How important is that little cap?
How important is the "Electronic cable release socket cap", that little bit of plastic that covers the socket for the cable release on the ZX-M and related bodies? Just realized that mine turned up missing. At first glance, it doesn't seem very important -- the cap itself doesn't make a tight seal, meaning the only purpose it could serve would be to protect the contact pins from physical damage, and the pins are recessed, making such damage unlikely. Suppose it could also serve to protect the inner electronics from electrostatic discharge. I'm mostly inclined to believe it's a cosmetic thing, in which case I'll get along well enough without it. -- David Barts Portland, OR
Re: How important is that little cap?
Dust and dirt and other types of crud tend to get in there too, if you don;t have the cap. After a few years, the connection can corrode, as well, uless it is gold plated. Len From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: How important is that little cap? Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:39:52 -0700 How important is the "Electronic cable release socket cap", that little bit of plastic that covers the socket for the cable release on the ZX-M and related bodies? Just realized that mine turned up missing. At first glance, it doesn't seem very important -- the cap itself doesn't make a tight seal, meaning the only purpose it could serve would be to protect the contact pins from physical damage, and the pins are recessed, making such damage unlikely. Suppose it could also serve to protect the inner electronics from electrostatic discharge. I'm mostly inclined to believe it's a cosmetic thing, in which case I'll get along well enough without it. -- David Barts Portland, OR _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
Re: How important is that little cap?
At 01:39 PM 6/16/2003 -0700, you wrote: How important is the "Electronic cable release socket cap", that little bit of plastic that covers the socket for the cable release on the ZX-M and related bodies? I did not use the cap on one of Pz-1p's, and as a result one of the pins was bent every so slightly. It was more bent after I tried to put on the cable release, and fell off entirely when I tried to straighten it with a pen knife (I was standing in a swamp a half mile from my car.) I now use the little caps - but the bright side of my experience is I finally figured out how to shoot with a long telephoto and not use the cable release. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - -
