That can happen with most shoe-mount flashes. Even the old Vivitar 283/285 workhorses were weak at the shoe. However, you could get replacement shoes for them. There is/was even a metal replacement shoe for the Vivitars.
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the shoe is replaceable on my AF500FTZ. It looks like it would have to be a factory repair job if it broke. I guess I'll have to give it a close examination to see if I can find and signs of cracks or weakening. I suspect cumulative damage of some sort chose that instant to make it snap. Bad luck. I'm sure you had a working spare with you. I wonder about the Metz shoe-mount flashes. Are their shoes replaceable? I've only owned the potato masher styles, so I don't know about their shoe-mount flashes. Len --- ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 12:54 AM Subject: RE: 400FTZ > > The shoe on the 500 *is* overly delicate. I broke mine last night with > a fairly gentle flip of the bracket. It just fell right off in the > middle of the bouquet toss. > > The bride gave me a funny look. > > "That wasn't supposed to happen, was it?" > > "Grr" > > tv > - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
