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my new paperweight...
attempted a DIY filter mod this evening on a spare 400D i picked up recently on eBay (on the cheap thankfully - see below).
well after a string of stuff-ups along the way - damaging a ribbon cable connector right at the start, stripping several key screws, then finding i need to get the soldering iron out (wasn't expecting that...), then after FINALLY getting to the sensor I scratch the anti-alias filter whilst removing the stock IR filter (so then i had to remove that too), getting glue on the new astrodon filter that arrived this afternoon from the US (duh!) so couldn't put that in after all & had to instead to go with no filters - i put it all back together hoping for a miracle. put in the battery...and nothing... looks like i just bricked the camera.
normally i have much better luck with my DIY projects - guess i was a bit out of my depth here, and it just wasn't my night.
think i'll be leaving my main DSLR well alone, and i've been getting some good results with my new astro imaging setup anyway
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