Yay! It Took a Picture.

**AggieDad** · 02-28-2018, 01:53 PM - **9 Likes**

I (foolishly) ventured into replacing a broken SD card door on my K-5iis. This is a very scary proposition as the entire case must be removed to access the pin which is the door hinge. It was especially scary for this old man who hasn't messed with anything remotely electronic since building a crystal radio when a Cub Scout back in the 1950s.

Removing the case, my observation was that there is not one cubic millimeter of extra room in that camera. I mean no space at all. Nada. Nil. It is just crammed. I wonder if cameras with slightly larger bodies have more room or are just not as efficient at their use of space.

Anyway, today I finally reassembled the camera and prepared for the moment of truth. I put in a battery and an SD card, turned it on, and watched lights light and displays appear. Then I put on a 50mm lens. It focused and the shutter snapped. On the back display appeared an image. Life is good.

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

**igowerf** · 02-28-2018, 02:00 PM - **1 Like**

Sounds nerve wracking. Congrats on the success!

**beachgardener** · 02-28-2018, 02:02 PM

nice one, AggieDad

**macman24054** · 02-28-2018, 02:13 PM

Great! Sounds like something I hope never to do.

**sergysergy** · 02-28-2018, 02:13 PM

congrats on the picture

MarkJerling · 02-28-2018, 03:20 PM

Did you take photos of the tear down and reassembly? If so, I'd love to see them.

E-man · 02-28-2018, 04:19 PM

Wow, that's an impressive undertaking, probably above my pay grade. Glad you got it done and back together successfully and I hope you have an appropriately satisfying sense of accomplishment every time you press the shutter button.

mhoule418 · 02-28-2018, 04:34 PM

I’m glad you’ve succeeded to fix the SD card door.
Happy shooting.

**AggieDad** · 02-28-2018, 05:23 PM

Originally posted by E-man

Wow, that's an impressive undertaking, probably above my pay grade. Glad you got it done and back together successfully and I hope you have an appropriately satisfying sense of accomplishment every time you press the shutter button.

Yes it is very satisfying. But it maybe is not as impressive as it sounds. Without the door, the camera had an open port to its innards. Also I had to tape down the switch that senses an open door. This rendered the K-5 basically useless outside the house – I was using it on my macro setup. With that in mind, a lot of the pressure was off.

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Did you take photos of the tear down and reassembly? If so, I'd love to see them.

Mark – Watch for a PM.

Originally posted by mhoule418

I’m glad you’ve succeeded to fix the SD card door.
Happy shooting.

Many thanks for the photo you sent. It helped a lot.

photoptimist · 02-28-2018, 05:26 PM

Originally posted by AggieDad

Removing the case, my observation was that there is not one cubic millimeter of extra room in that camera. I mean no space at all. Nada. Nil. It is just crammed. I wonder if cameras with slightly larger bodies have more room or are just not as efficient at their use of space.

There's a story about Steve Jobs being very unhappy with the first prototype iPod. He thought it was too big. The engineers claimed there was no room left inside the case to make it any smaller. Jobs took the prototype and threw it into an aquarium. When air bubbles came out he said “Those are air bubbles. That means there's space in there. Make it smaller.”

Congrats on opening the can of worms, fixing the SD door, and getting all the worms back inside.

**suraswami** · 03-01-2018, 10:22 AM

Opening and fixing camera is fun, even more fun when it works after the surgery!! Suddenly it becomes the most favorite thing, you become attached to it, feels like you gave life to something lol.

Yay!!

02-28-2018, 01:53 PM - 9 Likes	#1
AggieDad Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Houston, TX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,404	Yay! It Took a Picture. I (foolishly) ventured into replacing a broken SD card door on my K-5iis. This is a very scary proposition as the entire case must be removed to access the pin which is the door hinge. It was especially scary for this old man who hasn't messed with anything remotely electronic since building a crystal radio when a Cub Scout back in the 1950s. Removing the case, my observation was that there is not one cubic millimeter of extra room in that camera. I mean no space at all. Nada. Nil. It is just crammed. I wonder if cameras with slightly larger bodies have more room or are just not as efficient at their use of space. Anyway, today I finally reassembled the camera and prepared for the moment of truth. I put in a battery and an SD card, turned it on, and watched lights light and displays appear. Then I put on a 50mm lens. It focused and the shutter snapped. On the back display appeared an image. Life is good. O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

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sergysergy Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,113	congrats on the picture

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MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,280	Did you take photos of the tear down and reassembly? If so, I'd love to see them.

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E-man Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 678	Wow, that's an impressive undertaking, probably above my pay grade. Glad you got it done and back together successfully and I hope you have an appropriately satisfying sense of accomplishment every time you press the shutter button.

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mhoule418 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Quebec city Posts: 227	I’m glad you’ve succeeded to fix the SD card door. Happy shooting.

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AggieDad Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Houston, TX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,404 Original Poster	Originally posted by E-man Wow, that's an impressive undertaking, probably above my pay grade. Glad you got it done and back together successfully and I hope you have an appropriately satisfying sense of accomplishment every time you press the shutter button. Yes it is very satisfying. But it maybe is not as impressive as it sounds. Without the door, the camera had an open port to its innards. Also I had to tape down the switch that senses an open door. This rendered the K-5 basically useless outside the house – I was using it on my macro setup. With that in mind, a lot of the pressure was off. Originally posted by MarkJerling Did you take photos of the tear down and reassembly? If so, I'd love to see them. Mark – Watch for a PM. Originally posted by mhoule418 I’m glad you’ve succeeded to fix the SD card door. Happy shooting. Many thanks for the photo you sent. It helped a lot.

02-28-2018, 05:26 PM	#10
photoptimist Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,057	Originally posted by AggieDad Removing the case, my observation was that there is not one cubic millimeter of extra room in that camera. I mean no space at all. Nada. Nil. It is just crammed. I wonder if cameras with slightly larger bodies have more room or are just not as efficient at their use of space. There's a story about Steve Jobs being very unhappy with the first prototype iPod. He thought it was too big. The engineers claimed there was no room left inside the case to make it any smaller. Jobs took the prototype and threw it into an aquarium. When air bubbles came out he said “Those are air bubbles. That means there's space in there. Make it smaller.” Congrats on opening the can of worms, fixing the SD door, and getting all the worms back inside.

03-01-2018, 10:22 AM	#11
suraswami Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 416	Opening and fixing camera is fun, even more fun when it works after the surgery!! Suddenly it becomes the most favorite thing, you become attached to it, feels like you gave life to something lol. Yay!!

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