On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 07:55:21 -0800 Ken Durling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I use the Off-Camera Shoe Cord a lot, handholding the flash for > precise control, both for macros and for portraits. Typically the > camera is on a tripod, so I have a free hand. Now Canon did put a > dead hot shoe foot on the bottom of the flash end so you can mount it > on a bracket, but I wish they had put a dead female end on top of the > camera end box. Reason being when handholding the flash there's no > place to put it between shots, and I don't want to leave it > dangling on the OCSC2. > > I'm thinking of attaching such a unit to the top of the on-camera > terminal, perhaps with epoxy, but I'm a little nervous about the > strength of the joint, loading the hotshoe too much, etc. Anyone > got > any thoughts on the matter? I can't be the only one who's thought > about this! Do you have any other solutions for lodging the flash > when not in use?
Buy a dead shoe with a 1/4-20 thread on the bottom. Attach a short 1/4-20 bolt to a neckband. Or maybe a carabiner with a bolt attached ? (attach to your belt/loop) Dave Herzstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kjsl.com/~dave ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
