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Unusual request for someone in a very giving mood..

 

 


X-Shannon_Price
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Jun 21, 2004, 8:07 AM

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Unusual request for someone in a very giving mood.. Can't Post

Greetings XL1 posters,
I recently had an accident with my XL1 which left my lens broken. Essentially, the 5 screws which connect the lens mounting assembly to the lens broke off and the wires connecting the lens to this assembly subsequently became unattached.
I'm wondering if anyone with and XL1 standard lens would mind unscrewing those tiny screws and looking inside to see what sequence the colored wires are connected in?
There should be 7 wires total. I know this is an extraordinarily large favor to ask of someone in a user forum but I thought I'd give it a shot.
Thanks to the "saint" who's willing to help out. I promise you'll help scores of others who've had this same issue. I know of two other video pro's who are anxiously awaiting this answer.
Here's a look at what I'm talking about:
http://www.reelmediaproductions.com/test/xl11.jpg
Shannon


Paul_L
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Jul 14, 2004, 12:53 AM

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Re: [X-Shannon_Price] Unusual request for someone in a very giving mood.. [In reply to] Can't Post

For anyone else out there that went through the same experience as I did with their lens and could not get any help from a Canon service center or find anyone to simply pop the ring off their camera and take a peek at the color coding of the wires...

Here is the wiring off a brand new XL1s which worked fine for me and my 6 year old XL1.
http://www.reelmedia.org/test/xlwires.jpg


After a quick 5 minute solder job and some gluing, everything works like new !!
Smile