Jeneen, treat it like scuba gear...once a year it has to go to service not for the main gasket in the door but for the gasket buttons. The rubber o-rings get hard and the grease breaks down din e... you don't want your camera to go swimming =)
I think there's a lubricant you can buy for the rubber o-rings, the same lubricant you use for the rubber on the flashlights. But best nga if you have the casing serviced.
unfortuantely, based on the reviews i read of canon casings, the button o-rings are irreplaceable =P right now i grease the door o-ring every time i go underwater, but dunno how i can do that for the buttons since they're embedded (any suggestions?). i just try my best to rinse the casing properly so that the button o-rings don't get any salt or sand deposits. these things last around two years daw, right?
the ralph lauren is not EXACTLY from her. and the slippers i got on sale from Bagtas, on the day they closed shop in davao. same as the bag i had them make for my fins. i know they also have a store in Manila. probably SM. and they have lots of cute (some preposterous) slipper designs, made while-you-wait.
Around two years i guess. Mine failed at that time. I've kept it to test and study it. You can remove the buttons with a special tool from the inside of the case. I was going to lubricate them with silicone, but it seems they don't use silicone grease...but i could be wrong. The grease was white to yellowish and not transparent like silicone. I have found industrial grease of that color but when i asked they said it was not rubber safe. I'm still wondering what grease they use. With silicone i have been able to take it down only to 10 feet, after that i still get sippage. The rubber O-rings could have shrunken in time. SO! use it often para bawi value! =)
ha! my casing came with a small tube of silicone grease. what special tool is that? and what camera did you have a casing for, by the way? maybe after two years i'll just use it in the rain, or paddling... =P
kaya nga mga master's na ako in marine bio this year para sulit =P
I have an Ixus 400. Yeah, mine came with a silicone tube din for the main door o-ring. i tried it on the button O-rings but it can't hold water out at more than 10 feet. I have no idea what the tool is called. I'll find out. =) But it's to remove those washers so you can dismatle the buttons and grease them.
by the way, the phone model is NOKIA 5140 and I bought it online for $280...very nice composition!!!--Jace
ReplyDeleteby the way, the phone model is NOKIA 5140 and I bought it online for $280...very nice composition!!!--Jace
ReplyDeleteby the way, the phone model is NOKIA 5140 and I bought it online for $280...very nice composition by the way..are you bored??--Jace
ReplyDeletehello baby! come to tita....
ReplyDeletePretty! I have one formed like a squid. My brother makes slippers like these. :)
ReplyDeleteno, jace, i'm just obsessive. hehehe. i did this before i started to do any work because i've been putting this off for so long.
ReplyDeletehey, tell tita beng i want something ralph lauren, too. but preferably NOT a bikini. =P
ReplyDeleteand where can i get flip-flops like that?
HUGS,
jemi
Jeneen, treat it like scuba gear...once a year it has to go to service not for the main gasket in the door but for the gasket buttons. The rubber o-rings get hard and the grease breaks down din e... you don't want your camera to go swimming =)
ReplyDeleteI think there's a lubricant you can buy for the rubber o-rings, the same lubricant you use for the rubber on the flashlights. But best nga if you have the casing serviced.
ReplyDeleteunfortuantely, based on the reviews i read of canon casings, the button o-rings are irreplaceable =P right now i grease the door o-ring every time i go underwater, but dunno how i can do that for the buttons since they're embedded (any suggestions?). i just try my best to rinse the casing properly so that the button o-rings don't get any salt or sand deposits. these things last around two years daw, right?
ReplyDeletethe ralph lauren is not EXACTLY from her. and the slippers i got on sale from Bagtas, on the day they closed shop in davao. same as the bag i had them make for my fins. i know they also have a store in Manila. probably SM. and they have lots of cute (some preposterous) slipper designs, made while-you-wait.
ReplyDeleteAround two years i guess. Mine failed at that time. I've kept it to test and study it. You can remove the buttons with a special tool from the inside of the case. I was going to lubricate them with silicone, but it seems they don't use silicone grease...but i could be wrong. The grease was white to yellowish and not transparent like silicone. I have found industrial grease of that color but when i asked they said it was not rubber safe. I'm still wondering what grease they use. With silicone i have been able to take it down only to 10 feet, after that i still get sippage. The rubber O-rings could have shrunken in time. SO! use it often para bawi value! =)
ReplyDeleteha! my casing came with a small tube of silicone grease. what special tool is that? and what camera did you have a casing for, by the way? maybe after two years i'll just use it in the rain, or paddling... =P
ReplyDeletekaya nga mga master's na ako in marine bio this year para sulit =P
I have an Ixus 400. Yeah, mine came with a silicone tube din for the main door o-ring. i tried it on the button O-rings but it can't hold water out at more than 10 feet. I have no idea what the tool is called. I'll find out. =) But it's to remove those washers so you can dismatle the buttons and grease them.
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