On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 01:20:51 -0500, you wrote:
>BA, here's a very effective & permanent solution for the fragile and
>perpetually loose hot shoes on the 1 and 2. It has worked perfectly for me.
>
>Replace the body with a 4. No amount of torque will make that shoe stay in
>place and it's not sturdy enough to secure a T32 anyway, in my opinion. On
>the other hand, an OM-1 will probably still be working several decades after
>the last capacitor in the last circuit board in the last 4 expires. <shrug>
>No free lunch? I think the solution for 1 owners is to keep the shoe in a
>film can so it cannot fall off.
Arbut ... my OM-1 is primarily an astrophotography device. One of
these days I'll actually take it out at night.
The film can hot-shoe holder sounds attractive. And at night the
hot-shoe will work equally well in the film can as on the camera.
Ought I to somehow cover the hot-shoe socket opening? It looks like
somewhere that beach sand would love to visit ... (And, any
suggestions as to how? Right now I'm thinking miniature band-aid.)
B
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