- Let me just preface this by saying
this was a really bad idea.
You see, it all started with wanting to go out
and make a vlog in the morning.
I decided on the ATV, suit up,
and head towards the lake since it's 18 inches frozen.
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Wanted to meet a couple friends out there
who are also riding ATVs and sleds,
and just mob around in the snow,
get some good selfies, which I did.
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But upon retrieving my 1DX to begin vlogging,
I notice this.
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The cable was snapped in half.
Now how could that possibly happen?
I had it plugged in the whole time.
There it is, light bulb moment.
I had the bright idea
of leaving it plugged in the whole time
and resting on the microphone input side
whilst riding an ATV though trails.
Not my brightest moment.
I thought the cable being broken was as far as it went.
No, wrong again.
Upon further inspection,
I realized that the actual internal housing
of the microphone input on the 1DX Mark II
was seriously cracked and damaged,
which means I have no connection for mic input,
which means that I can't vlog
without a microphone plugged in.
I mean, I could, but the quality..
I can't do it. Can't do it, sorry.
I can't vlog like this.
So I called up Canon and said,
"Can you guys please help me?
"I don't know what to do."
They same day couriered a replacement for me to use
while they fixed my 1DX Mark II.
Now the plan was to take my broken 1DX,
put it in the box with the loaner 1DX
that I just got from Canon,
send that back and have them repair it,
but here in lies the issue.
Before I sent it back,
I had the marvelous idea of trying to figure out
how to open the 1DX Mark II.
Just take a little peek inside
to just see what it looks like
since I carry this thing with me daily.
So I went to the hardware store,
bought a couple tools and instruments
that I thought might help me along the way,
and then I went to town.
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All right, where do we even start?
What am I gonna do?
These are scary.
Tweezers.
We got some scary looking picks.
I guess let's start
by tryin' to find the screwdriver that's gonna..
I think it's probably gonna be the smallest one, right?
Okay, so far I'm seeing there's no screws
visible on this at all.
This bottom plate has screws right here,
but that just essentially keep this part,
whatever that is, on the bottom.
I don't even see any use in taking that off.
I don't think it does anything.
I see these two screws right here.
There's one here and there's one here,
but that doesn't look like it's actually gonna..
Those two screws obviously
don't hold the whole front together.
So I'm guessing everything has to be..
Okay, let's just see.
This could be the dumbest thing I've ever done.
Oh god.
Oh, screw.
Found a screw.
Ah, they're all hidden under the grips.
Oh, it's all under the grips.
Okay, let's do this.
Oh, that hurts my soul.
That hurts my soul.
I gotta be careful with this so that I can get it back on.
Oh sweet mother of..
What have I done?
Well, there's the front grip.
I guess let's just keep going with this.
Let's take this one off.
Oh, this is just..
I don't even like this.
This makes me feel sick.
Oh no.
Oh, there's another screw.
Oh, there it is.
What am I doing?
This is terrible.
This is a horrible idea.
If you guys are also wondering what happened to my knuckles,
for those of you that are new to the channel,
I fell on my one-wheel, top speed, terrible scars.
This is the whole bottom and back grip.
Look at this.
What have I done?
Well now that we got all of the rubber off,
I supposed this screw, this screw, this screw, this screw..
You know what, folks?
I'm not even gonna pretend like I know what's happening.
I'm just gonna start unscrewing things.
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Huh.
Done.
Okay.
Let' see.
Oh.
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Oh my god.
Holy mother of what is going on?
I think it's this screw right here.
Maybe that's our culprit.
That could be the one.
If that's the one folks..
Oh, I think it was.
Holy crap.
That is the inside of a 1DX.
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Whoa.
That would be a good thumbnail, yeah?
Okay, I'm done.
I'll see you later.
This is for sure daunting,
but super cool.
I mean, look at the inside of this thing.
Look at all these little parts.
So this is the jack right here that's busted.
This is the part they're gonna have to repair anyway.
Okay, let's just go ahead and put this back there,
turn this over, and get this part off.
Oh, oh.
Oh, there's the back.
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That's the image sensor.
Ah, that's the image sensor!
It's like Indiana Jones and I just found the Ark.
I just found the Ark.
Well here it is.
This is the image sensor.
That is super cool.
Literally pop that out and I'd be lookin' at it.
I really want to, but I..
If you can see these ribbons right in here,
the super fine ribbon,
there's a whole bunch of little strands like,
as fine as hairs,
and they got into this thing that connects to the board.
There's a ribbon up here that would have to come off.
These would have to come off and the tape in two places.
There's five screws just essentially
and once you lift it up, I don't know what's underneath it.
And the goal isn't to ruin this.
I wanna put it back together so that it works perfectly.
I just really wanted to get a great understanding
of how this is put together
and what it looks like on the inside,
and how intricate and fine
all of these little wires and things.
It's crazy.
All of this stuff works cohesively to take images
and make incredible videos so totally blown away.
I never thought I'd have the back off of a 1DX,
nor the front off of a 1DX, but there it is.
That is the camera entirely in pieces.
And now to put it back together I suppose.
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Hey, it works.
It still works.
Ah, that's awesome.
That is so cool.
This thing works totally perfectly fine, which is amazing.
I love that.
Let's make sure that works.
"It works totally perfectly fine, which is amazing.
Yeah!
(laughing) So cool.
Well that's that everybody.
Disassembling a 1DX Mark II.
Not fully, not all the way down to every single piece,
but opening it up, front and back, taking a look around,
and putting it back together, and good to go.
Again, I don't recommend doing that.
Pretty sure I voided the warranty, but..
Oh! I just found another spot that a screw goes.
So that's it, folks.
That is the inside of a 1DX Mark II.
Yeah, as funny and fun as this experiment was
and storytelling,
and sharing with you the journey
of me actually breaking this camera
and needing to get it sent in for repair anyway,
but wanting to take it apart first,
that's all well and good and makes good content but, for me,
it's actually really interesting to see the inside
of such a workhorse of a camera.
It really makes you appreciate any camera
that you're using for any job.
They're very delicate and extremely impressive devices,
and we carry these with us every single day,
and just seeing the fact that someone had the idea,
the thought, the brain to figure out
how to lay out all of those components
and make everything work together,
encased in this item that I rely on to make a living,
it's fascinating to me.
This wasn't, and is not, any type of disrespect
towards the camera or cameras in general.
I see it actually as a learning process.
The more I can know my camera and the tools I use,
the better off.
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and I will see you guys in the next video.
Don't take apart your cameras.
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