Tim -
This may be a little late, but would this adapter help you? It's a
cold shoe. Mount it in the shoe on your bracket, then the cable/flash
assembly on top of it.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/109453-REG/Kaiser_201300_Hot_Shoe_to_PC.html
http://tinyurl.com/5scvhn
-p
Tim Øsleby
From: Peter Loveday [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/06/12 Thu AM 01:32:09 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Flash contact pins
Tried gaffer tape. The pins perforated it.
Hmm right. Works for me, but perhaps your hotshoes are a tighter fit.
Some hotshoe
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/06/10 Tue PM 08:32:41 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Flash contact pins
The mailman has enabled me.
A flash and a sync cable and some other flash stuff.
Everything is working fine. But I do have a problem.
Two
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/06/11 Wed AM 12:28:50 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Flash contact pins
Yep. I've tried that, mainly to test my theory. The theory sticks, but
the tape don't :-)
I think I need a more permanent solution. One
2008/6/11 mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/06/11 Wed AM 12:28:50 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Flash contact pins
Yep. I've tried that, mainly to test my theory. The theory sticks, but
the tape don't :-)
I think I
2008/6/11 William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
- Original Message -
From: Tim Øsleby
Subject: Re: Flash contact pins
Yep. I've tried that, mainly to test my theory. The theory sticks, but
the tape don't :-)
I think I need a more permanent solution. One that doesn't involve
taping
Pentax 540 with the original Pentax sync cable
MaritimTim
2008/6/11 Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
what flash? what cable?
Could be reversed polarity.
On Jun 10, 2008, at 4:32 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote:
The mailman has enabled me.
A flash and a sync cable and some other flash stuff.
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:28:50 +0200, Tim ÃÜsleby wrote:
Yep. I've tried that, mainly to test my theory. The theory sticks, but
the tape don't :-)
I think I need a more permanent solution. One that doesn't involve
taping the flash or the bracket every time I mount it. That's why I've
been thinking
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/06/11 Wed AM 07:45:18 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Flash contact pins
2008/6/11 mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/06/11 Wed AM 12:28:50 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/06/11 Wed AM 07:45:18 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Flash contact pins
2008/6/11 mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/06/11 Wed AM 12:28:50 GMT
mike wilson wrote:
A flash and a sync cable and some other flash stuff.
Everything is working fine. But I do have a problem.
Two. You need to tell us what flash and cable...
Try slipping a thin piece of plastic into the shoe, under all the pins.
IIRC, you can buy dummy shoes, made of
Tried gaffer tape. The pins perforated it.
MaritimTim
2008/6/11 Peter Loveday [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Try slipping a thin piece of plastic into the shoe, under all the pins.
IIRC, you can buy dummy shoes, made of plastic with no contacts, to
deal with this problem.
I have the same problem with a
Try slipping a thin piece of plastic into the shoe, under all the pins.
IIRC, you can buy dummy shoes, made of plastic with no contacts, to
deal with this problem.
I have the same problem with a cheap off-camera-flash bracket. I just
take a sheet of paper and fold it over to about four
Nail polish does not work. At least none in my household. Tried three
different types. Two coloured with flakes, and one clear.
MaritimTim
2008/6/11 Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Tried gaffer tape. The pins perforated it.
MaritimTim
2008/6/11 Peter Loveday [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Try slipping a
Tried gaffer tape. The pins perforated it.
Hmm right. Works for me, but perhaps your hotshoes are a tighter fit.
Some hotshoe (well, coldshoe really) adapters actually have a channel right
down the centre to avoid any contact at all. The shoe is still gripped on
the edges.
Like the shoe on
The mailman has enabled me.
A flash and a sync cable and some other flash stuff.
Everything is working fine. But I do have a problem.
When mounted in my old flash bracket, the flash refuses to communicate
with the camera. Nothing wrong with the cable.
I think the problem is that the flash bracket
When mounted in my old flash bracket, the flash refuses to communicate
with the camera. Nothing wrong with the cable.
I think the problem is that the flash bracket is shortening the contacts.
Does that sound like a good theory? And if so, what contacts do I need
to isolate to get what I want?
Yep. I've tried that, mainly to test my theory. The theory sticks, but
the tape don't :-)
I think I need a more permanent solution. One that doesn't involve
taping the flash or the bracket every time I mount it. That's why I've
been thinking about drilling holes in the bracket to ensure the pins
- Original Message -
From: Tim Øsleby
Subject: Re: Flash contact pins
Yep. I've tried that, mainly to test my theory. The theory sticks, but
the tape don't :-)
I think I need a more permanent solution. One that doesn't involve
taping the flash or the bracket every time I mount
what flash? what cable?
Could be reversed polarity.
On Jun 10, 2008, at 4:32 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote:
The mailman has enabled me.
A flash and a sync cable and some other flash stuff.
Everything is working fine. But I do have a problem.
When mounted in my old flash bracket, the flash refuses
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