Originally posted by ctrout Thanks very much! Unfortunately I have looked this thing through and even in the explosion it appears the chrome/black faceplate does not clearly come apart from the big metal plate that is connected to everything back there. Would be much easier if I could just get the painted/chrome part off, but wan't sure if that was possible. Here's what I'm pointing at: . Which is really the difference between the chrome and black version. Just curious if anyone else has tried to do this and if the chrome part can come off solo or if I need to exchange the entire front plate (which I label "regular metal part"). This would be exponentially harder because the whole plate is intimately connected with the electronics which are, in the black camera, "busted." : / Thanks for the reply!