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teamster633

(2,029 posts) Tue Jul 12, 2016, 02:15 PM Jul 2016

This may well be impossible, but...

I recently bought a loupe/sensor cleaning kit. To familiarize myself with the loupe, I'd like to experiment with an old EOS 5D which hasn't worked in years and would be therefore impossible to harm. The hitch is that I don't have a battery for it anymore...it's easy enough to flip the mirror up, but I don't know if it's possible to open the shutter without power. "The Google" wasn't any help...any ideas?

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This may well be impossible, but... (Original Post) teamster633 Jul 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author qnr Jul 2016 #1

Is there a port on the 5D that allows you to qnr Jul 2016 #2

That sounds possible... teamster633 Jul 2016 #5

There is an external power port. teamster633 Jul 2016 #9

I don't know for sure, but I was looking at some qnr Jul 2016 #11

Check with batteries + they might have some. alfredo Jul 2016 #3

My local Interstate Batteries has them too. n/t qnr Jul 2016 #4

I'm not willing to put any money into this. teamster633 Jul 2016 #6

So does it have a manual mirror lock? alfredo Jul 2016 #7

Literally. teamster633 Jul 2016 #8

That works for me. alfredo Jul 2016 #10

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qnr

(16,190 posts)

2. Is there a port on the 5D that allows you to

Reply to teamster633 (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 03:51 PM

Jul 2016

power it from a remote source? The last Canon I had was an AE-1. I'm looking at my wife's T3i and I don't really see one. My Olympus E-30 has one called DC 9V. I have the same on most of my other Olympus (DSLR) models, so if you can pick one up it can probably be used across your range so you wouldn't have to buy a unique battery that you'll never use otherwise. I use my DC 9V port for time lapse in cold weather.

teamster633

(2,029 posts)

5. That sounds possible...

Reply to qnr (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 04:22 PM

Jul 2016

There is a connection next to the release port. I'll check that a little later.

teamster633

(2,029 posts)

9. There is an external power port.

Reply to qnr (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 05:17 PM

Jul 2016

I don't know if I have anything that can connect to it, but it will be worth a try.

qnr

(16,190 posts)

11. I don't know for sure, but I was looking at some

Reply to teamster633 (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 09:21 PM

Jul 2016

photos online and the jack looks pretty standard, and apparently it's 12V... I'm wondering if a simple universal DC power supply, with the interchangeable jacks/polarity/voltage would work. Since your 5D doesn't get used anyway it might be worth checking. If it works, you have a low cost solution for your other cameras, if it doesn't, you haven't risked a working camera.

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

3. Check with batteries + they might have some.

Reply to teamster633 (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 04:02 PM

Jul 2016

If you follow the instructions, cleaning should work.

Wasabi batteries are good and cheap

qnr

(16,190 posts)

4. My local Interstate Batteries has them too. n/t

Reply to alfredo (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 04:12 PM

Jul 2016

teamster633

(2,029 posts)

6. I'm not willing to put any money into this.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 04:26 PM

Jul 2016

It's been little more than a paperweight since I made the mistake of buying it on eBay. As a test subject it might actually have some utility, though.