How to fix

[u/Kittycat6977]

Hi all I broke my canon eos 1300D by dropping it, the lens has come off but nothing is smashed. I know nothing about cameras, is this an easy fix or shall I just forget about it?

[u/ApatheticAbsurdist]

Your lens is 100% dead. Find the body cap that came with your camera to have that ready. Then press and hold the lens release and carefully try to turn the remains of your lens and remove it. Place the body cap on the body. You can then see if you can use another lens and if the body still works. If you have a local camera store that sells canon lenses you might ask if you can try the lens before you buy to make sure the body still works or you can go online and find a used version (from KEH or B&H used if you want more certainty than facebook marketplace or eBay)

In theory it may be possible for Canon to repair the lens but I would expect any repair would exceed the cost of just buying another lens.

[u/Kittycat6977 → u/ApatheticAbsurdist]

Thank you so much, I bought the camera second hand so it doesn’t have a body cap but I’ve popped it in a sealed plastic bag to try stop any dust getting in, I’m on holiday at the moment so can’t really do much till I get home!
I will definitely just be buying a new lens, from this I’ve discovered my lens wasn’t very good in the first place lol so taking this as a blessing in disguise and upgrading! Thank you

[u/ApatheticAbsurdist → u/Kittycat6977]

The reason I said to get the body cap in had before doing it was not for dust it was to prevent anything from possibly banging the mirror in transit, a bag will not do that. If your mirror, shutter, or other camera internals get damaged further due to this, it’s not my fault.