Hacking (and fixing) the flimsy door on the X-T1

[noordawod]

Hi all.

 

I signed up to share my hack (and fix) for the flimsy (bulging) door covering the HDMI/USB/Mic connectors on Fujifilm X-T1. It's a hack so be prepared to cut the rubbery plastic. Look at picture #2 to see where to cut the plastic, 1mm should be enough.

 

It's quite easy really. Pictures follow.

 

Take couple of 1mm paper clips and straighten them up. These will be carefully bent again and placed inside the door as in the picture. Glue it with a superglue (or some other glue) making sure there's no excess glue popping up. Then, close the flimsy door and hold it against something to cause the glue to harden. Then leave this for few hours (over the night is best).

 

This works very well for me, and the door is back again to be straight like new. On the outside, obviously, there's nothing apparent.

 

Hope this helps out someone out there.

 

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Noor Dawod

A photographer from Oslo, Norway.

http://noor.dawod.photography

 

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[Trenton Talbot]

I would advise against using CA anywhere near the camera ports. However, a strip of glass or carbon cloth soaked in a good epoxy might be just what doctor ordered. Just cover the ports with masking tape and lightly grease the outer edges on camera side (don't forget to remove the grease later, before peeling the masking tape).