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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sammyboy" data-source="post: 1729295" data-attributes="member: 40715">Sorry to hear about your saga with the E510!  I've had a few cameras apart, my best result was with a Canon 950is I got off Ebay for I think it was £39, described as having a sticking lens mechanism.  On receiving it the lens was fine but there was an annoying speck of dirt on the CCD that showed up in pictures.  Took the camera apart but couldn't get one screw off to get to the CCD.  Out of desperation I gave it a blast with my rocket blower, put it back together and amazingly on powering the camera up the speck had gone!  Still using the camera now and giving sterling service.  Got a £150-odd camera for £39, bargain I think B <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Let me know if you sell the E510 and what price you'd be looking for for it, I might be interested as had to sell my DSLR last month when I urgently needed to buy another car :-C</blockquote>