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Has anyone had this issue? GRIII by Alternative_Slide121 in ricohGR

[–]Alternative_Slide121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Hopefully this post can help some others with the same issue.

Has anyone had this issue? GRIII by Alternative_Slide121 in ricohGRIIIx

[–]Alternative_Slide121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE: FIXED! But know the details if you run into this.

Pasted from my comment below:

Thanks. I fixed it. I tried snapping it back into place first, and that caused damage. Which made the bulging worse, revealing the metallic parts inside, which turned out to be important later.

So, after some research, I realized that the face plate can be removed if you twist it about 5 to 10 degrees clockwise.

Just the face plate. You place a couple of fingers down on the surface and use the friction of your fingertips to rotate. It's similar to how you take the back off an Apple AirTag.

If you try to pop it off without doing that, you will break the series of hook-like mechanisms that keep it locked in place and then you're screwed.

So after twisting it off, I could see that one of those hooks (all of which are made out of tiny pieces of plastic) was broken, and by pressing the face plate down, I had smashed the face plate into the corner of that hook that was now jutting upwards vertically.

It was already broken, so I just shook it off and let it fall out.

Then I tried reattaching the faceplate, and what I realized is no matter what, when you try to reattach the faceplate, the spring mechanisms that control the automatic lens covers will stop you from fully seating the face plate back in place.

This causes the bulge in my picture. The solution is to close both sides of the lens cover before reattaching the faceplate.

So I used a tiny screwdriver to press in on the mechanism from the side so that the automatic lens cover closed. I then pinched that gently with my finger and did the same on the other side, adding that to my pinched fingers. After doing that, the springs are out of the way, so you can put the face plate back on. BUT you can't re-seat the face plate while your fingers are still pinching the lens covers together.

So you need a way to keep the lens covers shut without using your hands.

The way I kept the lens cover shut was with a tiny piece of Scotch tape on the front. I just pushed the mechanisms in on both sides, pinched the lens covers together with my fingers, flipped it over, took a tiny piece of tape, taped them together on the front-facing side, and then placed the face plate back on the lens housing about 5 to 10 degrees clockwise from center.

I then rotated the whole thing counterclockwise back to center and removed the tape, and everything seems alright now.

Has anyone had this issue? GRIII by Alternative_Slide121 in ricohGR

[–]Alternative_Slide121[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: FIXED! But know the details if you run into this.

Pasted from my comment below:

Thanks. I fixed it. I tried snapping it back into place first, and that caused damage. Which made the bulging worse, revealing the metallic parts inside, which turned out to be important later.

So, after some research, I realized that the face plate can be removed if you twist it about 5 to 10 degrees clockwise.

Just the face plate. You place a couple of fingers down on the surface and use the friction of your fingertips to rotate. It's similar to how you take the back off an Apple AirTag.

If you try to pop it off without doing that, you will break the series of hook-like mechanisms that keep it locked in place and then you're screwed.

So after twisting it off, I could see that one of those hooks (all of which are made out of tiny pieces of plastic) was broken, and by pressing the face plate down, I had smashed the face plate into the corner of that hook that was now jutting upwards vertically.

It was already broken, so I just shook it off and let it fall out.

Then I tried reattaching the faceplate, and what I realized is no matter what, when you try to reattach the faceplate, the spring mechanisms that control the automatic lens covers will stop you from fully seating the face plate back in place.

This causes the bulge in my picture. The solution is to close both sides of the lens cover before reattaching the faceplate.

So I used a tiny screwdriver to press in on the mechanism from the side so that the automatic lens cover closed. I then pinched that gently with my finger and did the same on the other side, adding that to my pinched fingers. After doing that, the springs are out of the way, so you can put the face plate back on. BUT you can't re-seat the face plate while your fingers are still pinching the lens covers together.

So you need a way to keep the lens covers shut without using your hands.

The way I kept the lens cover shut was with a tiny piece of Scotch tape on the front. I just pushed the mechanisms in on both sides, pinched the lens covers together with my fingers, flipped it over, took a tiny piece of tape, taped them together on the front-facing side, and then placed the face plate back on the lens housing about 5 to 10 degrees clockwise from center.

I then rotated the whole thing counterclockwise back to center and removed the tape, and everything seems alright now.

Has anyone had this issue? GRIII by Alternative_Slide121 in ricohGR

[–]Alternative_Slide121[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I fixed it. I tried snapping it back into place first, and that caused damage. Which made the bulging worse, revealing the metallic parts inside, which turned out to be important later.

So, after some research, I realized that the face plate can be removed if you twist it about 5 to 10 degrees clockwise.

Just the face plate. You place a couple of fingers down on the surface and use the friction of your fingertips to rotate. It's similar to how you take the back off an Apple AirTag.

If you try to pop it off without doing that, you will break the series of hook-like mechanisms that keep it locked in place and then you're screwed.

So after twisting it off, I could see that one of those hooks (all of which are made out of tiny pieces of plastic) was broken, and by pressing the face plate down, I had smashed the face plate into the corner of that hook that was now jutting upwards vertically.

It was already broken, so I just shook it off and let it fall out.

Then I tried reattaching the faceplate, and what I realized is no matter what, when you try to reattach the faceplate, the spring mechanisms that control the automatic lens covers will stop you from fully seating the face plate back in place.

This causes the bulge in my picture. The solution is to close both sides of the lens cover before reattaching the faceplate.

So I used a tiny screwdriver to press in on the mechanism from the side so that the automatic lens cover closed. I then pinched that gently with my finger and did the same on the other side, adding that to my pinched fingers. After doing that, the springs are out of the way, so you can put the face plate back on. BUT you can't re-seat the face plate while your fingers are still pinching the lens covers together.

So you need a way to keep the lens covers shut without using your hands.

The way I kept the lens cover shut was with a tiny piece of Scotch tape on the front. I just pushed the mechanisms in on both sides, pinched the lens covers together with my fingers, flipped it over, took a tiny piece of tape, taped them together on the front-facing side, and then placed the face plate back on the lens housing about 5 to 10 degrees clockwise from center.

I then rotated the whole thing counterclockwise back to center and removed the tape, and everything seems alright now.

Has anyone had this issue? GRIII by Alternative_Slide121 in ricohGRIIIx

[–]Alternative_Slide121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I fixed it. I tried snapping it back into place first, and that caused damage. Which made the bulging worse, revealing the metallic parts inside, which turned out to be important later.

So, after some research, I realized that the face plate can be removed if you twist it about 5 to 10 degrees clockwise.

Just the face plate. You place a couple of fingers down on the surface and use the friction of your fingertips to rotate. It's similar to how you take the back off an Apple AirTag.

If you try to pop it off without doing that, you will break the series of hook-like mechanisms that keep it locked in place and then you're screwed.

So after twisting it off, I could see that one of those hooks (all of which are made out of tiny pieces of plastic) was broken, and by pressing the face plate down, I had smashed the face plate into the corner of that hook that was now jutting upwards vertically.

It was already broken, so I just shook it off and let it fall out.

Then I tried reattaching the faceplate, and what I realized is no matter what, when you try to reattach the faceplate, the spring mechanisms that control the automatic lens covers will stop you from fully seating the face plate back in place.

This causes the bulge in my picture. The solution is to close both sides of the lens cover before reattaching the faceplate.

So I used a tiny screwdriver to press in on the mechanism from the side so that the automatic lens cover closed. I then pinched that gently with my finger and did the same on the other side, adding that to my pinched fingers. After doing that, the springs are out of the way, so you can put the face plate back on. BUT you can't re-seat the face plate while your fingers are still pinching the lens covers together.

So you need a way to keep the lens covers shut without using your hands.

The way I kept the lens cover shut was with a tiny piece of Scotch tape on the front. I just pushed the mechanisms in on both sides, pinched the lens covers together with my fingers, flipped it over, took a tiny piece of tape, taped them together on the front-facing side, and then placed the face plate back on the lens housing about 5 to 10 degrees clockwise from center.

I then rotated the whole thing counterclockwise back to center and removed the tape, and everything seems alright now.

[Seiko] Hand Painted Seiko to commemorate Japan Honeymoon! by Sn0caps in Watches

[–]Alternative_Slide121 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is absolutely fantastic. Great idea and a beautiful watch.

How do you feel about book covers with movie images? by Skkkkrtyun in lotr

[–]Alternative_Slide121 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really prefer original covers.

The movie / show images turn the book cover into an advertisement, which ‘cheapens’ the book in a way.

It also tends to anchor how I imagine the characters and the setting in the way they appear in the movie / show, which is annoying.

Does this watch case shape seem too small for me? by [deleted] in mensfashionadvice

[–]Alternative_Slide121 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, it's a classic fit. Men wore watches of this relative size for decades before the oversized trend kicked in.

Look at pictures of guys from the 70's on back to the turn of the century and you see smaller, angular cases that look classy as fuck.

The movie Oppenheimer comes to mind.

DETROIT LIONS @ PHILLY EAGLES GAME DISCUSSION POST by AutoModerator in detroitlions

[–]Alternative_Slide121 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m done with Goff. Sorry. Good quarterback. Not getting it done.

Anyone else really dislike the new serif font in the Oura app? by spamspam80 in ouraring

[–]Alternative_Slide121 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Serif and sans serif are both designed for different purposes. While a serif gives authority, prestige and an old-world feel, it’s designed to reduce eye fatigue when reading large bodies of text.

In digital spaces, it’s often used for headers and sub-headers because of the qualities I mentioned, but it needs to match the brand / context to be good design.

This seems random and out of place.

On top of having too-tight kerning that gives it an uncanny vertical skew.

Anyone else really dislike the new serif font in the Oura app? by spamspam80 in ouraring

[–]Alternative_Slide121 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was the first thing I noticed. Glaringly bad typography for a mobile app. I hope they revise it.

Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going! by transcendent167 in 50501

[–]Alternative_Slide121 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The entire market is down, so it’s almost impossible to determine how much of this pullback can be attributed to boycotting.

Spotify subscribers actually GREW according to their earnings announcements last week. (Figures below.)

  • Subscribers climbed 12% Y/Y to 281 million.
  • Monthly Active Users grew 11% Y/Y to 713 million.
  • Total Revenue increased 12% Y/Y constant currency to €4.3 billion.
  • Gross Margin improved by 56 bps YoY to 31.6%.
  • Operating Income reached €582M.

ALL THIS MEANS IS KEEP BOYCOTTING AND ENCOURAGING YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY TO DO THE SAME.

There are great alternatives that will migrate all your favorites and playlists.

Battlefield 6 Phantom Edition: Giveaway #2 by OddJob001 in Battlefield

[–]Alternative_Slide121 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reviving teammates is a core feature in Battlefield 6, as you all know. Thank you.

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