On 11-03-07 2:36 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
In my collection of photo gear that looked handy when I bought it, are several metal cold shoes. Unfortunately, when I mount a speedlight on one of them, bad things happen. Or at least good things don't happen. Are speedlights supposed to work, even with their hotshoe contacts shorted out?
You need to insert a thin piece of mylar or similar to prevent shorting. When I asked about this very thing a couple of years ago, somebody suggested that 35mm film could be used for that.
The better coldshoes are either insulated or leave a gap under the flash shoe to prevent shorting.
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