You're probably right. I do know the ME SE has that switch and the Plastic cover had the short plastic rail to save the spring. I've since lost the hot shoe cover. (On the other hand I still have the covers for both the D and Ds, though now that I've said that I'm sure to lose one or both of them).
Bob Sullivan wrote: > Peter, > I haven't seen any 'cut-out' switches on any of the pre-M series cameras. > That includes KX, KM, K2, or ESII, ES, or ElectroSpotmatic. > And of course the Spotmatic had no hot shoe. > Maybe the cameras inbetween?? > Regards, Bob S. > > On 3/28/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Actually they they're not saving money. Starting with the M series of >> cameras, that I'm aware of at least, (maybe earlier, I seem to remember >> something similar on the ESII, but I don't have one available to look at >> right now). Pentax incorporated a switch in the hot shoe, usually on the >> right side which interrupted power flow to the electrical contacts when >> a flash was not mounted. The rational for this was that a user wouldn't >> shock themselves when using a flash attached to the PC connection, >> which was possible with a number of cameras IIRC. That switch is >> missing on the *ist D, which has a PC connector, (probably the same >> function is done electronically), and though it doesn't serve the same >> function since the Ds doesn't have a PC connector, the the switch is >> present on the Ds. The cutout is to keep from stressing the spring on >> that switch. >> >> >> mike wilson wrote: >> >>>> From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Date: 2007/03/27 Tue PM 11:03:32 GMT >>>> To: "PDML" <PDML@pdml.net> >>>> Subject: The "Thingy" in the istDS >>>> >>>> I've been using the istDS for about two years and today I noticed a little >>>> thingy in the flash attachment. It looks like it's designed to cover and >>>> protect the contacts. That's pretty cool. This is my second DS, and I >>>> don't recall this protection cover being on the first camera. Is this a >>>> standard item, or maybe an optional piece that was installed by the >>>> original owner of my second camera, which I bought used? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Standard fitment in most new cameras of quality. Even my Zenits had one. >>> The one for the Z1-p was a most bizarre shape, due to the location of the >>> shoe. The DL/2 has cutouts on the locating rails (in fact, on one side the >>> rail is almost completely missing) to save a farthing's worth of plastic. >>> I think you can get a Leica one made in precious metal and set with >>> gemstones. It's an optional extra on the Paris Hilton Sex Tape >>> Commemorative model. >>> >>> >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email >>> Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf >> thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
