The one that B&H have been showing for a while is at least metal, not plastic. I'm not sure whether the one on the German web page, which is apparently a special K3 one that is made to look a bit like a pentaprism housing, and has the word Pentax on it (albeit not inscribed in large, friendly letters ...) is metal or plastic.
On Fri, Apr 02, 2021 at 11:02:03PM -0400, John wrote: > Yeah, but is it worth $50 if I'm just going to end up losing it like the > original stock hot-shoe cover? > > On 4/1/2021 13:30:23, P. J. Alling wrote: > > I hate to say this but the optional hot shoe cover has been on B&H's web > > site for several years now.?? It is outrageously expensive for a piece > > of extruded plastic, but it's not new with the K-3III. > > > > On 4/1/2021 1:01 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > Am 01.04.21 um 18:38 schrieb John Francis: > > > > > > > Well, it is April 1st ... > > > > > > Sure? > > > > > > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1568475-REG/pentax_31080_hot_shoe_cover.html > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PS: I haven't lost the original hot-shoe covers. I took them off and put > them in my desk drawer so I wouldn't lose them. > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

