Old Olympus buttons dead

My old Olympus C3030 has lost the use of the two rubbber buttons which
means I cannot delete individual photos, cannot turn off the flas and
cannot enter macro mode.

If I cut the rubber off, I wonder if I could fix it... cover with
electric tape after perhaps. It looks like I could open it up with a
couple of screws. Or any chance of sending this for repair economically?
It's a 3.3MP camera 7 years old. It cost $800 new but probably not worth
$100 now. Or any way to disable the damned flash like jamming a red-hot
poker into it :-) ?

EO wrote:

Probably not worth the money even if you could find some one to fix.
Doubt if value is $50.00 now. I have one that is still going strong but
realize that it will not last forever.

Yes, and I don't really need the camera but it's a bummer to lose macro
and I never want flash. Any ideas how to disable the flash?

--
Paul Furman Photography
http://edgehill.net
Bay Natives Nursery
http://www.baynatives.com

Probably not worth the money even if you could find some one to fix.
Doubt if value is $50.00 now. I have one that is still going strong but
realize that it will not last forever.

Ed

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:59:44 -0700, Paul Furman wrote:

and I never want flash. Any ideas how to disable the flash?

While common kryptonite (green) can disable Superman, it has no
effect on the Flash. There's as slight possibility that a variety
known as Gold Kryptonite can, but I don't have access to the primary
research (The Flash #175), which would settle the matter.

Gold Kryponite also made an appearance in The Flash #175 when
Superman and the Flash had to race to the end of the universe.
http://www.answers.com/topic/kryptonite-1


My old Olympus C3030 has lost the use of the two rubbber buttons which
means I cannot delete individual photos, cannot turn off the flas and
cannot enter macro mode.

If I cut the rubber off, I wonder if I could fix it... cover with
electric tape after perhaps. It looks like I could open it up with a
couple of screws. Or any chance of sending this for repair economically?
It's a 3.3MP camera 7 years old. It cost $800 new but probably not worth
$100 now. Or any way to disable the damned flash like jamming a red-hot
poker into it :-) ?

A slim possibility . . . I once had a problem with a small
Grundig digital radio where most buttons functioned normally, a
couple of buttons appeared totally dead (no response when pressed),
and a few others, when pressed, caused an abnormal response.
Pressing a small, nearly hidden "reset" button caused the radio to
lose its station presets as well as the current time, but otherwise
had no effect on the buttons. What finally cured the problem was
removing the batteries for about 10 minutes. Maybe something like
this can also cure your C3030? I'll be *very* hard to try this with
some cameras, since a few of them use a small rechargeable backup
battery internally that can't be removed, and in order to discharge
them (without disassembling the camera) the main batteries have to
be removed for a month or more.

ASAAR wrote:

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:59:44 -0700, Paul Furman wrote:

and I never want flash. Any ideas how to disable the flash?

While common kryptonite (green) can disable Superman, it has no
effect on the Flash. There's as slight possibility that a variety
known as Gold Kryptonite can, but I don't have access to the primary
research (The Flash #175), which would settle the matter.

Gold Kryponite also made an appearance in The Flash #175 when
Superman and the Flash had to race to the end of the universe.
http://www.answers.com/topic/kryptonite-1

edited, for brevity

Hello, ASAAR:

Oh, I remember seeing that issue, on the comic book racks, back in the
late 1960's. I didn't buy it, though, because I was into my Marvel
phase, exclusively, by then. g

It was a stupid idea, anyway. I mean, unlike Superman, the Flash can't
fly. Therefore, how can he "race to the end of the universe," may I ask?

Then, again, the "Fastest Man Alive" is able to "vibrate" through solid
walls, so, I guess anything is possible. :-)


Cordially,
John Turco

Paul Furman wrote:

My old Olympus C3030 has lost the use of the two rubbber buttons which
means I cannot delete individual photos, cannot turn off the flas and
cannot enter macro mode.

If I cut the rubber off, I wonder if I could fix it... cover with
electric tape after perhaps. It looks like I could open it up with a
couple of screws. Or any chance of sending this for repair economically?
It's a 3.3MP camera 7 years old. It cost $800 new but probably not worth
$100 now. Or any way to disable the damned flash like jamming a red-hot
poker into it :-) ?

Followup...

I cut the rubber out with an utility knife and can now activate the
buttons with a dull graphite pencil. There is a row of circuit board
stripes beneath which must have been shorted by some coating on the
rubber that wore off. I'll just have to keep some tape over the holes to
keep it clean.

--
Paul Furman Photography
http://edgehill.net
Bay Natives Nursery
http://www.baynatives.com

Paul Furman wrote:
Paul Furman wrote:

My old Olympus C3030 has lost the use of the two rubbber buttons which
means I cannot delete individual photos, cannot turn off the flas and
cannot enter macro mode.

If I cut the rubber off, I wonder if I could fix it... cover with
electric tape after perhaps. It looks like I could open it up with a
couple of screws. Or any chance of sending this for repair
economically? It's a 3.3MP camera 7 years old. It cost $800 new but
probably not worth $100 now. Or any way to disable the damned flash
like jamming a red-hot poker into it :-) ?

Followup...

I cut the rubber out with an utility knife and can now activate the
buttons with a dull graphite pencil. There is a row of circuit board
stripes beneath which must have been shorted by some coating on the
rubber that wore off. I'll just have to keep some tape over the holes to
keep it clean.

Paul,
A graphite pencil will leave conductive residue, so don't use that.
Anything metal should do.
Ron