I doupht it would fit if there are no ridges. Because there are no screwholes in the original shoe. But I like the idea of a shoe with ridges. I'll try the nail polish trick first, as a ad hoc solution. And look for a shoe with ridges as the long term solution.
MaritimTim 2008/6/11 mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> >> From: "Tim Øsleby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2008/06/11 Wed AM 07:45:18 GMT >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Flash contact pins >> >> 2008/6/11 mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > >> >> >> >> From: "Tim Øsleby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Date: 2008/06/11 Wed AM 12:28:50 GMT >> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: Re: Flash contact pins >> >> >> >> Yep. I've tried that, mainly to test my theory. The theory sticks, but >> >> the tape don't :-) >> >> I think I need a more permanent solution. One that doesn't involve >> >> taping the flash or the bracket every time I mount it. That's why I've >> >> been thinking about drilling holes in the bracket to ensure the pins >> >> don't make contact with the metall. >> >> What do you think, does this sound like a good solution? >> >> >> >> MaritimTim >> > >> > No. This is: >> > http://www.hama.co.uk/portal/searchSelectedProduct*NO/articleId*3976/action*2563/searchMode*1/bySearch*shoe >> > >> That looks like a very permanent solution. Except that it won't fit my >> bracket, unless I glue it on top of the original foot. > > It's not clear from the pictures but I think that it has ridges on to fit > into a normal flash shoe as well as a screw hole. If this one does not, > there are others available (not, apparently, from Hama) that do. > > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- MaritimTim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
