> On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:58:55 -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > The *istD comes with a hot shoe cover. I took it off and threw it away. > > When I need the hot shoe, I don't want to have to fuss with the cover. > > If you remove it, what will yo do on those seldom occasions when you do > > use it?
Doug said: > Put it in the pocket on the Pentax strap, like the finder cover and the > wireless remote. That's about the only reason that the "factory" strap > is still on my MZ-S. I haven't found an aftermarket strap with those > pockets. Boy was I annoyed to find the *istD strap didn't have them either. (And to find out how much B&H wanted for one of the straps that does have pockets, new. Didn't buy it.) ERN

