6d mode dial plate fell off

[lightight]

The face plate on the mode dial of my 6d has fallen off. Best way to get a replacement? Will service center send a new one or will I need to send it in. Still under warranty.

Thanks,

David G

[RobertTheFat]

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@Newbie6D wrote:
Thats funny. Mine fell out of my 6D at 6 weks slso. But the other dial button is working inconsistently also.
The Canon camera is of bad design. Very different to my other Canons. Cheap garbage.

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Er... Didn't you happen to mention in a nearby thread that the camera got wet? That changes things things a bit, doesn't it? I think everyonr knows that a 6D is not weatherproofed.

[penelopehughes]

Hi everyone!

So...I did something really terrible. When my dial plate fell off, I glued it back on and I think some of the glue got in the middle of the dial and it no longer turns. I'm afraid to use acetone on it because it's an electronic but I think that might be the only thing that would help disolve the glue?

I thought about using a dental pick to try to scrape off the glue as well. Any ideas? Anyone used acetone on their body before?

[penelopehughes]

Any chance you glued your dial shut (luckily, it's glued on manual) but I can't turn the dial anymore after gluing the dial plate back on and I think I must have glued the center part as well. Any ideas on how I can get it turning again?

[rockymeister]

I did the same mistake. Added too much glue I guess and now the mode dial does not turn.. Anyone in the same predicament ? what was your solution. 

[fontgeek_1]

Where on the dial plate did you apply the glue?

I recovered/found my plate, but I'm hesitant to apply glue without knowing what surface on the dial or camera to apply it to.

[RobertTheFat]

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@fontgeek_1 wrote:

Where on the dial plate did you apply the glue?

I recovered/found my plate, but I'm hesitant to apply glue without knowing what surface on the dial or camera to apply it to.

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You're gluing something flat to something flat, so it's not rocket science. Use cyanoacrylate glue, but sparingly, keeping it away from the center, which is where the moving parts are. 

[diser]

My Mode Dial cover is gone on 30D and 6D after two years of using each camera. Canon uses crappy glue for these dials and not improving anything year after year.

[Waddizzle]

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@diser wrote:

My Mode Dial cover is gone on 30D and 6D after two years of using each camera. Canon uses crappy glue for these dials and not improving anything year after year.

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My 6D is nearly 5 years old, and I've never had a problem with the mode dial.  Then again, I really do not touch it to change shooting mode very often.  In fact, I almost never change it from M mode. 

[ebiggs1]

"Any ideas on how I can get it turning again?"

Yes and the first option you should have taken, call Canon and set up a repair ticket. 1 (800) 652-2666

A lot of the time, most of the time, if you don't know what you are doing, and obviously you folks don't, calling in a professional repair company is the cheapest way to go.

[ebiggs1]

"The Canon camera is of bad design. .... Cheap garbage."

Isn't it strange thousands maybe hundreds of thousands of 6 series don't do that.  Yours did, who knows the circumstances, and the whole lot is "Cheap garbage."