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Spider inside of camera

jhunter46jhunter46 Registered User regular
edited December 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
My wife has a Canon Rebel XT...with a spider living inside it. It took the lens off and looked around the lens area and I can actually see the spider up inside the camera between the viewfinder and the casing. I'm not really comfortable taking it apart. How the hell do I get the bastard out?

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  • SmokeStacksSmokeStacks Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Compressed Air? If you get the kind that doesn't leave moisture residue, I mean?

    Blast his ass out.

    Or maybe see if you can get enough suction with a vacuum.

    Reverse-blast his ass out.

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  • jhunter46jhunter46 Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    There are no holes around where it is at, I've looked at it from just about every angle I could. I'm not even sure how it got in there.

    I guess we'll take it to a camera repair shop? It doesn't really need any repairs, just a quick disassemble and despidering.

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  • Dark MoonDark Moon Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Compressed Air? If you get the kind that doesn't leave moisture residue, I mean?

    Blast his ass out.

    Or maybe see if you can get enough suction with a vacuum.

    Reverse-blast his ass out.

    Do not do this. Compressed air not operated 100% perfectly will mess your sensor up in a big way. Ditto on vacuuming.

    You're probably looking at a professional cleaning anyway you slice it. Assuming there's some web-making going on in there, the camera will need a thorough de-silking even if you get the spider out yourself. If he's in behind the focussing screen, which isn't removable by the layperson on an XT, it'll take a technician just to get the spider out.

    That said, you should shoot more.

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  • SeeksSeeks Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Duct tape the entire camera and wait for him to starve to death.

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Seeks wrote: »
    Duct tape the entire camera and wait for him to starve to death.

    good news you traded your alive spider for a dead one!

    this is not any better!

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  • HeraldSHeraldS Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Dark Moon wrote: »

    That said, you should shoot more.

    I'm seconding this. Think of all the one of a kind shots you could get! Giant spider looming over your family portraits looking for a meal. Spider vs. dog. Spider hovering over the Grand Canyon. Spider crushing someones head. Spider typing on a computer. Spider playing piano. Endless possibilities.

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  • CyvrosCyvros Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Remember to use the camera's flash.
    HeraldS wrote: »
    Dark Moon wrote: »

    That said, you should shoot more.

    I'm seconding this. Think of all the one of a kind shots you could get! Giant blind spider looming over your family portraits looking for a meal. Blind spider vs. dog. Blind spider hovering over the Grand Canyon. Blind spider crushing someones head. Blind spider typing on a computer. Blind spider playing piano. Endless possibilities.

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    that's not how a flash works!

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  • CyvrosCyvros Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Would you deny me my dream, Rane? Would you?

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  • TaranisTaranis Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    HeraldS wrote: »
    Dark Moon wrote: »

    That said, you should shoot more.

    I'm seconding this. Think of all the one of a kind shots you could get! Giant spider looming over your family portraits looking for a meal. Spider vs. dog. Spider hovering over the Grand Canyon. Spider crushing someones head. Spider typing on a computer. Spider playing piano. Endless possibilities.

    Wouldn't the spider just end up looking like a blurry blob in the picture?

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Cyvros wrote: »
    Would you deny me my dream, Rane? Would you?

    yes!

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  • CyvrosCyvros Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Raneados wrote: »
    Cyvros wrote: »
    Would you deny me my dream, Rane? Would you?

    yes!
    You're heartless.

    :cry:

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  • jhunter46jhunter46 Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Sadly the spider isn't in front of the optic sensor, just in front of the sight, so no giant spider pictures.

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  • DocDoc Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2009
    Raneados wrote: »
    that's not how a flash works!

    the flash goes off and it's really bright

    you must be new to cameras

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  • SoCo_and_LimeSoCo_and_Lime Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Put the bastard in the freezer

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  • Joe ChemoJoe Chemo Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Yeah, a professional seems the way to go.


    Doc, your sig. It hurts.

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  • GPIA7RGPIA7R Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    If it's in the viewfinder, it wouldn't show up on pictures, would it?

    But I can imagine the first time being discovered...

    Oh what a great family photo op, here let me just raise the camera to my eye and focus this pic....


    HOLY FUCKING SHITBALLS!!!!

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  • jhunter46jhunter46 Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Updated with pictures...


    2.jpg

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  • Joe ChemoJoe Chemo Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    That's fucking awesome

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2009
    spider cam

    spider cam

    taking pictures like a spider can




    yeah, you're gonna need to take it to a shop.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Hell, I would keep it. It must get out at some point to hunt.

    I want to make some sort of joke about a flycam but it's just not coming to me.

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  • jhunter46jhunter46 Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I called a local camera shop, the guy kinda laughed at me but he said if it is just a matter of taking the casing off and removing that piece of plastic they'd do it for no charge. I'm going to send my wife over there this afternoon.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Take a few test photos once you get it back to ensure that it doesn't need a clean. Top drawer of the camera shop guy to do it for free, though.

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  • Kris_xKKris_xK Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    For some reason, I find this entire concept faintly terrifying.

    Fucking spiders.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2009
    Kris_xK wrote: »
    For some reason, I find this entire concept faintly terrifying.

    Fucking spiders.

    spider is just making the camera web-enabled

    why you gotta hate

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  • GPIA7RGPIA7R Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Kris_xK wrote: »
    For some reason, I find this entire concept faintly terrifying.

    Fucking spiders.

    spider is just making the camera web-enabled

    why you gotta hate

    God damn

    That's beautiful

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  • LailLail Surrey, B.C.Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    That picture is horribly terrifying.

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  • saint2esaint2e Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    How the hell do you figure the spider get in there anyways? I keep my camera body sealed at all times, either by a lense or by a cap.

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  • jhunter46jhunter46 Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    So does she, she loves that camera more than me.

    It wasn't born in the camera, she's had it a few years. We did take it camping about two months ago, so maybe it got in then. I have no fucking clue. How long can spiders live without eating?

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  • GPIA7RGPIA7R Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Feeding on the souls of the people who's pictures are taken.

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  • TobyToby Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Kris_xK wrote: »
    For some reason, I find this entire concept faintly terrifying.

    Fucking spiders.

    spider is just making the camera web-enabled

    why you gotta hate

    It's not a bug, it's a feature

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  • KillgrimageKillgrimage Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    jhunter46 wrote: »
    It took the lens off

    D: The spider must be huge. It walks like a man. RUN!

    Otherwise, someone please report this thread for awesome.

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  • GPIA7RGPIA7R Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    i say you just let the spider hang out in there and name it "Peter Parker"

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Toby wrote: »
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Kris_xK wrote: »
    For some reason, I find this entire concept faintly terrifying.

    Fucking spiders.

    spider is just making the camera web-enabled

    why you gotta hate

    It's not a bug, it's a feature

    i really like the way this story developed

    nice camera, though, i'm sure the spider just wanted to take it for a spin
    oh i'm so sorry

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2009
    I'm just gonna take a quick picOHMY GOD A SPIDER

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  • jhunter46jhunter46 Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    My wife took the camera to the shop yesterday, the guy had it apart and pulled the spider out with some scotch tape. It looks like it left some webbing around the viewfinder. They said if it has any trouble focusing to bring it back and they can completely disassemble and clean it.

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  • ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Toby wrote: »
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Kris_xK wrote: »
    For some reason, I find this entire concept faintly terrifying.

    Fucking spiders.

    spider is just making the camera web-enabled

    why you gotta hate

    It's not a bug, it's an arachnid

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  • SmokeStacksSmokeStacks Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    ^ Zing.

    Good to hear your camera is alright.

    Now everyone who reads this thread just disregard the terrible advice I gave at the beginning, ok?

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  • Hotlead JunkieHotlead Junkie Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    ^ Zing.

    Good to hear your camera is alright.

    Now everyone who reads this thread just disregard the terrible advice I gave at the beginning, ok?

    Yeah, your first idea blew and your second one sucked

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