1D X Structural Weakness [FIXED]

[moonwell]

Word of advice... don't test the build quality by tossing your 1D X off a speeding golf cart...

I'm sure Canon will repair at no charge as a reward for me finding the weak spot : Still works fine, but not exactly weather sealed anymore.

 

[charlesa]

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Ouch! :'( A small part of me died inside :-\

 

[Viggo]

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Oh my.... so much for the buildquality... I actually thought it would make a dent, not crack... nice to know it still works!

 

[kaihp]

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Oh my.... so much for the buildquality... I actually thought it would make a dent, not crack... nice to know it still works!

Since it's a Magnesium-alloy, it is much harder (and lighter) than Aluminium but being harder means that it's more brittle and will break rather than bend. Also, cast materials tend to break more easily than milled parts due to the orientation of the grains in the material.

To the OP: very sorry to see that

 

[friedmud]

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Firstly: Ouch! That sucks!

Secondly: those are the finest "breakage" photos I've ever seen

 

[bdunbar79]

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You woulda heard me scream like Cameron on Ferris Buehler's Day Off.

 

[Bosman]

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my 1dm3 has taken a few falls, but you would never know it. Its kinda sad this happened, my condolences. :'(

 

[sanj]

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Re attaching my neck strap...

 

[moonwell]

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Happened Friday night, and I wasn't too concerned, since I somehow only noticed the scratches, not the crack at the time. My heart dropped when I saw it in the morning :'(

At least it appears the crack is in a separate piece from the main chassis, so hopefully it's fixable without resorting to black RTV.

Oh, the 24-70 didn't fair too well either... filter ring hit the cement (no filter). No glass shattered, but now it's a 30-70mm that won't focus to infinity.

 

[bdunbar79]

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Happened Friday night, and I wasn't too concerned, since I somehow only noticed the scratches, not the crack at the time. My heart dropped when I saw it in the morning :'(

At least it appears the crack is in a separate piece from the main chassis, so hopefully it's fixable without resorting to black RTV.

Oh, the 24-70 didn't fair too well either... filter ring hit the cement (no filter). No glass shattered, but now it's a 30-70mm that won't focus to infinity.

So you've invented a new Canon lens, that can't be used for landscape photography?

Sorry, couldn't pass that up.

 

[wockawocka]

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Despite the main frame of the body being one piece, multiple cast pieces are bolted on. It looks like the top cover, which is easily replaced.

 

[moonwell]

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Hard to tell from the close-up photos, but the crack is by the vertical grip shutter.

So you've invented a new Canon lens, that can't be used for landscape photography?

For sure. It's a rare one-off. Priceless item, but I'm willing to open the bidding...

 

[Michael_pfh]

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Some duct tape should do the trick!

 

[hyles]

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Some duct tape should do the trick!

Useless, unless light leak reaches exposimeter.
Diego

 

[Menace]

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What bad luck

Atleast you can still shoot with it evn though there's not much weather sealing any more.

 

[sandymandy]

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Thats really a pity! Did you have any huge ass lens attached at the same time?

 

[moonwell]

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Just a 24-70...

 

[traveller]

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This happened to my mate's 1Ds MkIII (but the crack was by the prism housing). My advice is to send it to Canon for a repair quote ASAP. My mate left it (despite having CPS Gold memership) because he was worried about the cost and the loss of use of the camera (despite owning two 1Ds MkIIs!). In the end Canon's quote for replacing the top plate (which included a full service), was pretty reasonable and they turned it around in a matter of a few days. Sadly for my friend, his woe's didn't end there; some time after, he started to notice spots appearing in his images. Even Canon have not been able to fully repair the sensor and they have told him they think that water may have got into the crack and deposited residues onto the anti-aliasing filter, which have etched into it.

 

[M.ST]

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Never had such problems with a Canon camera.

That´s maybe because I fell with the camera to earth and don´t let only the camera fall down-grin.

 

[victorwol]

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Ohhhhh that hurts like a kick in the b..... Hope you are insured. I once got pushed by the crowd and fell on my nose... Well on my 70-200 nose... And trashed it... I know how it feels.