Thanks for your commiseration, Moose.
I was tempted to just shove the flash back in, perhaps by re-bending the arm at
the hinge, but I like to have the full function available. I’ve sent it off
for repair, at a cost of GBP112.
I’m missing its use already, but I’ve just bought El Cheapo 7artisans 12mm lens
for my Fujifilm cameras, so I have that to distract me :-)
Chris
> On 4 Aug 20, at 11:16, olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> On 8/2/2020 10:39 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>> We?ve just visited one son and his family near Blandford Forum, staying at a
>> cracking campsite nearby. We had our two granddaughters for a BBQ lunch one
>> day and I decided to take a group shot using my Lumix TZ200 on a mini tripod.
>>
>> I had set it up when one granddaughter decided to sit down and knocked the
>> table, tipping the camera and tripod into the dirt nearby, about 3ft lower.
>>
>> I picked it up with a little grumpiness but saw that the lens wasn?t dirty
>> and all would be well . . . then I noticed that the tiny flash, which I had
>> extended, was bent. It would not stow. I kept my good-humoured demeanour,
>> outwardly at least, so as to avoid spoiling the party, but I felt very sad.
>
> That is sad. Looking at mine and at your pic, it appears that the bottom
> hinge has popped out or broken.
>
> 'Twere me, I'd be poking about in there to see if I could get it stowed - and
> then never use it again. :-)
>
> Out of 2500+ shots, only 21 were with flash, and none had been processed
> until now. Here's one that proposes a short
> term palliative for your sadness.
> <https://photos.app.goo.gl/GXT1MqP9qjv4xw4DA
> <https://photos.app.goo.gl/GXT1MqP9qjv4xw4DA>>
>
> So I don't really need the flash. But I hope yours gets well soon!
>
> Dr. No Flash
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