Thibs, My KX hot shoe has a metal lip at the top. It prevents the flash from pushing out. It also has a red K on the shoe, between the contact and the lip. Hope this helps, Bob S.
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:57:44 +0100, Thibs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I discovered a little but very annoying problem with my KX. > I dunno if it is because it comes from an early serie or bevause it has > been repaired or whatever but: on the hot shoe there is nothing to > prevent the flash from going too deep in it. > > Result is: I'm not even sure the flash will fire. > Of course I know I can plug the X-synchro cable etc... but not all my > flashes do support this. > > Any trick could apply? Or could Pentax fix this when doing CLA? Do > anybody else experience this? > > BTW: ther KM I bought for my father's birthday do feature a "correct" > hotshoe, however. > > ------------------ > Thibouille > >
