Mary, Since the camera is broken and no longer covered - perhaps some self repair will salvage it from the useless bin. I would not try and use any epoxy glue like JB weld, because it is impossible to get the cracked edges to mesh up tightly with a thick glue like that - plus hold it in position as it dries. I would attach a long(6-8 inch) 1/4\" 20 thread per inch rod into the tripod socket and see if you can push down on the body (supported on a folded towel on a sturdy table or bench) and see if by firm pressure you can cause the crack to mate up tightly if only for the briefest second. If it naturally falls back to it\'s original position. Then I would have one person hold it under that pressure while another person places tiny droplets of crazy glue (cyanoacrylate adhesive) into the crack by letting them wick off the tip of a tooth pick into the crack - as it is being held in it\'s final position. Hold it for 60-120 seconds, and it should hold. Since liquid cyanoacrylate adhesives don\'t usually fill gaps well - I would continue every few hours to wick more tiny droplets into one side of the crack at a time until it fills the crack completely - and do the other side of the crack the next time. That way the new glue won\'t dissolve the first few droplets used to tack weld the crack back into place. I also would not use the tripod socket again. If you think about the weight of decent size lense - and how that acts as a lever on the very spot that has cracked. I just would use the tripod socket again. Good luck.
Jan 31, 2015 at 04:06 PM
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