camera to the ground, I was juggling multiple photographic items, the camera strap was off my neck, and I made a mental error causing the camera to lose all support.  That was a stupid error indeed, but eventually we all have mental lapses of one sort or another. 

My favorite was the time I put my fairly new dress shoes on top of my vehicle while loading it up for a long trip to my parents' house.  Once everything was loaded I drove off, and noted a pedestrian strangely staring at my vehicle while he crossed the street.  Nothing else was amiss so I thought nothing of the matter.  Then, soon after I got onto the expressway, up to full speed, and into the fast lane, I heard a little sound from the rear of the vehicle.  I looked in the side mirror just in time to see my shoes bouncing along the pavement behind me. 

There was no shoulder to stop on and traffic was murderous so I had no choice but to accept the loss.  Belatedly I realized why the pedestrian had been staring so intently - surely it had been a strange sight to see two shoes riding on my roof as I drove along!  Fortunately, that was over 30 years ago and I've not repeated that error since... only other errors instead!

[Mongo]

sorry to hear this Tristin.

If Mongo understands you correctly, it is working OK but for the "menu" button which is now permanently depressed and as such cannot be used (and may be interfering with its use generally). If that is the situation, Mongo would seriously try every simple physical means to free the "menu" button and getting it working for now. It seems reasonably plausible that the crack has slightly distorted the casing opening around the menu button and that it has now tightened up against the button and stopping it from coming up again. You have little to lose by using something very small and sharp i.e a very fine needle to try and lift the menu button up again by levering it up around any of its edges you can get a grip on with using the needle. Even if you manage this and it starts working again, you will have to do something to modify the cracked opening around the button so that it no longer "grips" the button when you next use it. If all of that works, Mongo would then just use a very small nozzled applicator of super glue to run along the cracks (but do not use so much that it will seep inside the case itself - just the outside) AND do NOT use it near any buttons - just stop short of any by 3 or 4 millimetres lest you glue the buttons to the case and stop them operating altogether.

Good luck

If it cost $300-$400 Mongo would get it repaired properly - it is a good camera and about $2500 to replace otherwise.

PS - Mongo may look old fashioned and nurdy but he still uses a strap around his neck on all his equipment so it does not fall to the ground. Just a suggestion.

[richardHaw]

here in japan, it would probably cost you $300 or so to have that replaced. that was what i paid for a friend's beater D800's replacement top and rubber parts

[John Geerts]

What an unfortunate collapse, hope you can fix it.