Remove/open cable channel cover

[davidross]

Is there a trick for removing or opening the cable channel cover in the X-T3 battery chamber? I can't even tell which direction it should be pulled.

[jerryy]

I am not certain this is possible.

The X-T3 was meant to be used with an optional vertical battery grip that holds two batteries rather than being tethered via a dc coupler

I have read of people leaving the battery door open in order to use couplers, which of course is not a great approach but can work.

p.s. Welcome to the forum.

[davidross]

Thank you for both your response and your welcome. I'm quite sure the cable channel cover can be removed or lifted, presumably so that a dc coupler can be used, but Fuji didn't make that easy to do. 

[jerryy]

I do not think that rubbery looking seal on the side is actually a cable channel cover, but is instead a seal.

If you compare the bottom of the X-T30 to the bottom of the X-T3,

https://fujifilm-dsc.com/en-int/manual/x-t30/about_this_camera/parts/index.html

vs

https://fujifilm-dsc.com/en-int/manual/x-t3/about_this_camera/parts/index.html

the X-T30 has the cable channel cover but the X-T3 does not.

YMMV.

[davidross]

I talked to Fuji late yesterday. I was told that the rubber piece on the X-T3 is indeed a channel cover and is tethered to the battery chamber. It can be pulled up though doing so is not nearly as easy as it should be. I was just able to do it with a very fine-tipped screwdriver. Their engineering in this case is less than stellar.

[jerryy]

Thank you for letting us know. Can you post some images of this in action?

[davidross]

I should have documented the process but frankly, I don't want to mess with the camera again. For me, the X-T3 is in a fixed position and (finally) will always run on the dc coupler. I will say that 1) the rubber pad lifts straight up from the battery chamber but is tethered so doesn't come off the camera body and, 2) the channel is narrow and I found that while the cable on the Wasabi coupler just barely allows the battery door to close, the cable on the Neewer does not.