What you describe below works for the "PC cord" hotshoe which only has this small mechanical problem that it is difficult to push the flash onto it.
The bigger and still unsolved problem however is that the photocell hotshoes by Hama and others only fire the 550 once. This problem does not show with the PC cord type of hotshoe. Note that both types do short the extra pins in the flash foot, at least the ones from Hama I have do. Any ideas how to work around the 'fire only once' feature? br/Stefan. > > Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 09:02:11 -0500 > From: Karen Nakamura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: slaves triggers for EOS flashes > > The Canon EX (and EZ) flashes have a hotshoe that is slightly modified from > regular hotshoes. The serial communication pins are tall and bump into the > edge of a regular hotshoe and it looks like the foot flange thickness is a > bit too thick for most shoes. > > This is what I did to convert my 550EX to get a regular PC socket: > > 1) Buy Hama hotshoe/PC from B&H > > 2) Take '-' screwdriver and bend out the flanges of the Hama hotshoe just a tad > > 3) Take Dremel tool and etch grooves in Hama hotshoe, matching grooves in > EOS camera > > 4) Take same electrical tape (or any non-conductive material) and make sure > there's > no chance of exposed metal in the grooves shorting the camera > > Now I have a full-manual GN 55 meter flash with PC socket and regular > hotshoe. I use it with my MInolta FlashMeter IV, RB, YashicaMat, and peanut > slaves. > > Karen > * * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
