Did you fix this? I have this issue and tried the reset. Doesnt work.
@JamieKitson
18 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for this video, just successfully completed my repair. You have to be so careful when desoldering the cable from the motor, the contacts are jut coiled wire, not proper contacts. I pulled mine up and unspooled the wire. I assumed the repair wouldn't work, but it did!
@flatbreadsub
2 ай бұрын
Yep, like someone else said dont give up, if u need to take the back cover off of an old graduation card or birthday card or something and cut it to a smaller rectangle😭
@martingreenberg870
3 ай бұрын
That GR looks like it is in bad shape. I think it needs more than a sensor cleaning. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
@nigelnuique
3 ай бұрын
before applying pressure and twisting on the front plate, make sure to pull the back part so that it will actually move when you twist.
@ilikeitwhatisit
3 ай бұрын
does this stuck lens situation correlate with an unresponsive camera too? Mine suddenly "died" after turning on with the lens stuck out and it's completely unresponsive. I'm wondering if it has one problem or two. Thank you!
@KevinRedder
3 ай бұрын
Most probably a problem with the flex cable inside.
@rluvell
Ай бұрын
My camera powers off every time it gets stuck like this and shows the Ricoh logo until I pull the battery out
@alex.mathioudakis
4 ай бұрын
Found the link to your video from somewhere and it actually worked. So I wanted to thank you for this, because I avoided a very nasty visit to the repair shop! Lens is operating perfectly now
@jean-louisbavard3062
4 ай бұрын
Wow ! It worked ! Thank you so much !!! But does somebody know why that kind of issue happend ? I mean, what could be the source of this problem ? Maybe we could prevent this… Sorry for my bad english ✌️
@mikphoto
4 ай бұрын
I think it is a safty feature to prevent the lens from moving further if anthing got inbetween the parts.
@kacpernaumowicz4199
5 ай бұрын
After changing the LCD, I noticed a blue streak on it. Do you know if this is caused by poor installation or is the problem with the screen itself? The streak does not appear in the photos, so I could even leave it as it is, but I don't know if it will affect the life of the camera.
@mikphoto
5 ай бұрын
Could be a misaligned flat cable connection or a broken lcd.
@joeypusateri_
5 ай бұрын
Seems insane but it actually works
@paulp3053
6 ай бұрын
some people also suggest it could be the battery; maybe the voltage drops. Did you people checked your batteries? Mine are pretty old and notice some small behavioral difference when they are fully charged
@paulp3053
6 ай бұрын
sorry for marketing: selling mine with closed shutter for 100euros + shipping
@heyitsclay8853
26 күн бұрын
Still around?
@paulp3053
25 күн бұрын
@@heyitsclay8853 now I regret
@paulp3053
6 ай бұрын
so did you noticed any broken wire in the lens cables? maybe it is dust or dried substances. I have the close shutter problem too; I only can shoot if I manage to depress shutter button then it opens. If it doesn't, I give it a 'shock' and sometimes it works. Strange thing, after that it works well perfectly no matter how many shots I make, until I close and open again...
@paulp3053
6 ай бұрын
omg, this is INSANE
@mikphoto
6 ай бұрын
What in particular?
@paulp3053
6 ай бұрын
Brushing the sensor, trying to move it to pull dust apart..
@paulp3053
6 ай бұрын
nice but question is would you ever make that camera work again after disassembly?
@mikphoto
6 ай бұрын
You would not need to disassemble the camera to turn the ring. This is just to demonstrate what happens inside the barrel.
@DuncanDimanche-sreview
6 ай бұрын
this is amazing ! it looks very very difficult to do ! and I have disassembled quite a lot of gear
@mikphoto
6 ай бұрын
Peple do it and succeed step by step :)
@nw-diver
6 ай бұрын
I managed to break the suspension springs at 19:55. Does anyone know where one can get replacement parts that mimicks these?
@nw-diver
6 ай бұрын
Would you be able to elaborate on the removing of the face plate at 1:35 min? I just cant understand this step - on my lens its impossible to turn the face plate.
@mikphoto
6 ай бұрын
Sure, what is not clear? Do you have a GR II or III? The model I used in the demo was the GR II. The comment from @buzhichun mentioned it helped him to pull the internal lens elements back a little and then turn it as described.
@whiteryanc
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video, super helpful! Does anyone know what type of screws the main body screws are? My camera has lost a few and I can't find any technical specifications for parts...literally anywhere! Cheers
@mikphoto
7 ай бұрын
The screws are in the eyeglasses category. You could visit a eyeglasses shop and ask if they have a spare screw. They do not need to be exactly the same lenght.
@Nerdzombiedisco
8 ай бұрын
Thx. My girlfriend has a different tool that vibrates. I'll borrow it.
@paulp3053
6 ай бұрын
Then she should not be your gf anymore ))))
@carstenseidler2436
8 ай бұрын
17:23 - when i try to lift up the lens at this point there are 4 springs connected to the lens - how do i get them out? thanks for the video!
@carstenseidler2436
7 ай бұрын
forgot to take away one screw :(
@whiteryanc
7 ай бұрын
@@carstenseidler2436 What screw was that? I'm at the same point and can't figure out what's attaching the spring assembly to the base. Thanks
@carstenseidler2436
7 ай бұрын
@@whiteryanc I can`t remember sorry. But if you are not a professional you will have no chance to replace the shutter cable trust me. Try selling your broken camera instead. Mine is destroyed..
@william_02
9 ай бұрын
Thank you! This worked! Note to all: don’t give up and make sure you turn it clockwise. It will catch at some point.
@mg-leisure-monochrome
9 ай бұрын
You should look my videos how to place front cover properly without these long attempts to not break it. BTW, no need to unscrew those 3 screws of front lens element to remove external plastic ring which contained lost spring. It is enough to gently rotate counterclockwise plastic ring which sits on front lens element ;)
@mikphoto
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for your Tip!
@tuck2k
10 ай бұрын
wow thank you! it worked on my GR1😮
@germannadal8535
10 ай бұрын
Al final me atreví y cambié el cable. !Ha funcionado! Gracias por tu ayuda. Pude desoldar y soldar los cables del motor sin desmontarlo, poniendo una pinza de la ropa que mantuviera los muelles abiertos y utilizando un soldador super fino. Gracias de nuevo.
@mikphoto
9 ай бұрын
great that it worked out and thanks for the tipp! I post your reply in english so that others do not need to translate it again "In the end I got brave and changed the cable. !It has worked! Thanks for your help. I was able to desolder and solder the motor cables without disassembling it, using a clothespin to keep the springs open and using a super fine soldering iron. Thanks again."
@germannadal8535
10 ай бұрын
Muy buen día, me puede decir si ha dia de hoy 5/12/2023 sabe de algún video que explique como cambiar el cable? Muchas gracias por su tiempo y dedicación.
@diegomlpz3094
Жыл бұрын
If you were to theoretically do this on a not opened ricoh, how would you then get rid of the dust still floating inside? Would it not just be a temporary solution?
@mikphoto
Жыл бұрын
Quite right, nothing lasts 4ever.
@vinch0617
Жыл бұрын
What is the size of the tension springs that closes the flaps?
@mikphoto
Жыл бұрын
haven´t measured those, very tiny.
@ernestosoto7616
Жыл бұрын
Gracias Hermano!!
@etienneportail5122
Жыл бұрын
I used my wife’s toy.
@mikphoto
Жыл бұрын
well done!
@Baerschi100
Жыл бұрын
Ich vermisse meine GR II sehr hart. Ich habe leider das Display geknackt (komplett schwarz), wodurch sie unbrauchbar ist. Als Ersatz habe ich mir die über lange Zeit schon angegeierte Nikon Coolpix A beschafft. Die ist auch wirklich toll. Aber eben anders. Langsamer, nicht so intuitiv (vielleicht die Gewöhnung), die Bildmodus fehlen und Kleinigkeiten die mir jetzt gerade nicht auf die Tastatur fallen. Ich will die GR II zurück. Für eine GR III bin ich zu arm. So ist die Frage, ob jemand einen guten Händler für Ersatzdisplays kennt? Und eine gute Anleitung, dieses einzubauen. Ich hatte schon eines gefunden, doch das ist länger her und inzwischen finde ich wohl nicht mehr die richtigen Suchworte.
@mikphoto
Жыл бұрын
Das müsste doch passen: www.ebay.com/itm/251514808169?hash=item3a8f736769:g:doYAAOSw-jhUFomU Beim Einbau muss man auch nur das Flachbandkabel anschließen. Viel Erfolg.
@maciejb2468
Жыл бұрын
wow that s a lot of dirt on this sensor
@tomfenn7149
Жыл бұрын
I've got my GRII open right now and have stripped it down to the lens assembly. It's frightening just how much dust gets into this thing. It's everywhere! Except for and on the actual sensor. The sensor part is clean as a whistle. So the dust problem with this camera really does lie with the blue IR filter glass on the lens side (this would make sense as the dust appears the smaller the aperture is set). My suggestion to Ricoh (are Ricoh listening?) would be to scrap the retracting lens mechanism altogether, thus preventing the 'vacuum effect' that seems to suck small particles into the lens assembly. The lens when the camera is on doesn't protrude that much so I doubt it would be a problem for those still desiring a pocketable camera. It would also make the camera even faster to use from start up.
@mikphoto
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your report Tom. Thats what I observed too. The dust accumulates on the hot mirror. The lens barrel design is a compromise between keeping it thin and allowing dust to enter. After first dust spots I used the lens adapter + clear filter. They never left the camera and protected it quite well. The GR III appears to be much easier to "clean" then the GR II since you have to unscrew less stuff to get to the sensor and blue mirror. Still I wish Ricoh could improve the lens barrel sealing even more.
@tomfenn7149
Жыл бұрын
@@mikphoto I'm currently waiting for the new PCB part from China to arrive, but while going into disassembly of the lens barrel a tiny piece of white shaped plastic fell out (including a cog- but I know where that came from), which is now probably going to give me a headache trying to figure out where to put it back. If anyone knows where it likely came from, I'd be more than delighted to hear from them. :) But back to my point about the extending/contracting lens... The front plane of the lens when fully extended, most of that is just the mechanical lens hood. The actual lens is about 8mm behind it when that is fully extended. It seems crazy that @Ricoh has opted to have all that 'dead space', which if the lens didn't extend at all, would only protrude slightly from the camera body. Since it's fixed anyway on 28mm (or 40mm in the case of the GR3x), it seems ridiculous to have this flashy auto protruding lens on such a serious (and expensive!) compact camera. I think Ricoh should just get rid of it altogether as the coatings on most modern glass today is pretty scratch-proof, and we should just have removable lens caps. In fact a smaller filter adaptor would probably suffice. Ot just a thread...
@mikphoto
Жыл бұрын
@@tomfenn7149 I guess the 8mm is a head room for macro mode. I recall that once macro is activated the lens extends a bit further towards the barrels end. I have to double check.
@tomfenn7149
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for making this video, Michael. I found that using a couple of sticky 'protect pads' (sticky dots) used to prevent cupboard doors from slamming loudly when closed, stuck to the front cover of the lens helped get a grip on the front cover to turn then remove while twisting as you say, clockwise. It took a little force but not that much before it popped off. I hope this sticky dot tip helps others who are about to attempt to fix their GR2.
@tomfenn7149
Жыл бұрын
Just want to add, I'm finding the GRII an absolute nightmare to fix. I read somewhere else that you really need to be a watchmaker to fix the inner lens capsule. Whoever said that is 100% right. The worst thing though is all the time I've invested in trying to fix my camera, could've been spent taking photos, which I'm missing. I know I shouldn't say this (because it'll likely upset the GR fanboys), but honestly, get an Olympus or Panasonic, which imho are far better built, more reliable cameras. If Ricoh had any sense they'd re-engineer the GR for the upcoming IV to include interchangeable pancake lenses. This would do away with all the dust issues and other lens/sensor nonsense associated with this frankly overpriced toy. Such a feat is quite possible, and in fact Pentax have already done it. A sign of even better things to come?
@mikphoto
Жыл бұрын
Sorry for your troubles fixing the cam. After learning about the tight conctruction I became be also reluctant to service it myself. Lucily there are photo service people who do like the task :) A shop in poland www.fotonaprawa.pl seems to do a fine job fixing GRs.
@buzhichun
Жыл бұрын
After struggling with getting off the front plate, I found out it helps if you pull the internal lens element back out of the barrel a little. After I did that the front plate easily clicked loose after rotating clockwise.
@mikphoto
Жыл бұрын
Thanks fot the tip!
@mo_boh
Жыл бұрын
i managed to take apart everything, but sadly i also broke of one of the front plate parts, so it doesnt hold in place properly now. sadly, it turns out the pcb wasnt the problem, so it was all for nothing and i still dont know why it wont turn on :(
@tomfenn7149
Жыл бұрын
@mobo4133, get yourself a multimeter with a continuity tester built in. Sometimes PCB's can look undamaged to the naked eye, but their may still be a fracture on the pcb you cannot see. And disruption to the bleeping of the continuity tester will confirm a break in the copper.
@tomfenn7149
Жыл бұрын
Update: I now have more empathy for your pain! 😂
@Justravellers
Жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for the video. Maybe any ideas where to get this 4 pins motor? I accidentally tore off the contacts
@mikphoto
Жыл бұрын
The motor should have a part number written on it. That would be a clue.
@Justravellers
Жыл бұрын
@@mikphoto Yes, but I can't find anything by this number unfortunately
@kenjingdesign
4 ай бұрын
Me too, accidentally wipe off the 4 pin motor contact. Where can buy do let me know thanks
@JamieKitson
18 күн бұрын
I partially did this too, but just soldered the end of the wires and it still worked. Did you get anywhere with yours?
@mistergiovanni7183
Жыл бұрын
That's more or less how those who invented that damn camera must have worked.
@amirleon996
Жыл бұрын
Nice One!
@OvomaltineToast
Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@visiondivision9393
Жыл бұрын
Fixed my Ricoh `GRII with the help of your video Thanks, Michael!
@mikphoto
Жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
@stefanosemprini8793
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video!I had issues in putting back the front plate, it was not willing to trigger the door mechanism closed. I then found much easier to close the door manually beforehand and keeping it closed during the front plate reassembly with a pice of adhesive tape. By doing this way the silver mechanism is not going to catch the plastic knobs inside.
@mikphoto
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tape tip Stefano!
@김진아-m8e
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Should I use this method if only one side of the lens cover is closed?
@mikphoto
2 жыл бұрын
The closing (turning) of the lens also triggers the front lens cover leaves to open and close.
@yojimbo-jack
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve tried this and I feel like it only works when the lens is off or something. Because it didn’t do shit for me 😂
@mikphoto
2 жыл бұрын
It's only a possibility to get things moving off the image pathway. No guarantee that it does.
@ekkanofiqandriyana7325
2 жыл бұрын
You can get the lens-shutter flexible cable for cheap from aliexpress and fixed it by yourself very easy, so why you raped that precious camera like that. ?
@mikphoto
2 жыл бұрын
Obviously, this video is not about cable repair.
@routetweentyseven
2 жыл бұрын
NOPE
@theneverendingshoppinglist
2 жыл бұрын
So I dropped my camera and the protective lens housing plate fell off. I came here to see how it goes back on and referenced your video at about 09:00 and I was struggling to put it back without disassembling the whole camera or sending off for repair. I managed to get it back on and this is how I did it … I pulled the silver triggers that close the protective doors then taped them so they stay shut. While the camera is ON I put the face plate in place and it snapped neatly closed then bc the camera is turned on the protective covers should be in open position I had to turn the plate to the RIGHT instead of left and slowly took the tape off at the same time. This snapped right into place. I hope no one has to deal with this but Good luck to anyone who reads this 🙂 thank you so much for your video!
@mikphoto
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks TNESL. A simple and useful tip to put the front protective plate back on the lens back again without disassembling the camera!
@tomfenn7149
Жыл бұрын
Would it not just be easier to place some tape over the shutters themselves, rather than the tiny silver levers? Thus keeping both leaf doors shut, then taking the tape off slowly once fixed back on?
@theneverendingshoppinglist
Жыл бұрын
@tom fenn yes I put the tape over the lens shutters not the silver levers. I’m sorry if I wasn’t clear.
@dbferry3973
2 жыл бұрын
Hello. I dropped my GR2 and the flash bulb broke. I can see that replacement bulbs can be bought on eBay, but I cannot find any instructions of how to replace the bulb. Any chance you could help out?
@pawebuawa4126
2 жыл бұрын
Same problem ;(
@mikphoto
2 жыл бұрын
That would be another video part to record. I sold my GR in pieces, and I won't record any more disassembly videos with a GR.
@leolech8941
6 ай бұрын
Did you manage to change the bulb?
@Astolfo1990
2 ай бұрын
Same problem, did you manage to change the bulb?
@coolwall
2 жыл бұрын
Work like a charm. Thanks!
@albertoskytwins3527
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I really thought my camera died!
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