Okay, so when I was like 7 years old...I was like 'cool! A camera!'. I picked it up and forceably pushed the memory card the wrong way Into the slot thus bending some of those poky needle thingy's in the slot.
My dad scolded me and just kept it in the attic cos it was not working...
8 years later and I like photography...So I got the old eos 350d and, using a tweezer, bent back all the needle thingy's in place...in the process, 2 broke, both on the the bottom row...
I put the battery in the charging block and when it was fully charged, I put it in the battery slot in the 350d. Then I put the memory card gingerly "the right way" into it and It fit!
I tried to switch it on and....it didn't switch on...
So what must I do? I looked online and some places said to take out the 2nd battery for about 10 seconds and put it back in and it should work...but I want to know if this would really work or is there any other method...my dad's not allowing me to take it to a repair shop or buy me a new camera...so please help me hold onto my passion of photography...thanks!